🥔 3-Ingredient Crispy Potato Pancakes
Ingredients
3 medium potatoes
1 egg
2–3 tablespoons flour (just enough to bind)
Optional basics (not counted in the 3):
Salt (highly recommended)
Instructions
Grate the potatoes
Peel (or don’t, depending on how rustic you want it)
Grate finely
Remove excess water
Squeeze the grated potatoes in a clean cloth or your hands until fairly dry
This is key for crispiness
Mix
Add egg + flour + a pinch of salt
Stir until it forms a thick, slightly sticky mixture
Fry
Heat a pan with a little oil or butter
Drop spoonfuls of mixture and flatten slightly
Cook 3–5 minutes per side until golden brown and crispy
Drain & serve
Place on paper towel to remove excess oil
Eat hot for best crunch
Result
Crispy edges, soft center, very filling—exactly the kind of simple winter breakfast people relied on when food had to stretch.
