Potato Cakes with Mushroom Sauce

Description

Potato cakes with creamy mushroom sauce. Originally the sauce is being made from these mushrooms, but you can use any mushrooms you have.

 Ingredients

For 8 potato cakes
6-8 potatoes
125 ml milk
50 g butter
1 egg
Flour
1 small onion
Mushrooms (e.g. champignons) 700 gr., chopped
200 g sour cream
Vegetable oil
Salt
Ground black pepper (to taste)

Instructions

Potato cakes: Peel the potatoes and boil until ready. Mash, adding the milk and butter. Beat the egg and add to the mashed potatoes. Add 5 tablespoons of flour and mix thoroughly. In a frying pan preheat the oil. Form 8 potato cakes, roll them in the flour and fry in the frying pan until golden brown, 2-4 minutes on each side.
Sauce: Chop the onion. In a frying pan preheat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil and fry the onion for 2-3 minutes. Add the mushrooms and fry over medium heat for 5-7 minutes. Add the sour cream and simmer for about 3 minutes. Add gradually a teaspoon of flour, mix well and simmer for 2 minutes until you will have a nice sauce. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
To serve, place the potato cakes onto a serving plate and spoon over the mushroom sauce.