Another recipe from my Polish heritage. I cooked with my father twice in my life, and we both agreed all we wanted for lunch was “placki ziemniaczane”. We would eat them with a sprinkle of sugar (god forbid!) and sour cream (once the reset is over), but they are delicious as they are or with a fried egg on top.

Ingredients:

600 gr Maris Piper potatoes, grated on the large setting

1 small onion, peeled and finely sliced

4 tbsp ground almonds (usually flour)

1 large egg

salt, black pepper and herbs to taste (I like rosemary, finely chopped)

Olive or coconut oil to fry

1-2 eggs per person

Mix all the ingredients well in a large bowl. In a frying pan heat enough oil to cover the bottom of the pan.

Using a table spoon, form balls of potato mix that you’re going to flatten in the pan with the back of the spoon. Cook for about one minute and a half on each side, until golden and crisp, then drain onto a plate lined with kitchen paper. Once all the potato mix has been fried, break the eggs in the same pan and fry to your preferred stage (I like a runny yolk). Serve straight away on top of your fritters.

Enjoy!