Easy Potato Pancakes - Polish Placki Ziemniaczane

I was married to my Polish husband for 47 years and he taught me this dish the first week we were married. We always had them with some baked ham slices and ALWAYS served with applesauce and sour cream. He passed away in 2017 and every time I make this most favorite dish, I remember how much fun I had learning to cook new foods. Thanks, Jenny, for sharing your recipes with us. And for reminding me how much I love cooking even at age 72. 🥹❤️

Looking for a potato pancake recipe and I got a blast from the past. The Jenny Jones show was my favorite thing to watch when I was a teenager.

This lady knows her stuff. I loved potatoe pancakes as a kid and I never in(all these years) learned how to make them. I can't wait. Even a little lesson on flipping. I love this lady.

Thanks for posting this Jenny. We had a family friend from Ukraine, her husband was Polish, so she used to cook a lot of stuff he wanted, and she used to let me help her make plackis about 40 years ago when I was like 7. I would help her hand-grate the potatoes and onions (one time cutting my hand, ugh) and she would melt the butter in the pan. The smell while they were cooking was unreal, and I'll never forget that and the taste of them. I attempted to make them recently and while they were not exactly like she made them, the flavour took me right right back to when I was a kid. Your method of draining the water for 5 minutes and putting the starch back in makes total sense, and i think I can now better replicate the ones she made because of that. By the way, if anyone actually read down this far, they are pronounced plat-skis !!

I always used to beg my grandma to make these. She’s still alive, she just turned 90 and is fighting cancer. I wanna make these because I miss them. Thanks for the recipe.

This gal is wonderful at giving directions. Best I have ever watched. Simple, easy to follow. thank you so much.

Good food doesn’t have to be complicated. Your teaching style is perfect

I'm eating these right now -Absolutely the best potato pancakes ever! They were simple to make, fast, and pretty-much fool-proof. I've tried many, many recipes but this is hands-down the best.

I found your video a few years ago. It’s been the best Potato Pancake recipe ever. Thanks.

Hi Jenny, firstly a BIG thank you for showing us all of those wonderful Polish dishes. I’m Polish and it’s really nice to see some Polish recipes. Secondly, my grandma used to make those pancakes very often. She always grated the potatoes and onions on a grater. And she fried them really thin. So they were incredibly crispy and thin. We ate them for dinner either with sour cream and chives or with sugar. From where I am we call them placki ziemniaczane. Actually, I haven’t made them in a really long time. You inspired me to. Thanks once again!

I couldn't even finish this video without saying that your kitchen makes me so happy. All that colour. Wow! That is the coolest knife I have ever seen!

Jenny, I missed you after all these years. I am so happy to of found your channel! I am glad you're doing well. You look amazing! ❤

I can't tell you how thankful I am for this recipe. My mum made THE BEST potato pancakes, but I'm approaching 20 years without her, and 33 years+ without her making them for our family. She was Ukrainian, and this recipe is almost exactly hers with one major important difference that I can't wait to try- the 5 min drain through the strainer. I have not been able to for figure out why mine are so watery and greasy. I would use more oil because of the watery batter. Now I know what to do!! I am trying this tomorrow. Thank you and God bless you!

My mother from Poland, misses her food … thank you, you brought me back to childhood.

Certainly brings back memories of my Grandma! Makes me hungry just watching! Potato cakes were always a favorite of mine! Thanks!

Potato pancakes is yummy, I’ve made this before it’s good,a different way to have potatoes

I have these for lunch often. They're great with homemade ketchup or even with maple syrup! So versatile.

I love your humour whilst making all these goodies.Your a natural. Thank you for sharing. X

Thank you! My husband and I both grew up having these as part of our regular mealtimes and loved them. After several attempts with no real success we were frustrated beyond belief. While we had the recipe we somehow managed to never been allowed to help beyond grating the potatoes and onion and as a result we were missing one step. We weren't adding the potato starch back in and as a result they wouldn't fry properly. We tried adding a little more flour, a little more of liquid back in and even tried an extra egg all with no success, it never even occured to me to add starch back in, even though I was aware it separated from the water when I did the clean up,. Thank you again, we're so happy to be able to add them to the menu rotation for our family. 😊

My mother was polish and this is about the only dish I still know how to make. Love the channel