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Authentic Ukrainian Deruny (Golden Crispy Potato Pancakes Pan-Fried with Onion and Served with Sour Cream)
The iconic comfort food of Ukrainian hearths: starchy potatoes grated on the finest teeth with sweet onion to prevent browning, bound with egg, and pan-fried into shatteringly crisp, lacy-edged golden cakes served with sour cream.
Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Total
30 min
Ingredients
4servings
- Starchy potatoes, peeled800 g
- Yellow onion, finely grated1 piece
- Large fresh egg1 piece
- All-purpose flour2 tbsp
- Sunflower oil for pan-frying60 ml
- Heavy sour cream for serving200 g
- Salt1 tsp
Preparation Steps
1
Grate onion and potatoes alternately on the finest rasp teeth of a grater so onion juice prevents potato browning. Gently press excess water through a sieve.
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2
Add beaten egg, flour, and salt to potato mixture. Stir quickly with a spoon into a smooth batter.
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3
Heat sunflower oil in a cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Drop heaped tablespoons of batter and flatten gently into 8-10 cm discs.
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4
Fry for 3-4 minutes per side until deeply golden with lacy, crisp edges. Drain on paper towels and serve piping hot with generous sour cream.
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Provenance & Public Domain Audit
Source: Balkan and Eastern European Culinary Heritage / USDA Archives (United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) & Regional Culinary Archives)
Legal status: Public Domain (17 U.S.C. § 105) • 17 U.S.C. § 105
License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal
