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Draniki

Contains egg (no meat or fish)

Дранікі · Draniki

Belarus's national dish: thick, golden pancakes of finely grated potato and onion, fried until crisp outside and tender inside, served hot with sour cream.

Draniki is a Belarusian main course, ready in about 45 minutes and made with potato and sour cream. It serves 4 and is rated easy to cook.

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Golden fried grated-potato pancakes on a plate
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Prep
20 min
Cook
25 min
Total
45 min
Serves
4
Level
Easy
Calories
391

Ingredients

4 servings

Equipment

Method

  1. Step 1

    Grate the potatoes (opens in a new tab) and onion (opens in a new tab) on the finest side of a grater (opens in a new tab), alternating them — the onion keeps the potato from browning.

    Grating on a box grater
    How it looks · Photo: Klaus Nielsen on Pexels

  2. Step 2

    Drain off some of the liquid, keeping the starch that settles. Mix in the salt, pepper (opens in a new tab), and the egg (opens in a new tab) and flour if using.

    • 3 min

  3. Step 3

    Fry spoonfuls of the mixture in hot oil, flattening to about 1 cm thick, until deep golden and crisp on both sides and cooked through.

    Food safety: Wet potato can make hot oil spit; lower the batter in away from you.

    Food deep-frying in hot oil
    How it looks · Photo: Riya Roy on Pexels

  4. Step 4

    Serve immediately with a generous spoonful of cold sour cream (opens in a new tab).

      A finished dish being plated
      How it looks · Photo: Willians Huerta on Pexels

    About this dish

    Origin
    Belarus · Well documentedPotato pancakes are shared with Ukraine (deruny), Poland and Lithuania; draniki are a symbol of Belarusian cuisine.Also popular in Russia, UkraineMore food from Belarus
    Dish
    Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner · Main courses · Side dishes
    Cooking method
    Shallow-fried
    Taste
    savoury, creamy, mild
    Diet
    Vegetarian (lacto-ovo) · No nut ingredients
    All labelsVegetarian (lacto-ovo) · Eggetarian · Pescatarian · Flexitarian-friendly · No nut ingredients · No added sugar · Alcohol-free · Pork-free · Beef-free
    Without the optional extras: Lacto-vegetarian, No gluten ingredients, Egg-freeWorked out from the ingredients. How labels work
    Good for
    Budget-friendly · Everyday · Child-friendly
    Cook more with
    Potato · Sour cream · Onion
    Techniques
    Shallow-frying

    Allergens

    • Contains: Milkfrom sour cream
    • Contains, can be adapted: Eggsfrom egg
    • Contains, can be adapted: Wheatfrom all-purpose flour
    • Contains, can be adapted: Glutenfrom all-purpose flour

    Based on typical versions of these ingredients and not verified allergen-free. Brands differ and cross-contact happens, so always check labels. For severe allergies, follow your clinician’s advice.

    Nutrition

    391 kcal per serving

    Calculated

    1 serving ≈ 339 g · recipe makes 4

    Where the energy comes from

    • Protein 7%
    • Carbohydrate 49%
    • Fat 45%
    Nutrition per serving and per 100 g
    NutrientPer servingPer 100 g*
    Energy391 kcal115 kcal
    Protein6.7 g2 g
    Carbohydrate48.7 g14.4 g
    Net carbohydrate42.9 g12.7 g
    Sugars4.9 g1.5 g
    Added sugars0 g0 g
    Fibre5.8 g1.7 g
    Fat19.9 g5.9 g
    Saturated fat6.2 g1.8 g
    Trans fat0.4 g0.1 g
    Cholesterol30 mg9 mg
    Sodium614 mg181 mg
    Salt equivalent1.5 g0.5 g
    Vitamins & minerals per serving
    Potassium
    1167 mg
    Calcium
    88 mg
    Iron
    2.1 mg
    Magnesium
    66 mg
    Vitamin A (RAE)
    62 µg
    Vitamin C
    52 mg
    Vitamin D
    0 µg
    Vitamin B12
    0.1 µg
    Folate (DFE)
    46 µg

    How these numbers were made

    • Calculated from USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) per-100 g values and the listed quantities.
    • *Per 100 g of combined raw ingredients; the cooked dish may weigh more or less.
    • Optional ingredients are not included: egg, all-purpose flour.
    • “—” means the value isn’t known for enough of the ingredients; it is never zero by default.
    • Values are estimates for guidance, not for medical dosing. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. fdc.nal.usda.gov.

    Good to know

    Tips

    • Traditionally finished in a clay pot in the oven with sour cream and mushrooms or pork (draniki in a pot).

    Serve with

    • Serve with machanka for dipping, or with fried mushrooms.

    Storage

    • Best eaten fresh.

    Reheating

    • Re-crisp in a hot oven.

    Original editorial recipe · FriendsPantry editorial · Not yet independently reviewed · Added · Updated

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    What the dish is built around

    Main ingredient

    Used in steps 1, 2, 4

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