My grandfather made the most amazing potato galettes. Unfortunately his recipe was never really written down and my mother and grandma both have only a vague idea of how he made them. I enjoy playing around with potato fritter recipes and like to think that he lends his watchful eye when I get in the kitchen and try them out.
If you’ve been reading my posts this week you’ll know that I have A LOT of apples to use! I grated a couple apples into these potato galettes and it really was delicious. The apple adds a nice and subtle sweetness to the starchy potatoes, and the crispy fritters dipped into a cold herby dip makes for the perfect snack.
Apple and Potato Fritters with Sour Cream and Herb Dipping Sauce
Makes about 15 small fritters
150 grams of grated potatoes
1 large macintosh apple, peeled and grated
2 tablespoons of Parmesan
2 tablespoons of rice or cake flour
1 egg yolk
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Vegetable oil
Grate the potatoes and apple into a small bowl. Place the mix into a kitchen towel and drain out the water. Transfer back to the bowl and fold in the flour, Parmesan and a good pinch of salt and pepper. Add the egg yolk and gently mix so all the ingredients are well incorporated.
Add a good drizzle of vegetable oil to a non-stick pan or skillet. Once the oil is hot, drop a heaping tablespoon of the potato mixture and flatten to form a disc with the back of a spoon. Cook for 1-2 minutes or until the side in contact with the skillet is nice and golden brown. Flip the fritters and cook the other side for 1-2 minutes. Remove from the heat and place on paper towels to soak up excess oil.
Sauce:
1/2 cup of sour cream
1 tablespoon of finely chopped parsley
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Whisk the sour cream and parsley in a small bowl. Add a pinch of salt and pepper and serve alongside the fritters.
Enjoy the read!
KennyT
October 1, 2009 at 3:34 pm (15 years ago)How gorgeous these fritters are! They look oh so yummy!!!
ABowlOfMush
October 1, 2009 at 3:56 pm (15 years ago)Yum! Drool!
I’m bookmarking these, lovely flavors!
Carrie
October 1, 2009 at 4:02 pm (15 years ago)These look absolutely fabulous! I’m so curious how they taste with the apple in there.
Dawn
October 1, 2009 at 4:49 pm (15 years ago)Oh how I love apple fritters. :::sigh:::
These look sooooo good!!
Anonymous
October 1, 2009 at 9:46 pm (15 years ago)These look DIVINE!!!! I love potato fritters and I am anxious to try these out… 🙂
noobcook
October 2, 2009 at 8:54 am (15 years ago)I love apples and potatoes, and I love the beautiful fitters you made with them. Gorgeous! 🙂
zurin
October 2, 2009 at 11:11 am (15 years ago)These look and sound yummy. I love potates..one of my favorite foods but never thought of combining them with apples. How ingenious!
Sara
October 2, 2009 at 11:39 am (15 years ago)I love these, I make really yummy potato and onion cakes that would be even better with some grated apple added in. Looks fabulous!
Muneeba
October 2, 2009 at 12:38 pm (15 years ago)These are going straight into my “snacks” file … can’t wait to bite into these! So pretty! Loving your blog, your recipes, and definitely your pics!
Veggie Belly
October 3, 2009 at 12:30 am (15 years ago)Oh my! That looks so very yummy!
peasepudding
October 3, 2009 at 5:01 pm (15 years ago)They sound delicious and look gorgeous, lovely photos!
The Cookbook Apprentice
October 4, 2009 at 5:46 pm (15 years ago)These look just wonderful! It’s interesting, today I posted a blog about a recipe similar to a soup my grandmother made which I don’t have a recipe for.
Rawmazing
October 5, 2009 at 9:11 am (15 years ago)Beautiful photography! So nice to find you!
Reginald
October 5, 2009 at 10:01 am (15 years ago)Yum!
I gonna gives these a try.
Great job (and the photog
is amazing!)
Cheers.
Ramya Kiran
October 5, 2009 at 2:54 pm (15 years ago)Wow, thats looking delicious!
Leslie
October 5, 2009 at 10:46 pm (15 years ago)I love the idea of the apples in with the potatoes!!!!
Thanks for visiting my blog and commenting on my Halloween Cookies
Karen
October 5, 2009 at 11:39 pm (15 years ago)Oh man these look good. I love fritters, and dipping sauce is required! You have inspired me to cook some up this weekend, which I haven’t done in way too long!
Candy
October 6, 2009 at 10:22 pm (15 years ago)These look sooo good! And I have all the ingredients to make them!
Sam@BingeNYC
October 8, 2009 at 4:11 pm (15 years ago)Yum yum yum! Love the flavor combo of apple + potato. These look fantastic.
Pamela
October 8, 2009 at 7:09 pm (15 years ago)Those fritters look amazing and I bet they taste even better.
Kevin
October 11, 2009 at 4:26 pm (15 years ago)I like the sound of mixing apple into those savoury potato fritters.
biz319
October 16, 2009 at 4:07 pm (15 years ago)Love this combination! I never made an apple pie I was going to, so I may have to make these.
Christine is vegetarian.
October 21, 2009 at 1:12 pm (15 years ago)I’m excited to try these myself. Thanks for the inspiration!
Betty
November 17, 2009 at 6:34 pm (14 years ago)this looks amazing, definitely bookmarking it 🙂
u have lovely photo’s & such uniquie recipes, keep it up xx
Anonymous
November 27, 2009 at 1:03 pm (14 years ago)Made these as an appetizer for Thanksgiving, served with apple-cranberry chutney. They were well received and I want some more right now … thanks for the recipe! BTW I added a couple tablespoons of onion and an extra egg. Just FWIW.
Chocolate Shavings
November 27, 2009 at 6:01 pm (14 years ago)Anonymous: I’m so glad you liked them! Onions are definitely a good call for these! They’re also very good with a couple tablespoons of grated aged cheddar cheese.