Kartoffelkratzet - kartoffelschmarren

4 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
500gramsPotatoes, cooked in their jackets, and peeled (a
Generous lb)
2Eggs
1tablespoonSour cream or milk
3tablespoonsFlour
1dashSalt
1tablespoonSugar
100gramsLard (1/2 cup less 1 Tbsp)

Directions

From grandmother's more thrifty times; rarely encountered today.

Grate the potatoes, then combine with the other ingredients to a viscous mixture. Fry the potato mixture in the hot lard.

This used to be served with rhubarb.

Serves 4.

From: D'SCHWAEBISCH' KUCHE' by Aegidius Kolb and Leonhard Lidel, Allgaeuer Zeitungsverlag, Kempten. 1976. (Translation/Conversion: Karin Brewer) Posted by: Karin Brewer, Cooking Echo, 8/92