Placki ziemniaczane

Name: Placki ziemniaczane
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 kg potato, peeled; 1 onion, peeled; 1 egg; 3 tbsp all-purpose flour; 1 tsp salt; ¼ tsp black pepper; 150 ml neutral vegetable oil; 150 g sour cream (optional); 2 tbsp sugar (optional)

Contains egg (no meat or fish)

Crisp Polish potato pancakes made from finely grated potato and onion, shallow-fried until golden and eaten with sour cream — or, for many, with a sprinkle of sugar.

Placki ziemniaczane is a Polish main course from Poland, ready in about 45 minutes and made with potato, onion and egg. It serves 4 and is rated easy to cook.

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Prep: 20 min
Cook: 25 min
Total: 45 min
Serves: 4
Level: Easy
Calories: 343

Ingredients

4 servings (about 16 pancakes)

1 kg Potato (opens in a new tab), peeled
1 (110 g) Onion (opens in a new tab), peeled
1 (50 g) Egg (opens in a new tab)Contains eggs
3 tbsp (24 g) All-purpose flour (opens in a new tab)Contains wheat, gluten
1 tsp (6 g) Salt (opens in a new tab)
¼ tsp (0.5 g) Black pepper (opens in a new tab)
150 ml Neutral vegetable oil (opens in a new tab)For shallow frying; roughly a third is absorbed.
150 g Sour cream (opens in a new tab) (optional)For serving.Contains milk
2 tbsp (25 g) Sugar (opens in a new tab) (optional)The sweet way to eat them.

Equipment

Method

1
Step 1
Finely grate the potatoes (opens in a new tab) and onion (opens in a new tab) into a sieve set over a bowl. Press out the liquid, let the starch settle, pour off the water and add the starch back to the potatoes.
- 15 min
- Grater (opens in a new tab)
How it looks · Photo: Klaus Nielsen on Pexels
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Step 2
Mix in the egg (opens in a new tab), flour, salt and pepper (opens in a new tab).
- 2 min
3
Step 3
Heat a 5 mm layer of oil in a frying pan. Drop in heaped tablespoons of batter, flatten to thin pancakes and fry until deep golden and crisp on both sides. Drain on paper towels and keep warm while you fry the rest.
- 25 min
- 180°C
- medium-high heat
- Frying pan / skillet (opens in a new tab)
Food safety: Lower the pancakes in away from you; hot oil can spit with wet potato.
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Step 4
Serve hot with sour cream (opens in a new tab), or sprinkled with sugar (opens in a new tab).
How it looks · Photo: Willians Huerta on Pexels

About this dish

Origin: Poland · Commonly attributedGrated-potato pancakes are common across Central and Eastern Europe (draniki, deruny, Kartoffelpuffer).More food from Poland
Dish: Lunch · Dinner · Snack · Main courses · Side dishes
Cooking method: Shallow-fried
Taste: savoury, mild, creamy
Diet: Vegetarian (lacto-ovo) · No nut ingredients
All labels
Vegetarian (lacto-ovo) · Eggetarian · Pescatarian · Flexitarian-friendly · No nut ingredients · Alcohol-free · Pork-free · Beef-free
Without the optional extras: Ovo-vegetarian, Dairy-free, No added sugarWorked out from the ingredients. How labels work
Good for: Budget-friendly · Everyday · Child-friendly
Cook more with: Potato · Onion · Egg · All-purpose flour
Techniques: Shallow-frying

Allergens

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

343 kcal per serving

Calculated

1 serving ≈ 309 g · recipe makes 4

Where the energy comes from

Protein 9%
Carbohydrate 58%
Fat 33%

Nutrition per serving and per 100 g
Nutrient	Per serving	Per 100 g*
Energy	343 kcal	111 kcal
Protein	7.6 g	2.5 g
Carbohydrate	51 g	16.5 g
Net carbohydrate	45.1 g	14.6 g
Sugars	3.3 g	1.1 g
Added sugars	0 g	0 g
Fibre	5.9 g	1.9 g
Fat	12.8 g	4.1 g
Saturated fat	1.3 g	0.4 g
Trans fat	0 g	0 g
Cholesterol	47 mg	15 mg
Sodium	617 mg	200 mg
Salt equivalent	1.5 g	0.5 g

Vitamins & minerals per serving

Potassium: 1128 mg
Calcium: 45 mg
Iron: 2.6 mg
Magnesium: 63 mg
Vitamin A (RAE): 20 µg
Vitamin C: 51 mg
Vitamin D: 0.3 µg
Vitamin B12: 0.1 µg
Folate (DFE): 66 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: sour cream, sugar.
“—” 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

Common mistakes

Pan not hot enough — the pancakes absorb oil and go soggy.

Storage

Best freshly fried.

Reheating

Re-crisp in a hot oven at 200 °C for 5–8 minutes.

Variations

Placek po węgiersku: A large potato pancake folded over Hungarian-style goulash.

Original editorial recipe · FriendsPantry editorial · Not yet independently reviewed · Added 27 Oct 2026 · Updated 8 Nov 2026

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What the dish is built around

Main ingredient

Potato, peeled1000 g
Egg1 piece · 50 g
All-purpose flour3 tbsp · 24 g
Sour cream (optional)150 g

Used in steps 1, 2, 4

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