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Recipe Kraut Cakes

Adapted from Polish Foodies' Fuczki Saurkraut Pancakes these are quick to whip up and taste like a deonstructed pierogi.


  • 1 cup kraut, finely diced
  • 1/2 white onion, diced
  • 1/2 cup rye flour
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tbspns sour cream
  • 2 tbspns water
  • 1/4 cup cheddar or parmesan cheese, shredded (optional)
  • 1/4 cup corned beef (optional)
  • 2 strips bacon, cooked and diced (optional)
  • Butter and/or Lard
  • Salt, Pepper and Sour Cream

Whisk egg, water and cream together. Add rye flour and mix. Mix in finely diced kruat and onion. Fry in a well oiled hot skillet in a mixture of lard and butter until browed on both sides. Top with a dollop of sour cream and salt to taste.

I've optionally tried making a cheesy corned beef or bacon versions which is also tasty.

Makes roughly 4 cakes each roughly 1/2 cup in size and 1/2" thick.

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