bacon potato pancakes

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 slices bacon
• 4 idaho potatoes, peeled and shredded
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• vegetable oil for frying, or as needed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• cook bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain; let cool and crumble. reserve bacon drippings in skillet.
• combine crumbled bacon, potatoes, flour, eggs, garlic, thyme, salt, and black pepper in a large bowl.
• pour vegetable oil about 1/4-inch deep into skillet with bacon drippings and place over medium heat; heat until the oil and bacon drippings shimmer.
• gently drop potato mixture by heaping tablespoon into hot oil and flatten potatoes into small patties about 3 inches in diameter. cook until browned, about 3 minutes on each side.