Bacon Potato Pancakes  (Fun. - Some nights)

Ingredients

4 slices bacon

4 potatoes, peeled and shredded

30 g all-purpose flour

2 eggs4 garlic cloves, minced

2 g chopped fresh thymesalt and ground black pepper to taste

vegetable oil for frying, or as needed

How to:

1) 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.

2) Combine crumbled bacon, potatoes, flour, eggs, garlic, thyme, salt, and black pepper in a large bowl.

3) 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.

4) 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.

Enjoy and Lick That Plate!