Do you love potato pancakes but hate the thought of grating potatoes? Once in a while I like to make this as a quick meal. But I have found a really nice work around on that messy grating. At Walmart, I found in the dairy case, packaged grated potatoes. Being a skeptic, I wasn't sure what they would be like, but they were surprisingly good and so easy to use. No messy grating! We like our potato pancakes with applesauce and sour cream. If I feel really ambitious, I make homemade applesauce, but usually resort to the good old Mott's Naturally Sweetened Applesauce. I found a really neat recipe that is a take on all of this and gave it a try. OH YUM! The recipes call for the apples to be cut into matchstick size, and you use this in place of applesauce. The flavor is phenomenal. When I served this, I dolloped a little low-fat cottage cheese on top and sprinkled with cinnamon. I made a couple of omelet sized pancakes. These were awesome!
Apple and Potato Hash Browns
2 Tbsp canola oil
1 large Granny Smith apple, peeled and sliced into matchsticks
1/2 cup thickly sliced sweet onion
1 pkg. fresh grated has brown potatoes
1 tsp cinnamon
In large skillet, heat 1 tsp oil over medium-high heat.
Add apple and onion and cook until soft (about 4 minutes). For this step, I made sure the onions were pretty thin and I stated cooking them first so they started to caramelize a bit.
Remove and set aside in a covered bowl and keep warm.
Add 1 Tbsp oil to skillet.
Spread potatoes in pan in an even layer and press them down lightly with a spatula.
Cook until golden brown on the bottom (about 5 minutes).
Drizzle with remaining oil and flip potatoes. Cook for about 5 more minutes.
Top potatoes with warm apple-onion mixture. Sprinkle with cinnamon, salt and pepper to taste.
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I love buying the grated potatoes it saves so much time. This is for sure a keeper. Thanks for your prayers.
ReplyDeleteSounds really yummy to me!
ReplyDeleteWOW! I love potatoe pancakes. I am going to have to try these.
ReplyDeleteLuuuuv potatoes, and Luuuuv potato pancakes. A combo of onion and apple is terrific, one of my favorites. I just know we'll be having this. I'm thinking with a nice slab of ham for breakfast....
ReplyDeleteI've had potato pancakes before but not like this! I love ther idea of the apples in them! When I make potato pancakes we eat them with cream cheese or sour cream on them!
ReplyDeleteThese sound wonderful with the apple topping you chose.. They look so delicious!
ReplyDeleteI have been wanting to try hash browns for a while... I have never had them! Thank you for this recipe!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds fantastic! I love potato pancakes with applesauce and this sounds a wonderful way to remake the dish!
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