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Zemiakové placky

Thin potato pancakes with garlic and marjoram, fried crisp.

4 servings · 50 minutes (estimated)

Zemiakové placky
Photo: Maciarka · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons file and source

Ingredients

Quantities for 4 servings.

  • 1 kg Potatoes, floury variety
  • 6 clove Garlic
  • 1 tbsp Marjoram
  • 60 g Flour
  • 1 piece Egg
  • 60 ml Milk
  • 150 ml Oil for frying
  • to taste Salt and pepper

Method

  1. Grate the potatoes finely and squeeze them lightly, leaving some moisture in.
  2. Crush the garlic with salt into a paste and work it into the potato mass.
  3. Add the egg, milk, marjoram, pepper and flour and stir to a loose batter.
  4. Heat the oil over medium and pour in a ladle of batter, spreading it very thin.
  5. Fry three minutes a side, to a deep golden crisp crust.
  6. Drain them on a rack rather than paper and serve them at once.
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