Bacon Potato Pancakes
Description
This recipe for bacon potato pancakes is flavorful, crunchy, and loaded with smoky bacon, aromatic thyme, and garlic — great with any meal of the day.
Ingredients
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4 slices bacon
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4 Idaho potatoes, peeled and shredded
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2 eggs
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1/4 cup all-purpose flour
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4 garlic cloves, minced
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1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
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salt and ground black pepper to taste
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vegetable oil for frying, or as needed
Directions
1
Cook bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain; cool, then crumble. Reserve bacon drippings in the skillet.
2
Combine crumbled bacon, potatoes, eggs, flour, garlic, thyme, salt, and black pepper in a large bowl.
3
Heat ¼-inch vegetable oil with drippings in the skillet over medium heat until oil and drippings shimmer.
4
Drop potato mixture by heaping tablespoonfuls carefully into hot oil; flatten into patties about 3 inches in diameter. Cook until browned, about 3 minutes per side.