Polish potato pancakes

Ingredients

3 potatoes
1 small onion
1 small egg
2 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
canola oil for frying.

Method

1. Peel potatoes and grate on the fine side of the grater.

2. Grate onion.

3. Drain potatoes and onion.

4. In a bowl, beat egg, stirring in flour, salt and pepper until smooth.

5. Add drained potatoes and onion, stirring until well combined.

6. Heat 0.5cm of oil in a frying pan over medium high heat.

7. Add potato batter 1/4 cup at a time.

8. Using the back of a spoon, spread the batter until the pancake is about 1 1/4 cm thick.

9.  Cook to 2 to 3 minutes on each side.

10. Drain on paper towels to remove grease.