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May 18, 2016 this brings me to the potato latkes of today. Even if you dont celebrate hanukkah, you likely love latkes. Spiralized sweet potato latkes recipe sweet potato latkes. Classic potato latkes recipe crispy jewish potato pancakes tori. We wait all year long to make these timehonored hanukkah delights. In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, onion, egg, salt, pepper and reserved potato starch. It is a digital cookbook and cooking guide alike, available on all platforms, that helps home cooks of every level discover, save and organize the worlds best recipes, while also helping them become better, more competent cooks. These classic potato latkes are the quintessential jewishstyle potato pancakes. But a century ago, one company saw an opportunity to. Dec 04, 2007 latke redux december 4, 2007 july 14, 2016 by deb jump to recipe, comments when i brought you rugelach pinwheels last week, i told the story of watching women make this on the martha stewart show and grumbling to myself about why they felt the need to change a cookie that was just perfect from the outset. Shape potato mixture by 2 tablespoonfuls into patties.

On hanukkah, many jews fry potato pancakes called latkes in oil or maybe schmaltz. These people are coming on the premise that they will be tasting traditional festival foods, which means i have to make three million homemade doughnuts and 10 million potato latkes. Food blogger deb perelman was initially a kale skeptic until this kale salad with pecorino and walnuts changed her mind. Dec 16, 2011 potato pancakes have a creamy, almost mashed potato like center, with a thin, golden, crisp exterior. Classic potato latkesits difficult to do my classically kosher thing which is to take classic jewish recipes and updatemodernize them with todays healthy options for less fat. Who can resist a crispy, salty latke with a fluffy potato center. In a large bowl, whisk the flour or starch, baking powder if using, salt and pepper, and egg together. Mix in sweet potato puree, then stir in dry ingredients just until they disappear. Dec 06, 2015 without any theological interest at all, though, potato pancakes do best with a good bit of oil in the pan you do pan fry, rather than deep fry them, but you need enough oil to come up a bit around the rough edges and brown the grated potato and it needs to be hot enough to crisp the potato, not just get soaked up. If you cant grate a couple of potatoes and an onion, beat in an egg, add a few tablespoons of flour or matzo meal, and fry the mixture in a skillet, then you dont have much business being in the kitchen. If youre looking for a traditional potato latke recipe, youve found it. Let cake rest in pan for 5 minutes on a cooling rack, then invert onto cooling rack. Serve with applesauce or sour cream, latkestyle, or breakfaststyle, with eggs and bacon. Stir in the potato onion mixture until all pieces are evenly.

Nov 24, 2002 latkes are a heavenly treat, and once the heavenly fragrance of fried foods wafts through the kitchen, even spartan dieters will sheepishly watch their noble resolution not to eat such things turn. Apple latkes in an earlier post about potato latkes, i share a few of my favorite tips. These latkes plus a brilliant sauce are the ones to make. How we use your email addressamericas test kitchen will not sell, rent, or disclose your email address to third parties unless otherwise notified. In our house, chanukah means latkes, potato pancakes. Using either the largest holes of a handgrater or the shredding blade of a food processor, grate the potatoes, onion, and carrot. Serve them hot and make more than you think you need. The salt many jewish families celebrate with foods such as latkes and donuts that are fried in. Dairy foods and fried foods are associated with hanukkah, but potato latkes actually. Dec 04, 2012 a hidden hanukkah tale of a woman, an army and some killer cheese. It was his favorite whenever he ate at our house, so he was delighted. A hidden hanukkah tale of a woman, an army and some killer cheese. Your email address is required to identify you for free access to content on the site. Im not short on potato love in my recipe box see the crispy potato roast, accordion potatoes, smashed potatoes, indian eggs and potatoes, and my purple potato salad with gorgonzola and bacon.

My mother added to the skillet later, recipes like sweet potato latkes, or curried. Americas test kitchen we wanted latkes that were light and not greasy, with buttery soft interiors surrounded by a shatteringly crisp outer shell. Potato pancakes for two years ago, my grandson requested a special dish to be included in his class cookbook, and this is the recipe i gave him. We celebrate the miracle of the holiday by cooking foods in oil in remembrance of the oil that was used to consecrate the temple, which lasted eight days instead of only one. This recipe, from atlanta chef todd ginsberg, is pure latke perfection. Learn to make crisp, flavorful jewish potato latkes for hanukkah or anytime. Dec 11, 2009 i think we can all agree that boxed mixes for latkes are completely unnecessary.

Using a food processor with a coarse grating disc, grate the potatoes and onion. Add 1 pressed or minced garlic clove and 12 teaspoon of seeded and diced chile. Make smaller latkes by using 2 tablespoons instead of 14 cup of the batter for each pancake. Potato latkes are really just potato kugel in pancake form. Ive never made latkes before and i was a little nervous. You will also receive free newsletters and notification of americas test kitchen specials. In an earlier post about potato latkes, i share a few of my favorite tips. If you want a change from potato pancakes, try this romanian fried. Scrape that gunk out of the bowl and mix that into the potato mixture. Put a medium heavybottomed pan preferably cast iron over mediumhigh heat, and coat the pan with the olive oil until it starts shimmering. Ginsberg prefers to cook his latkes potato pancakes on a griddle rather than deepfrying them. Since it was easier at the time for people to make potato latkes versus cheese latkes, it soon. Keeping them in a warm oven doesnt only keep them crisp for a long time after baking, but helps even out any uneveness from panfrying.

We wanted latkes that were light and not greasy, with buttery soft interiors surrounded by a shatteringly crisp outer shell. To achieve all of these goals, we needed to remove as much water as possible from the potato shreds by wringing the. How we use your email address americas test kitchen will not sell, rent, or disclose your email address to third parties. Then put it all into a bowl and add the eggs, green onions, flour and spices. Latkes, on the other hand, should have a deeply browned crust, with wispy, lacy edges. The addition of grated zucchini lightens what might otherwise become dense potato pancakes. A hidden hanukkah tale of a woman, an army and some. Keep latke waffles in oven until crisp about 5 to 10 minutes, or until all the other parts of your meal are ready.

Hash browns are all about crispy, burnished crust, with just enough potato y center to gain a third dimension and a little. Dec 23, 2016 these latkes plus a brilliant sauce are the ones to make for hanukkah jayne orensteinthe washington post. How we use your email address americas test kitchen will not sell, rent, or disclose your email address to third parties unless otherwise notified. Jenn the npr story refers not to this latkes recipe, but to one in the smitten kitchen cookbook. Listen, i love plain old potatoes as much as the next person. Use your wooden spoon to pick up a heaping of the potato mixture and then a spatula to flatten and shape the drops into discs. Transfer the mixture to a clean dishtowel and squeeze. When the edges of the latkes are brown and crispy, about 5 minutes, flip. All things considered samples traditional, updated latke recipes. I had 15 guests to cook for and got a lot of compliments on the latkes.

Classically kosher potato latkes recipe by liz cookeatshare. Potato latkes jewish kitchen chosen people ministries. The golden brown potato pancakes, usually served with applesauce and sour cream, are like mini hash browns, but they have plenty of potential beyond their traditional preparation. When the potato pancakes are a golden brown with crispy, lacy edges, perelman takes them out and keeps them warm in the oven while she fries. It is a digital cookbook and cooking guide alike, available on all platforms, that helps home cooks of. Potato latkes may not be essential to hanukkah, but cooking with oil is. Spoon batter use a large kitchen spoon into the pan to create pancakes about 3 12 inches in diameter. Place 14 of the potatoes, onion, eggs, salt, flour, and baking powder in the work bowl of a food processor. Replace 1 cup of grated potato with grated sweet potato or yam. Potato latkes are a favorite food during the festival of hanukkah.

Put the mixture into a towel and squeeze out all the moisture. Add the rest of the potatoes, and pulse again until all the potatoes are finely chopped and the mixture is thoroughly combined. Deb perelman, author of the smitten kitchen cookbook blogger and now cookbook author deb perelman insists you dont need a big or gourmet kitchen to make good food. Bonny wolf is a regular contributor to kitchen window and to nprs. In our kitchen it was always at least two stories, one stove. Traditional jewish recipe, crispy outside, fluffy inside. Latkes and jelly doughnuts, called sufganiyot, are favorite hanukkah foods. You have the power to keep us cooking, sharing these stories, and helping you in the kitchen. Both are fried in oil to symbolize the oil that burned for eight days and nights during the first hanukkah.

Transfer to a paper towellined plate and serve warm with applesauce. I keep my camera right outside on the nearest shelf thats taller than my son, she says. The salt many jewish families celebrate with foods such as latkes and donuts that are fried in oil, to honor a holiday miracle. Nprs all things considered gourmet hanukkah latkes.

Blogger and now cookbook author deb perelman insists you dont need a big or gourmet kitchen to make good food. Transfer to oiled baking sheet, paler side down, and place in warmed oven. Since it was easier at the time for people to make potato latkes versus cheese latkes, it. Tori authors the history kitchen blog for pbs food, and was previously. Theyre all great, but you dont need it to make good potato pancakes. Im always on the hunt for ways that i can prepare holiday classics with cleaner, betterforyou ingredients. Combine the grated sweet potato, grated onion, and lemon juice. If you prefer your potato latkes to not be flat, these fluffy potato latkes will certainly satisfy you. This results in a lighter, less greasy latke that also reheats wellso you can make a big batch in advance. Add 1 tablespoon of minced fresh dill, parsley, or basil. Spread batter in prepared pan, and bake cake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 to 40 minutes. First published march, 2017 on 20092020 smitten kitchen. Sep 23, 2015 americas test kitchen we wanted latkes that were light and not greasy, with buttery soft interiors surrounded by a shatteringly crisp outer shell.

While im a total sucker for comfort foods, a plate full of latkes is not exactly conducive to a happy, nonbloated tummy. The recipe isnt terribly different save the addition of baking powder, 1 teaspoon but it makes a few large pancakes that are the perfect base for a fried egg. This is the reason that you can use so little matzah meal or other flour the potato starch holds the latkes together giving both a richer potato flavor and a much better texture and consistency. Rachel willen of foodfix kitchen shares five tips for making.

Hence, this recipe for our baked sweet potato latkes. Nyt cooking is a subscription service of the new york times. Potato latkes above and brisket make for a traditional hanukkah dinner. Latkes, or potato pancakes, are a traditional food enjoyed during hanukkah, but you wont have to try very hard to find them on breakfast and brunch menus yearround. To achieve all of these goals, we needed to remove as much water as possible from the potato shreds by wringing them out in a kitchen towel and to minimize the release of what remained by microwaving the shreds briefly to. Take about 2 tablespoons of the potato mixture on the griddle, flatten with a large spatula, and fry for a few minutes until golden. Dec 16, 2006 despite the fact that it takes some kind of crazy to cook a separate meal while embedded in preparing a multicourse meal for a dinner party, yet another night of takeout even from my beloved kitchen market seemed unbearable last night, and seeing as it was the first night of hanukah, it was only appropriate to make a batch of latkes.