Saturday, May 22, 2010

how to make latkes / potato pancakes


i''ve been eating these all my life and i have never gotten tired of them. this is a pretty good and simple recipe with a good no nonsense video. enjoy.

Note: just be careful when you fry them. they are wet, and oil is hot!!!!


Adapted from Marlene Sorosky

TIME/SERVINGS
Total: 30 mins
Active: 30 mins
Makes: About 24 pancakes

INGREDIENTS
1 vitamin C tablet
2 tablespoons hot water
2 1/2 pounds peeled russet potatoes
1 peeled onion
2 tablespoons matzo meal
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
Vegetable oil, for frying
"\Applesauce\ and/or sour cream, for serving optional"

INSTRUCTIONS
1.  Place vitamin C tablet in a small bowl with hot water and stir to dissolve. Shred potatoes first
using the shredding blade and then the metal blade of a food processor (or use a hand shredder).
Add to vitamin C mixture.


2.  Shred onion in the food processor just as you shredded the potatos; add to potatoes. Add matzo
meal, eggs, salt, and baking powder and stir until incorporated.

3.  Pour 1/4 to 1/2 inch of oil into a large frying pan and heat over medium-high heat. Once oil is to
temperature (you can check by sticking a wooden utensil into the oil and seeing if bubbles form),
spoon 2 tablespoons of the potato mixture into the hot oil. Do not crowd the pan. Flatten latkes
slightly with the back of the spoon.

4.  Fry pancakes until golden on both sides, turning once. When you reach the end of the batter, pat
the mixture with a paper towel to remove excess liquid.

5.  After frying, remove the pancakes to paper towels to drain. Season with additional salt and serve
with applesauce and/or sour cream, if desired.



SOURCE: http://www.chow.com/recipes/14141-latkes-potato-pancakes

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I have a dumb question, what is the vitamin c tablet for? MMM now i want there :)

Anonymous said...

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the lunch guy said...

that'ss not a dumb question.

it is used for its citric acid which will prevent the potatoes from turning brown while you are waiting to fry them. as she says in the video, if you use lemon juice, it may impart a flavor you do not want in your pancakes.