These are pretty versatile things, and luckily my colleague Alicia who is from Poland instinctively makes the best ones I have EVER tasted. So I watched her in the kitchen throwing a few ingredients together and this is what she did. You can either finely grate the potatoes or put them through a juicer. So to feed about 6 people comfortably put 25 medium sized potatoes (can use old ones or new it seems to be inconseqential to the final result our ones were old and rubbery) and 3 large white onions through the juicer. Retain the flesh and transfer to a large bowl, adding the juice extracted until you are left with a mixture the consistancy of porridge. Add salt and pepper to taste, needs rather alot! Then 2 eggs, half a teacup of flour and herbs of your choice. We added cumin and herbs de provence. Mix well until everything is incorporated. Heat up a large heavy frying pan with a good coating of oil and fry well on each side. Best eaten immediately whilst crispy on the outside. A traditional polish accompaniment might be a hearty beef stew piled on top of a large pancake which is delicious, but this time she made smaller ones and we trickled them with mushrooms cooked simply in garlic, butter and cream. There are so many things you could do with this recipe. Serve for breakfast with poached eggs and hollandaise sauce, make miniature hors d'oeuvres with a delicate topping of smoked salmon, creme fraiche and caviar. Wow!
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything. They just make the most of everything they have.
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