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Potato Pancakes with Smoked Salmon

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INGREDIENTS:

500 g potatoes
1 medium onion
1 large egg
2 tablespoons wholemeal flour
200 g smoked salmon
150 ml soured cream
Salt and black pepper
Sunflower oil for frying
Sprigs of fresh dill to garnish

METHOD:

  1. Preheat the oven to low. Peel and grate the potatoes and finely chop the onions; put them both in a sieve. Press with a spoon to squeeze out as much starchy liquid as possible
  2. Transfer to a bowl, add the egg, flour, salt and pepper and mix well.
  3. pour the oil into a frying pan to a depth of about 8mm and heat it until it shows a haze.
  4. Put a tablespoon of potato mixture into the oil, flattening it to a small pancake about 5cm in diameter. Keep adding more tablespoons of the mixture to the pan, cooking four to six at a time.
    Fry them for about 1 minute or until they are golden on the bottom, then turn them over and cook the other side until they are crisp and golden but still soft in the middle.
  5. Remove the pancakes from the pan, drain them on kitchen paper and keep them warm in the oven while you cook the remainder.
  6. Cut the salmon into small strips. Rinse and dry the dill. Serve each pancake topped with a spoonful of soured cream and a few strips of salmon, and garnished with the dill or parsley