What to add to potato pancakes to prevent them from darkening: tips and a recipe

The simplest potato dish is potato pancakes or deruny. You can cook them with mushrooms, vegetables, and spices. To prevent them from darkening, chefs advise choosing the right kind of potatoes and making sure to add onions or onion juice.

Cook Anna shared a recipe for delicious potato pancakes that won't be dark and greasy on Instagram.

Tip: to prevent the potatoes from darkening, grate the potatoes and onions on a fine grater, making sure to alternate between them so that the potatoes retain their color.

Ingredients:

• potatoes - 1 kg
• onion - 1 pc.
• garlic - 2 cloves.
• flour - 3 tbsp.
• eggs - 1 pc.
• sour cream - 3 tbsp
• oil for frying
• salt, pepper - to taste

Method of preparation:

1. Peel the potatoes and onions and grate them, alternating.

2. Grate or chop the garlic with a knife and add to the potatoes. Season with salt and pepper, add the egg, sour cream and flour, and mix well.

3. Pour a little oil into a frying pan, heat and fry the pancakes on both sides until golden brown.

4. Put the finished deruny on paper napkins to remove excess oil.