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Potato pancakes with smoked meat and marjoram

Name: Potato pancakes with smoked meat and marjoram
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Slovak
Ingredients: Vegetable oil; All-purpose flour; Milk; Salt and pepper; Marjoram; 1 kg Potatoes; 1 Egg; Dried garlic; 250 g Smoked meat

Pan-fried potato pancakes with garlic and marjoram, each filled with a slice of smoked meat. Serve as a hearty main dish for four.

Slovak cuisine · Translated from Slovak · October 24, 2026

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Servings: 4 servings
Difficulty: Easy
Cuisine: Slovak

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Potato pancakes with smoked meat and marjoram are a variation on a dish found throughout Slavic cuisines. Make a batter with grated potatoes, an egg, milk, a little all-purpose flour, dried garlic, and marjoram, then fry it in oil as small pancakes. While the underside cooks, place a slice of smoked meat on each pancake and cover it with another spoonful of batter, enclosing the meat inside.

They are ready in about 20 minutes and are served as a hearty main dish.

Instructions

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First, heat a skillet. Grate the potatoes and add the marjoram, salt, pepper, and egg.
Pour in the milk and add 1 to 2 tbsp all-purpose flour, depending on the amount of potatoes, along with the garlic. Mix until well combined.
Once the skillet is hot enough, pour in sunflower oil and fry small pancakes. As they cook, place a slice of smoked meat on each pancake. After a short while, cover the meat with another layer of potato batter.
Flip the pancakes and fry on the other side.

Tip: Cut the smoked meat into thin slices smaller than the pancakes so the top layer of batter covers them completely and they stay in place when flipped.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per serving, calculated from the ingredients

Energy: 399 kcal
Protein: 18 g
Carbohydrates: 46 g
of which sugars: 2.5 g
Fat: 16 g
of which saturates: 5.6 g
Fiber: 5.4 g
Salt: 2.5 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Zemiakové placky s údeným mäsom a majoránom