Potato carrot pancakes with festive sour cream

(from Cheri7787’s recipe box)

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup light sour cream
  • 1 small chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, minced OR 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard OR 2 tablespoons cranberry
  • sauce
  • 2 green onions, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 small yellow onion, grated  
  • 2 large carrots (about 1/2 pound), peeled and grated
  • 1 large russet potato (about 3/4 pound), peeled, grated and squeezed to remove excess water
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt 
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided

Directions

  1. In a small bowl combine sour cream with your flavoring choice: chipotle pepper, mustard or cranberry sauce. Set aside. In a large bowl, fold together onions, carrots, potatoes, egg, flour, salt and pepper until well combined. Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Working in batches, form each pancake by dropping about 2 tablespoons of the potato mixture into the skillet. Space pancakes about an inch apart, flatten and cook, flipping once, until deep golden brown and cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes total. (Add remaining 3 tablespoons oil to skillet halfway through.) Transfer to a paper-towel lined baking sheet to drain briefly. Serve with a teaspoon of flavored sour cream on each.

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