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Shredded Potato Pancake

November 11, 2014 33 Comments

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Super easy Chinese crispy shredded potato pancake which can be finished within 15 minutes.

Chinese potato pancake

If you love potato, try this potato pancake. If you hat potato, you should try this too because you might fall in love with potatoes via this little crispy pancakes.

Back to old days, when we did not have so many ingredients to choose especially in winter, potato was a main staple food. Mothers were trying various ways to cook potatoes so even in poor days; children could have a wonderful life too.

I have not tasted this before my university life in the city of Xi’an, which in my heart is the heaven of noodles and flour. But the original version is steamed. To simplify the process, I use pan-frying instead of steaming. This should be super good for breakfast.

The seasonings can be slightly different according to your own taste. I only use Chinese five spice powder and ground black pepper and match it with a dipping sauce with my homemade Hunan Chili sauce. The point here is that you need to adjust the salt depending on whether you plan to use a dipping sauce and what it is. Potatoes are super good with Chinese five spice powder. If you want to have a try with this mixed spice, check homemade Chinese five spice powder.

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Some tips for frying the potato pancakes

  1. Use a slice to shape the pancake so that they can be uniform in thickness.
  2. At the first part of frying, use medium fire so that the pancake can form quickly and then remember to slow your fire, otherwise the pancake might be burnt easily.

Chinese potato pancake

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Additionally, if you love potatoes, check the following recipes too.

Pan-fried small potatoes

Red-braised potatoes

5 from 1 vote
Chinese potato pancake
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Chinese Potato Pancake
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
 
Easy Chinese style potato pancake-crispy and savory. Need only 15 minutes from preparation to breakfast table.
Course: Breakfast, staple
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: pancake, potatoes
Servings: 2
Calories: 246 kcal
Author: Elaine
Ingredients
  • 2 middle size potato , shredded
  • 1/2 cup starch , I use sweet potato starch
  • 1/2 tsp. salt or as needed
  • 1 pinch of ground black pepper powder
  • 1 tsp. Chinese five spice powder
  • 1/2 tbsp. vegetable oil
dips
  • 1 tbsp. Hunan Chopped chili sauce
  • 1 tsp. light soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp. boiled water or stock
  • 1/2 tsp. sesame oil
Instructions
  1. Peel the potatoes and cut into thin shreds. You may use a shredding tool. Try to make them similar in size so the cooking time can be similar too.
  2. In a large bowl, add salt, ground black pepper powder, five spice powder and starch. Mix well and set aside for around 5 minutes.
  3. Brush some oil in a pan, fry one side of the pancake over medium fire for around 1 to 2 minutes until shaped and slightly brown. Turn it over and continue frying the second side. Then slow down your fire and turn over the pancake several times to fry the two sides until crispy and brown.
  4. Serve directly or with the dips you want.It can be matched with sweet chili sauce or tomato sauce.
Recipe Notes

Decide your dipping sauce firstly and adjust the salt accordingly.

Nutrition Facts
Chinese Potato Pancake
Amount Per Serving
Calories 246 Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Fat 5g8%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Sodium 743mg32%
Potassium 773mg22%
Carbohydrates 45g15%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin A 50IU1%
Vitamin C 11.8mg14%
Calcium 64mg6%
Iron 3.9mg22%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Chinese potato pancake

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  1. Karo in the Kitchen says

    December 29, 2017 at 2:38 am

    This pancake looks almost exactly like Swiss ROSTI. It’s funny to see how such different cultures teat a potato!

    Reply
  2. James says

    January 14, 2018 at 7:38 pm

    Theese look amazing. What did you use for the potatoes? Can you use difference condimences instead?
    Thanks for sharing

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      January 16, 2018 at 10:02 am

      You can watch it with almost any dips you like, for example sweet and sour and hot and sour. It tastes great alone too.

      Reply
  3. Hanu says

    September 8, 2018 at 2:17 am

    While travelling from khatmandu to delhi I ate bread/ildi like thing in jet airways flight. I want to know if there is such recipe. If so post it please

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      September 12, 2018 at 6:58 pm

      Hanu,
      I am so sorry that I cannot identify the dish by information you provided.

      Reply
  4. Val says

    May 14, 2020 at 2:46 am

    5 stars
    We loved this–the five-spice powder really tasted good with the potato, and it was so crispy and nice! We had it with some chilli oil dip 🙂

    Reply
  5. JoeNYC says

    August 5, 2020 at 4:46 am

    In the US it’s called a hash brown and eaten for breakfast.

    Reply
    • Leia Stevens says

      November 16, 2020 at 9:42 am

      bruh are u frickin dumb Chinese potato pancakes are NOT hashbrowns or similar to hashbrowns. FYI I live in the US but I’m Chinese and I see nothing similar

      Reply
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