Potato Pancakes

• 1 large baking potato (1 pound)
• 1 small onion (4 ounces)
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• Peanut oil

Grate the potatoes into cold salt water. Let them sit for 5 minutes, then wring them out in a towel to get all the moisture out. Grate onion, mix everything but flour. Add flour until no longer wet. Fry in peanut oil