Tocinei
Automatically translated from Romanian. See the Romanian original
Traditional Moldavian tocinei made from grated potatoes, simple and crispy, pan-fried and served sweet or savory, according to your taste.
Ingredients
Method
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Grate the potatoes (using a coarse or fine grater, depending on your preference).
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Add the wheat flour, eggs, and salt to the grated potatoes.
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Mix everything well.
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Scoop the mixture with a wooden spoon, place it in the pan, and shape it into a flat patty.
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Fry in the pan, preferably using palm oil.
The story behind this recipe
A recipe from our beautiful childhood..
Tocinei can be eaten either with sugar or sweet cream, or with cheese or other savory spreads.
The base recipe is as follows:
Take **5 potatoes**, grate them (I prefer the coarse grater, but the original recipe calls for the fine one), then add **2-3 tablespoons of wheat flour**, **2 eggs**, and 1/2 teaspoon of **salt.**
That’s it! Do not add sugar, lemon, or thyme. This is the recipe, and then you can combine the tocinei with whatever you like.
Photo source: Masterchef Romania.
Mix everything together, scoop with a wooden spoon, place in the pan, and shape them into flat patties right there. Fry in the pan, preferably in palm oil.
They go wonderfully with pastry cream (I’ll leave the recipe here: [link](http://thinkovereatsmart.blogspot.ro/2015/02/breakfast-with-love.html)) and tart jam. They also work with yogurt, sour cream... or ketchup. They go with everything. I'm off, they’re getting cold!
Avoid excessive consumption, though!
To your health :*
