Potato Latkes
From lor 14 years agoIngredients
- 4 large potatoes, grated and either pressed between layers of paper towel or place in a sieve and press any liquid out. shopping list
- *For a change, I like to use 3 large potatoes and 1 yam/sweet potato shopping list
- 1 medium onion, finely grated on a box grater or a rasp, which takes forever shopping list
- 1 egg, beaten shopping list
- Note: you can add 1 whole beaten egg or for lighter latkes, you can beat 2 egg whites until there are peaks and fold them into the mixture. shopping list
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour shopping list
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder or 1/2 tsp. onion powder shopping list
- 1/2 tsp. salt (optional) shopping list
- vegetable oil for frying shopping list
- Note: If you want something a little different then grate half a medium zucchini or add a minced garlic clove and I sometimes like to add a pinch of cumin. shopping list
How to make it
- Peel and coarsely grate the potatoes.
- I like to drain my grated potatoes.
- Mix potatoes and onion with the beaten egg. flour, garlic powder and salt.
- Drop teaspoon size pancakes into HOT vegetable oil.
- Brown on both sides.
- Serve with sour cream and applesauce.
- Makes approximately 20-25 small latkes.
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Thanks for sharing this!
m11andrade in Kankakee loved it -
thank you for the variations and the tips..five forks
peetabear in mid-hudson valley loved it -
I've made these twice now. The first time they were a bit too starchy tasting for me, so the second time I shredded the potatoes then soaked them in very cold water for 10 min., drained, then soaked again in fresh cold water for another 10 min. Dra...more
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