🇭🇺 Hungarian Potato Pancakes (Tócsni / Lapcsánka)

 Ingredients

4 medium potatoes, peeled

1 small onion, grated

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 egg

4–5 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon black pepper

½ teaspoon paprika

2 tablespoons sour cream

Vegetable oil, for frying

Instructions

Grate the potatoes and squeeze out as much excess liquid as possible.

In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, grated onion, garlic, egg, flour, salt, pepper, paprika, and sour cream.

Mix until you have a thick, spoonable batter.

Heat about ½ inch of oil in a frying pan over medium heat.

Spoon portions of the mixture into the hot oil and flatten them into thin pancakes.

Fry for about 3–4 minutes per side, until golden brown and crispy.

Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels to remove excess oil.

Serve hot with sour cream or your favorite Hungarian-style topping.

Tip: For extra-crispy Tócsni, squeeze the grated potatoes very well befor

e mixing the batter.