Ukrainian Grated Potato Bake Recipes

DERUNY - UKRAINIAN POTATO PANCAKES

Steps:

• Peel potatoes and onion:
• Take big bowl, grate potatoes and onion (on the star shaped grater), taking turns and mixing grated mixture. Onion juice will keep potatoes from browning.
• Add flour, egg, sour cream and mix it well, than add 1 tsp of salt and some black pepper, batter should be still liquid enough so you can easily ladle it.
• Warm up a skillet with 2-3 Tbsp of cooking oil over medium/high heat. Add 1 heaping Tbsp of mixture at a time to the skillet fry on one side until golden brown in color, then flip to other side and fry for the same amount of time. Repeat the same procedure for the rest of the batter.

UKRAINIAN GRATED POTATO BAKE

Steps:

• Saute the bacon in a medium-size skillet over medium heat until it renders its fat.
• Remove from the skillet and drain on paper towels.
• Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of the fat from the skillet.
• Add the onions and saute, stirring occasionally, over medium heat until deeply colored, about 15 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and set aside.
• Grate the potatoes coarsely by hand or in a food processor using a coarse grating blade.
• Wash in several changes of water.
• Squeeze the potatoes well in a clean linen or cotton kitchen towel to remove as much liquid as possible.
• Rinse and squeeze again.
• In a large bowl, thoroughly combine the potatoes, sauteed onions, bacon, cream, and egg yolks.
• Season generously with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Beat the egg whites until stiff.
• Gently fold into the potato mixture, using a rubber spatula.
• Carefully transfer the mixture to a well-buttered round 10-inch baking dish or heavy oven proof skillet.
• Dot the top with butter.
• Bake until the top is browned and crispy and potatoes are tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Serves 6 to 8.