Potato Draniki Recipe With Cheese and Ham

Delicious potato pancakes with cheese and ham: a quick recipe

Hearty potato pancakes are perfect for a snack or to replace a main meal. They can be supplemented with various seasonings and dry herbs. Like any pancakes, it is better to serve pancakes with sour cream. Chopped greens would also be quite appropriate. The cheese is hard and melts well.

Many chefs recommend cutting ham and cheese into small cubes. But it’s better to grate them on a coarse grater. In this case, the consistency of the finished product will be more uniform and tender. To reduce its fat content, it is better to fry the base in a small amount of oil in a non-stick pan.

Ingredients:

Potatoes – 3 medium-sized tubers;
Ham – 100 grams;
Hard cheese – 70 grams;
Chicken eggs – 2 pieces;
Wheat flour - 4 tablespoons;
Onion – 1 head;
Vegetable oil - for frying;
Salt and black pepper - to taste.

Delicious potato pancakes with cheese and ham: a quick recipe

Cooking method:

Grate the ham, cheese, salt and pepper into a deep bowl;
Finely chop the onion. It's better to use a grater to turn the onion into a paste. We send the onions to the rest of the chopped products;
In a separate bowl, chop the potatoes on a coarse grater and squeeze them out of the remaining liquid. It is important that the potato slices are dry. Otherwise, you will need a lot of flour to make the dough easy to work with;
Add the potato chips to the rest of the ingredients and add the eggs. Stir the mixture until smooth;
Add sifted flour to the base and stir again;
Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan, put a tablespoon of dough into it, flatten it a little so that the pieces are not too high;
Fry the pieces on each side until crispy;
Place the dish on paper napkins and serve hot!

How to cook potato pancakes with cheese - recipe with photos step by step

Preparing ingredients for making potato pancakes with ham and cheese

First you need to prepare the vegetables and herbs. To prepare potato pancakes with cheese and herbs, it is advisable to take potatoes with a high starch content. The potatoes need to be washed and peeled. It is advisable not to keep potatoes in water (it is enough to simply wash them under running water after peeling) so as not to reduce the amount of starch. Peel the onion and wash it. If desired, in addition to onions, you can also add garlic. In this case, it also needs to be cleaned and washed.

You need to cut off the roots of the greens and then wash them under running water. Then place the greens in a deep bowl of water and leave them to “float” in the water for a few minutes. All dirt and sand will sink to the bottom. Then the greens must be removed, slightly dried and finely chopped. Potatoes, onions and garlic must be grated (potatoes - large, onions and garlic - fine). Grate the cheese onto a coarse grater. Cut the ham into thin slices or grate it too.

Mix potatoes, onions, cheese, ham and herbs in a deep container, add salt (taking into account the fact that the cheese and ham already contain salt). Those who like spicy dishes can add spices (ground black pepper or a mixture of different peppers, curry seasoning or others to your taste). In this recipe for potato pancakes with cheese and ham, no spices were added, because... The ham was quite spicy. Beat in the egg, add kefir and mix everything well. Then add flour and mix everything again.

The next step in preparing potato pancakes with cheese and herbs is frying them in a frying pan. You need to pour a little sunflower oil into the frying pan (it is better to use refined oil for frying) and heat it up. By the way, if you have a Teflon-coated frying pan, it is not recommended to heat it to high temperature without pouring oil or other liquid. Using a tablespoon, scoop up the dough for potato pancakes, place them in heated oil and fry on both sides until golden brown.

If you are used to cooking in a slow cooker, then potato pancakes with cheese can be fried in it. To do this, select the “Frying” program in the menu and fry the potato pancakes until golden brown (about 5 minutes on each side).

It is advisable to place the fried potato pancakes with cheese, ham and herbs on clean paper or napkins (to absorb excess fat), and then transfer them to a dish. They are best served warm.

We wish you bon appetit!

Draniki are a typical dish of Belarusian cuisine, which has also become an integral attribute of Russian and Ukrainian cuisine. The name of this dish comes from the word “tear”, that is, to peel off in layers (to grate). By the way, in Ukrainian these pancakes are called “deruni”. Who among us doesn't know this dish? Delicious juicy potato pancakes or pancakes have become popular almost everywhere - from Europe to America, children especially love them.

Traditionally, Belarusian pancakes are prepared from grated potatoes with the addition of eggs, salt and flour. The dish is served hot, as when cold it suddenly loses its taste. If desired, you can add various ingredients to the potatoes - sausage, ham, cheese, herbs, etc.

In my opinion, the most delicious potato pancakes are made with ham, cheese and herbs. Potato pancakes with ham are prepared very simply and quickly; they turn out very tender, tasty and satisfying. Today we will cook exactly this dish

Belarusian cuisine
Cooking time
30 minutes
Portions
6

Baked potato pancakes with ham: recipe in the oven

If you are a fan of potato pancakes, but for some reason you can’t eat fried food, then you can cook your favorite dish in the oven. In this case, it will turn out to be less calorie and more healthy. It is worth remembering that baked potatoes have a higher glycemic index. Therefore, you need to eat it in limited quantities.

Another advantage of cooking pancakes in the oven is that you don’t have to stand at the stove. The pancakes are placed in the oven and baked for a certain time. There is no need to soak them with a towel, since they are already quite dry and contain a large amount of fat.

Ingredients:

Potatoes – 5 medium-sized tubers;
Onion – 1 head;
Ham – 200 grams;
Chicken egg - 2 pieces;
Flour – 4 tablespoons;
Salt, ground pepper - to taste;
Vegetable oil – 2-3 tablespoons.

Baked potato pancakes with ham: recipe in the oven

Cooking method:

Chop the ham and onions into small cubes;
Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan and sauté the onion until transparent. Then add the ham, fry a little, it should brown;
Grate the potatoes on a coarse grater and squeeze with your hands to drain excess juice. You can soak it in water, which will quickly wash away the starch. Then we also squeeze it well with our hands;
Mix potato chips with eggs, flour, salt and pepper. When the mass becomes homogeneous, add the fried onions and ham. Stir well again;
Grease a baking sheet with vegetable oil or line it with parchment paper, onto which we spoon out the dough. The thickness of the pancakes should be approximately 0.5 cm. Therefore, you can press them a little with a spoon;
Bake pancakes at 160 degrees until crispy. You can take them out, turn them over to the other side and bake for about 2-3 minutes. This simple manipulation will allow you to achieve a golden brown crust on both sides.

This recipe can be supplemented with grated cheese, which is sprinkled on the pancakes 5 minutes before the end of the baking process. The cheese will melt and the dish will have a pleasant aftertaste.

Recipes

These are standard potato pancakes, flavored with pieces of ham, which during frying gives the dish a pleasant aroma. In this recipe we fry them by default, but if you wish, you can bake them in the oven.

Ingredients:

Potatoes – 3-4 tubers;
Ham – 120 g.
Onions – 100-150 g.
Eggs – 2 pcs.
Flour – 4-5 tbsp. spoons;
Vegetable oil for frying;
Pepper and salt - to taste;

Let's start cooking

Finely chop the ham and place in a deep bowl.
Add onion grated on a medium grater. Salt and pepper.
Peel the potatoes, rinse and grate in the same way into this cup.
Add the eggs here and mix well.
Add flour and mix thoroughly with a spoon again.
Heat the oil in a frying pan. Carefully spoon in the potato pancakes, then fry on both sides until crispy.
Then transfer from the pan to a paper towel to drain excess oil.
Eat them while they're warm - they taste so much better! Add sour cream.

Draniki with ham and cheese

This is essentially the same recipe as above, but with the addition of cheese. In addition to cheese, there are also fresh herbs: dill, green onions, parsley. Well, garlic adds extra flavor!

Oh yes! There is also sour cream inside, that is, the dough for these potato pancakes is mixed with sour cream.

Ingredients:

Potatoes – 4 pcs.
Garlic – 2 cloves;
Cheese (not soft) – 80 g.
Oil for frying;
Salt and black pepper – 2 pinches each;
A small bunch of greenery;
Chicken eggs – 3 pcs.
Ham – 180 g.
Sour cream – 210 g.
Wheat flour – 5-6 s. spoon;

Preparation

We first peel the potatoes, then wash them, and then grate them.
Add grated garlic, chopped herbs, salt, pepper and sour cream.
Either slice the ham thinly or grate it on a coarse grater. Fold into potato mixture.
Beat in the eggs and add flour. Mix well.
Spoon pancakes onto hot oil and fry for 3-5 minutes on both sides.

Potato pancakes stuffed with ham

What is special about these pancakes? They are baked in the oven and contain pieces of ham inside. It will turn out delicious. And they are easy to prepare! The main thing is to find a small mold without a bottom. Like this one.

Ingredients:

Potatoes – 5 pcs.
Sour cream – 1-1.5 tbsp. spoons;
Egg – 1 pc.
Flour – 2-3 tbsp. spoons;
Onions – 1 pc.
Greens – 40 g.
Salt and pepper - to taste;
Vegetable oil for frying;
Ham – 250 g.

Preparation

Chop the ham finely and fry with onion in oil. Chop the onion finely as well.
Peel the potatoes and grate them. We also throw chopped herbs, sour cream, salt and pepper, eggs and flour here.
We got two bowls: one with ham and the other with potatoes.
Grease a baking sheet with oil and turn on the oven at 190-200 degrees.
Place the mold on a baking sheet, put a layer of potatoes in it, then ham, and then potatoes again. Carefully remove the mold and do the same with the rest of the potato pancakes.
Then place the pan in the oven for about 15 minutes.

Draniki are prepared in different ways, most often they are made using potatoes. To give the dish a richer and more intense taste, I suggest trying very tasty, hearty potato pancakes with ham and cheese.

They should be served hot, topped with sauces and sour cream. Prepare pancakes according to this recipe and you will probably like them!

Delicious pancakes with ham: recipe without flour and eggs

You can make potato pancakes without eggs. Eggs can be omitted from the recipe in cases where we are using old potatoes, which contain a lot of starch. In this recipe, the main binding component is sour cream. Sour cream should be thick and medium fat. As for cheese and ham, we also grate them or cut them into small cubes.

Sour cream will prevent potato chips from darkening. Thanks to this, you can refuse to include onions in the composition.

Ingredients:

Potatoes – 6 tubers (600 g);
Hard cheese – 100 g;
Onion – 1 head;
Sour cream – 100 g;
Ham – 100 g;
Wheat flour – 2 tbsp;
Salt – ½ tsp;
Spices - to taste;
Vegetable oil - for frying.

Delicious pancakes with ham: recipe without flour and eggs

Required ingredients:

1.2 kg potatoes;

180 – 220 g cheese;

180 – 220 g ham;

4 – 5 tbsp. spoons of flour;

Salt and pepper to taste;

Vegetable oil for frying.

Cooking process:

To prepare potato pancakes, it is best to take potatoes of a less juicy variety. Yellow potatoes contain less moisture and do not darken. White potatoes are not a very good option for potato pancakes; they darken and contain too much liquid.

Wash and peel the potato tubers.

Grate the potatoes on a coarse grater into a deep container.

Grate the ham or other sausage on a coarse grater and add it to the cup with the potatoes.

Grate semi-hard cheese on a coarse grater and add to the rest of the ingredients.

Add a couple of eggs.

Salt the potato shingles and season to taste. Stir, add flour and gently mix until smooth.

Place a frying pan with a thick bottom on the stove, heat it and pour in a little vegetable oil. Using a large spoon, spoon in potato shingles to form pancakes.

Thus, lay out several potato pancakes and fry over medium heat until golden brown. Then, using a silicone spatula, turn the pancakes over to the other side and continue frying.

Place the finished pancakes on a paper towel to remove excess fat.

Serve potato pancakes with cheese and ham either hot or cold.

To prevent potato pancakes from darkening, add chopped onion.

Belarusian cuisine
Cooking time
30 minutes
Portions
6