The Secret of the best Potato Pancakes ever 

Brilliant recipe! Thank you for sharing these techniques and secrets! Not the first time I've heard that goose or duck fat makes potatoes taste amazing. Keep 'em coming, Chef!

I've been searching for a recipe for potato pancakes like my mom used to make. After watching your video I think I've found them. All she ever told me was they were German potato pancakes and I remembered that she put them in the blender. Yours look exactly like what I remember and I can't wait to make these. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you so much, Since my dad passed away a few years ago the recipe he used he took with him and now Thanks to you I have it back again.

Thank you for taking the time to show us your process and your secret. Potato pancakes were a favorite in our home. Thanks again.

My grandfather was German and when we grated potatoes, by hand, we put them in Cold Water, no lemon juice. Then you drain them well and pat them dry before using. Had a cook-off with a Jewish neighbor and we invited our neighbors to decide, blind taste, as to whose were better. I won hands down! Made them the way I was taught by my father, whose father was German. Goose fat didn't exist in the US at the time. Since I now live in France, I can buy goose fat without a problem.

My mother made those all by hand until the late 1960ies. Than she got a machine to grind the potatoes. We where two adults and six children! Anyone can imagine how much work it was. And we ate a lot of potatos! Every sunday "Knödel" from raw potatos. The same work. No lemon juice! Our potato pancakes and potato dumplings turned out "green". So wie called them the green ones. ;-) Thanks for showing the world what good, handmade food looks like.

My mother made "Kartoffel Puffer" many years ago when we were still in Germany. She died in 2000, but I kept her recipe in my head. Your's is similar. They are great with "Apfelmus". Tschüss aus New Mexico.

WONDERFUL!! Goose fat like Lard is the "OLD WORLD" Secret ingredient. My grandmother's cookbook always showed to use LARD. We could never figure out why things did taste like they did when she cooked. Until that one day, I READ the little note to that side of one for the recipes. "DO NOT SUBSATUTE ANYTHING FOR LARD." So, Off to the store I went, bought some lard and tried it. THE MISSING LINK! That is what I was doing wrong. Bottom Line - Don't change what works! FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS! (and read the notes on the side of the page).

Oma always used a blend of 50/50 grated to pureed potatoes and also added baking powder to the dry for a bit of lift. My adaptation's have been to aďd MSG and to sub wheat flour for rice flour for a nuetral flavour or chickpea flour which will alter the flavourfor those with gluten issues. The chickpea flour normally I make when cooking Indian dishes as it works well.

I tried this recipe it was fantastic great job.everyone should make some of this. I also added some green 🌶️ if you like that stuff came out great. Thanks again.

I had a german friend who used to make these for me when i was a child. I always love them. So happy i found the recipe ❤

I use basically same ingredients that you do.. 😊 My mother and grandmother made these and they were German.. My trick for keeping the potatoes from getting brown is after grating pour over them cold water then I let them set while grating onions.. It Helps take out some of the starch also.. just drain and press out the water.. Then add other ingredients.. I have gotten creative and added carrots and squash grated also.. But Nothing Is Better Than A Simple Potato Cake!. 😋 PS I use bacon grease when I have it or avocado oil.. 👍

Oooh, goose fat! Yes! My momma is from Germany and she remembers using goosefat on bread because they didn't have butter after WWII. Thank you, I am definitely going to make these with goose fat. ❤

Thank you so much for sharing your delightful recipe! I have been searching for the perfect potato cake recipe for years! I went to a Glindy (sp?) festival years ago and ate the most amazing potato cake. I've tried dozens of recipes but nothing came close. This might just be my recipe. ❤

Looks great!!! I'll have to try it. Hello from Cajun Country Louisiana, USA

My father made potato pancakes, just like this only he graded the potatoes by hand. It was very nostalgic,,thank you.

Wow i thought i liked mine but your secret makes the difference. Cant believe how delisious they are. Yummi

They look absolutely delicious! Definitely going to make some. Thank you for sharing your recipe & secret!😊

Thank you you gave me more on how to prepare the German pancakes so I don't have to do it everyday 😊

Man I wish I lived closer! I would love to have tasted these.

Just love your recipe for potatoe pancakes. Our german family loved them, but my mother's were more mushy looking than yours (she used the blenderized potatoes only, without adding grated ones) and hers were more grey than yours.... probably she never added lemon juice like you. Yours look so good that I have to try them!

My daughter and I have been looking for a potato pancake recipe since The Original Pancake House stopped selling her favorite pancake: potato! We are excited to make this recipe! Thank you!!

Those look just like my mom's. I will try using the blender instead of grating by hand... we've always made the potato pulp by hand so these were a lot of work and a special treat. Thank you for your video. Definitely going to try the goose fat!

Nice. But you want potatoes with high starch content, like russet that ultimately gives you the starch that provides the crispness that makes them so much better. Along with the cooking fat that you mentioned.

I found this fascinating. We visit Germany every few years and I always enjoyed the potato pancakes, as does my husband. I am going to surprise him and try to make them at home using your recipe. May I ask, please, as your recipe is far bigger than we could eat in a day or two, can these potato pancakes be frozen once they are cooked or even partially cooked as you did some for reheating the following day, since the frozen ones need to be thawed before warming through. These look delicious! Potatoes and onions are one of the best flavour combos in my opinion. Thank you for sharing and I have just subscribed to see what else you will teach. ❤️🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

They look delicious brother. I had a semester of college German, and 3 1/2 years high school German. My German teacher in high school was from Germany, and she made potato pancakes like you have done. They were amazing! Thank you for the fond memories of my youth. This was in 1977 to 1981. Love ya Ms Goss!

They look delicious 😋 and so easy. Thank you for all your tips

I e never had these, BUT you can be sure I’m going to prepare some for my family TOMORROW MORNING! Thank you for a GREAT video an AWESOME recipe!!❤❤❤

We use Woll pans with the Diamond lite PTFE and avocado or grapeseed oil

thank you for sharing the secret. wonderful video. pleasant and light. the right amount of technique and instruction. My son's exchange student friend is coming to visit from Germany, and we understand his favorite food is potato pancakes. I look forward to seeing more videos and I think I shall find a mandolin like yours!

Thanks for the great recipe! I made them today and they were delicious!

Great video, thanks for sharing your secret! I've been making my version of potato pancakes for years, and recently I've thought about using my Ninja blender to change the texture, so it was fantastic to see a professional doing just that!

They sure look good to me. I gonna try some..... THANKS.................................

Just had these. Fantastic with a little sour cream!

Good job, they look good enough to eat........I will remember the goose fat....................Thank You.................

Fantastic. Seems very close to my Grandma's way of making them

I had a boyfriend that liked me to make these for him. I used my grater and finely grated the potatoes and onions by hand. I'm sure I had sone scraped hamds/fingers in there as we'll! Way back 45 yrs ago, I'm pretty sure we couldn't buy duck fat in the grocery store. Lol they were very good!

Thank you for sharing. looks very tasty.

Made a small batch following your recipe except put everything in a food processor. Not sure if grandma would approve but was very happy with the result. Thanks for sharing!

Thank you ❤

❤❤❤ thank you❤

I'm going to try this.i love potato pancakes.

Thank you I'm making them for my family ☺️

Thank you for the marvelous recipe!!

they look delicious

Thank you from "Down Under". Can't wait to try them!

Just about the way my mother use to make. So yummy

Thank you for your wonderful recipe. I look forward to making these delicious potato pancakes. 😊

Sehr gut, mein Herr!! From California USA! Thank you!

Just Like Oma made , but then went to all only shredded. Yummy!

That is a great idea using the goose fat. Many years ago i learned that for the best tasting roast chicken all you need is lots of salt and a nice rubbing of duck fat. No other seasonings needed and it was the most delicious chicken flavor ever. I bet using goose or duck fat will really elevate the flavor of the onion potato pancakes. Thank you for sharing the secret!

I like your accent German English! God bless you!

your pancake looks yummy I make bramboraky czech potato pancake lots of garlic and majoran little flour egg and cream and of course salt and pepper, try it sometimes it is also delicious

Thank you for sharing the recipe and method! This totally changed the way I make potato pancakes.

I will try it. Thanks!

or rinse of the starch off the shreds and pat dry on towel😋😉

Very good potato pancakes

Definitely looks delicious.....

thank you

Kartoffelkuchen (potato cakes) mom called them and made patties and ye always lard there where'nt any oils exept veg or olive fine grate everything eat them hot or cold out of the fridge whith honey jam (home made) even just sugar she was born 1924 cheers from ozz Oh and she'd allwas tip the lard in a bowl and reuse it

just found this! Looks good, I will have to give it a try and I will let you know how they come out. Thanks

Thank you. Goose fat? Never saw it in the store. I bet it adds a nice flavor.

We spent 4 years in Germany. The best part was trying all the wonderful food. Thank you for the recipe. I will be watching for Geese fat in my local store.

They look so delicious. I will surely try your recipe . Thank you .🙏

Thank you for sharing. These look amazingly delicious. Does the lemon juice make it the potato batter sour?

Loved them very much have cravings for them now thank you

Thank you 😊

Look delicious!

These are wonderful! I've had them with apple sauce or sour cream!

Excellent! You're da best! And you are left handed! Love your potato pancakes.

Great!

Yum yum

my mutti made them the same way back in the 50s. ty very much for the memory. i use duck fat.

very nice .. looks delicious ... thank you for sharing ! I enjoyed watching your video.

Looks good to me!

Very good Tutorial. Thank you. From Vancouver Island BC Canada .Cant wait to make these. Can you freeze them?

I use paper towels to remove some of the oil. Peter

I’ve never had these but they look amazing!! How do you serve them at the farmers market?

I like the nuttyness of lard imparts on spuds not much on goose fat or duck or chicken but I have tried it in the past whale blubber rendered down is also very good yes Norway but hard to get and very expensive.

Can’t wait to give this a try

Great job.

Very, very delicious

LOVE!

Looks delicious ❤

I will make these soon!

Thank you , danke fuer Das video, ich bin von Duelmen Germany 🇩🇪 aber wohne in Texas und ich werde deine Reibekuchen versuchen,,,❤❤

I love the video, as a foodie ❤

Just found you! Am making potato pancakes this evening and was looking for something different. No goose fat but will look for it. Thanks for the tip! Keep up the great work!

I grew up in the 1950s and my mother was third generation Hungarian-American. I remember grating all the potatoes for herpancakes using a metal mesh grater. It was a rectangular frame with a woven metal mesh. I always scraped at least one knuckle and it did get tedious and the potatoes were basically mush. She also grated the onion and only used one for five pounds of potatoes. No garlic powder, but the rest of her recipe followed yours. I haven't made them in years but I'm getting hungry.

I have a cookbook that I bought in Hamburg. It's called Grandma's German Cookbook, so when I saw your channel's name it made me laugh. What's more your sense of humour made me Like and Subscribe. I look forward to watching more of your videos. Grüß.

Great video perfect for holidays.

love your video, they look sooo tasty!

Looks delicious. I can smell them cooking. 👨‍🍳🥘

Great! I'm going to try this.

*Bitte!! Wo bekomme ich den richtigen Aufsatz für den Mixer „Kitchen Aid“? Bitte? Ich habe diesen Mixer, aber ohne Aufsatz.

Can’t wait to try.

Looks yummy 😊

Delicious

Thank you for this video 😊

We use a bit of bacon fat in the frying oil.