Saturday Morning, cat getting sick everywhere, two adolescent roosters crowing in the same spare bedroom. We needed something to flip this day around. The wife showed me a photo of smoked salmon over potato pancakes. I thought HEY we have the stuff for this. So we pulled a small portion of smoked salmon out of the freezer and I got on the internet looking at a dozen or so recipes. Took the best of them all and made these. I had Smithfield Maple Bacon in the house and sautéed the pancakes in a combination of the bacon grease and corn oil. NOT too much oil but enough to get a crispy result. I am sure anyone desiring a lower fat version could use cooking spray, but hey this is FEEL GOOD FOOD, fat equals flavor.
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2 large white potatoes
1 small onion
2 scallions
2 eggs beaten
1/4 cup or more of Bisquick
1/2 Tsp Salt
Grate the potatoes with an old style box grater into a bowl. Grate the peeled onion into the bowl. Now dump the contents of the bowl into a fine mesh strainer with a bowl under it. Squeeze the potato mixture to remove as much water as possible - set aside a few minutes, then carefully pour off the water but leave the potato starch in the bowl. Dump potato mixture into bowl, add chopped scallions, salt, beaten eggs and the Bisquick. Combine very well, I used a baker's spatula (a 3x5 card like thing) to really dredge up the potato starch. Use your hands to really get the whole thing combined. Cook off your bacon (or sausages). Add about 1/4 cup corn oil to the bacon pan once the bacon is cooked. Bring up oil on medium heat. With your hands grab about 1/2 cup of the mixture and form into a messy patty. VERY CAREFULLY lay the potato mixture into the hot oil, try to lay it AWAY from you - I stood to the SIDE of the pan away from it. Press patty down well with spatula until nice and thin. Saute a couple minutes until golden brown, flip VERY CAREFULLY with a spatula - agains stand off to the side of the pan to avoid getting splattered by the hot oil. Brown that side and then remove to a large platter lined with paper towels to absorb grease. Repeat until all are done. Serve with a dollop of sour cream, some chopped chives or scallions as a garnish and some applesauce. We used fruit preserves as we had no applesauce in house... These can be a tasty brunch item or serve more for a hearty dinner with some roasted chicken.
Left: potato pancakes with Smithfield Bacon & preserves - Right: potato pancakes with smoked salmon and preserves. Sour Cream garnish
mis en place
2 large white potatoes
1 small onion
2 scallions
2 eggs beaten
1/4 cup or more of Bisquick
1/2 Tsp Salt
Grate the potatoes with an old style box grater into a bowl. Grate the peeled onion into the bowl. Now dump the contents of the bowl into a fine mesh strainer with a bowl under it. Squeeze the potato mixture to remove as much water as possible - set aside a few minutes, then carefully pour off the water but leave the potato starch in the bowl. Dump potato mixture into bowl, add chopped scallions, salt, beaten eggs and the Bisquick. Combine very well, I used a baker's spatula (a 3x5 card like thing) to really dredge up the potato starch. Use your hands to really get the whole thing combined. Cook off your bacon (or sausages). Add about 1/4 cup corn oil to the bacon pan once the bacon is cooked. Bring up oil on medium heat. With your hands grab about 1/2 cup of the mixture and form into a messy patty. VERY CAREFULLY lay the potato mixture into the hot oil, try to lay it AWAY from you - I stood to the SIDE of the pan away from it. Press patty down well with spatula until nice and thin. Saute a couple minutes until golden brown, flip VERY CAREFULLY with a spatula - agains stand off to the side of the pan to avoid getting splattered by the hot oil. Brown that side and then remove to a large platter lined with paper towels to absorb grease. Repeat until all are done. Serve with a dollop of sour cream, some chopped chives or scallions as a garnish and some applesauce. We used fruit preserves as we had no applesauce in house... These can be a tasty brunch item or serve more for a hearty dinner with some roasted chicken.
Left: potato pancakes with Smithfield Bacon & preserves - Right: potato pancakes with smoked salmon and preserves. Sour Cream garnish
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