One of the most frequent questions we are asked by our volunteers is “What’s the food like in Belarus?” Well, we can tell you with absolute certainty that the answer is delicious!
The Belarusian diet in many ways is similar to the Irish diet, heavy reliant on potatoes, root vegetable and meat based dishes, highlighting the strong agricultural background for which the country is famed. Though of course the preparation and taste of the food is very different, it is an experience worth having.
Our Belarusian based volunteer, Maria, has kindly donated to us this recipe, which we just had to try out at home in Northern Ireland! It was so tasty we encourage you to have a go yourself. Please feel free to leave a comment to let us know the results or any suggestions for improving the recipe. Enjoy!
Draniki (Potato pancakes)
Ingredients: 6 potatoes,1 egg, 2 table spoons flour, 1 onion, salt, pepper, oil
Method:
1. Peel, wash and grate the potatoes, and peel and chop the onion. Mix potatoes and onion.
2. Add the egg, flour and salt, and stir well until it become combined.
3. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and add potato mixture with a table spoon in the form of small flat cakes. Fry draniki on one side for about 2–3 minutes until it has a golden brown crust. Then turn the draniki over and fry for a further 1–2 minutes.
4. Serve with main dishes and sour cream.
You can also stuff draniki with meat, mushrooms or fish. For that fry draniki on one side, put the filling on top, cover it with potato mixture and fry from the other side.
The Belarusian diet in many ways is similar to the Irish diet, heavy reliant on potatoes, root vegetable and meat based dishes, highlighting the strong agricultural background for which the country is famed. Though of course the preparation and taste of the food is very different, it is an experience worth having.
Our Belarusian based volunteer, Maria, has kindly donated to us this recipe, which we just had to try out at home in Northern Ireland! It was so tasty we encourage you to have a go yourself. Please feel free to leave a comment to let us know the results or any suggestions for improving the recipe. Enjoy!
Draniki (Potato pancakes)
Ingredients: 6 potatoes,1 egg, 2 table spoons flour, 1 onion, salt, pepper, oil
Method:
1. Peel, wash and grate the potatoes, and peel and chop the onion. Mix potatoes and onion.
2. Add the egg, flour and salt, and stir well until it become combined.
3. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and add potato mixture with a table spoon in the form of small flat cakes. Fry draniki on one side for about 2–3 minutes until it has a golden brown crust. Then turn the draniki over and fry for a further 1–2 minutes.
4. Serve with main dishes and sour cream.
You can also stuff draniki with meat, mushrooms or fish. For that fry draniki on one side, put the filling on top, cover it with potato mixture and fry from the other side.