Kartoffelpuffer [Street Food Friday]
 
 
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Serves: Makes 8 Kartoffelpuffer
Ingredients
  • 2 large, floury potatoes (approx 600g/1.4lbs)
  • 1 small, white onion
  • 3 tbsp plain flour
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ tsp sea salt
  • ¼ tsp white pepper, ground
  • peanut oil, for frying (or other high-smoke point oil, such as grapeseed or canola)
For the apple sauce:
  • 1 large granny smith apple
  • 2 tsp butter
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • Sour cream and dill (or whatever else you like) to serve
Instructions
  1. To make the kartoffelpuffer, shred the potatoes and onions in a food processor on the large-holed grating attachment (or by hand - sorry). Place into a clean tea towel, and squeeze out as much liquid as you can, into a mixing bowl. Really squeeze the crap out of these guys.
  2. Now, without disturbing the liquid too much, pour off as much as you can, leaving the milky-white sediment at the bottom of the bowl. Add in the dry potato and onion shreds, plus the flour, egg, salt and pepper, and stir until everything is combined. It should be thick, and not particularly wet.
  3. Heat a heavy-based frying pan over a medium heat, with about ½ inch (just over 1cm) oil in it.
  4. When the oil is hot, add in a heaping spoonful (you can make these as big or as small as you like) into the pan, and pat it out a little with the spoon, if needed. The mixture should sizzle straight away, but they take a while to brown and cook through, a good 2-3 minutes or so on each side.
  5. Transfer to a wire rack, with some paper underneath, when dark golden brown on both sides, and continue until all the mixture is used.
  6. To make the apple sauce, peel and finely dice the apple. Melt the butter in a small saucepan and add the apple, along with the sugar and cinnamon. Cook over a low heat, until the apple is translucent and soft, but still holding it's shape.
  7. Serve the kartoffelpuffer with the apple sauce, sour cream and dill - or whatever else you want!
Recipe by The Sugar Hit at http://www.thesugarhit.com/2016/03/kartoffelpuffer-street-food-friday.html