Potato pancakes with bacon and onions à la Grandpa Franz

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 400 g potatoes, waxy
• 70 g smoked bacon
• 1 egg(s)
• 1 small onion(s)
• 1 small garlic clove(s)
• some salt and pepper
• some sugar
• e.g. sunflower oil

Instructions

Working time approx. 25 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 6 minutes; Total time approx. 31 minutes

Peel the potatoes, coarsely grate them, and place them in a sieve lined with cheesecloth over a bowl. Fry the onions and bacon until translucent, then add the garlic crushed with salt. Squeeze the potatoes dry in the cheesecloth. Return any remaining starch to the potatoes. Add the onions, bacon, garlic, and egg to the potatoes. Mix well. Season with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a pan until very hot. Add the potato dough to the oil in batches and fry for about 3 minutes on each side. Remove the fritters and place them on kitchen paper to drain off the oil. Serve hot.