You take the potatoes and you just cut it up all different ways, and then you kind of mush it together and then flatten it and fry it and then you get a little potato pancake, flat pancake almost.

你拿着土豆，把它切成各种各样的条呀片呀，然后把它们挤压在一块，压成扁平状，再用油炸，然后你就可以做出一个小的土豆饼。

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Crumple a sheet of cooking paper, flatten it, and then place it over the pan.

揉皱一页烹调用纸，再拉平它，然后放在锅上。

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Pound slightly to flatten, then cook the bird under a heavy weight until the skin turns golden and crisp.

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