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Potato, Courgette, and Cavelo Nero Pancakes

A savory pancake made with grated courgette, potato, cavolo nero, spring onions, dill, eggs, flour, and spices.

From the Wikibooks Cookbook · 10 ingredients
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Why it works: Potato and dill work together. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 423 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Potato, Courgette, and Cavelo Nero Pancakes

Time3–4 minutes per side

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the vegetables

  1. Coarsely grate the courgette in a food processor or with the coarse side of a cheese grater.

  2. Sprinkle the grated courgette with salt and let sit for about 15 minutes. Then squeeze through a fine mesh or cheesecloth to remove moisture.

  3. Finely grate the potatoes with the fine side of a cheese grater, or coarsely shred them in a food processor and then lightly chop with a knife. Squeeze out moisture with a cheesecloth or fine mesh.

  4. Remove the stem from the cavolo nero and finely slice it.

Make and cook the pancakes

  1. Combine the grated courgette, grated potato, sliced cavolo nero, sliced spring onions, and chopped dill in a bowl. Add the eggs, flour, and pepper, then mix with a spoon.

  2. Heat a pan over medium heat and add a few tablespoons of oil. Drop a spoonful of batter into the pan and flatten with a spatula to about 4 inches in diameter. Cook for 3–4 minutes, flip, and cook another 3–4 minutes, adding more oil as needed.

  3. Drain the cooked pancakes on paper towels to remove excess oil.

Serve

  1. Serve the pancakes with sour cream, applesauce, or ketchup.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1014Calories
27 gProtein
35 gFat
149 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Canola1 tbsp (14g)124
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Potato + dilltop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together423 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  2. Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Dill + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,630 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Kale + flourtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together147 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Potato + kaletop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together171 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Potatoes
Starch that binds the batter and crisps to a golden exterior when fried.
Eggs
Bind the grated vegetables together so the pancakes hold their shape.
All-purpose flour
Absorbs leftover moisture and helps the batter hold together while frying.
Courgette (zucchini)
Provides the main bulk and moisture, which must be squeezed out first.

The step that matters

Squeezing out the moisture. Grated courgette and potato release a lot of water. If it is not squeezed out, the batter becomes loose, the pancakes steam instead of browning, and they may fall apart in the pan.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, kale, dill, egg, flour, pepper):

  1. Chivefits better
  2. Shallotfits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, kale, dill, egg, flour, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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