Latkes
Ben On Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at 09:23AM It's almost Chanukah, and that means dreidels, gelt, and potato pancakes, or latkes.
There are all sorts of frozen latkes, which are basically glorified tater tots. There are mixes, which is more like a potato cake, than a potato pancake, and there are all sorts of really complicated recipes for them. But, we like simple and from scratch here. So simple and from scratch is it.
There should also be an egg or two there, but by the time I realized that the potatoes were shredded and the onion chopped.
On that note. Chop a clove of garlic, and the onion.
Wash off the potatoes, and shred it into a bowl of cold water. This will keep the potatoes from browning and help wash the starch off.
Heat up a pan with oil. Drain the potatoes, and ring them out, in small batches, by wrapping them in a dish towel and twisting. The drier you get them, the better. Mix with the chopped onion and garlic, season with salt and pepper.
Beat an egg, and stir it in to the potato-onion mixture. This will help bind everything together.
Form the mix into patties and drop them in the oil. Fry on the first side for about 2 minutes, and then on the other side for another minute, or more depending on the temperature.
Since this isn't a deep fry, you're going to have to play the timing and temperature control by ear. If yo want to test the oil, drop a shred of potato in the oil, it should start bubbling immediately. Flip the latkes when they've browned on the bottom and hold together well. You'll lose a little bit, here and there, but overall they'll stick together.
Serve with some applesauce.
Ingredients:
2 Russet Potatoes
1/2 White Onion
1 Clove of garlic
1 egg, beaten
salt and pepper
oil for frying
Procedure:
1. Chop the onion and garlic
2. Shred the potatoes into a bowl filled with cold water.
3. Heat a pan with oil
4. Drain and dry the potatoes, and mix with onions and garlic.
5. Beat the egg, and stir into the mixture to bind it.
6. From patties and drop into the oil.
7. Fry 2 minutes or until browned and stuck together. Then flip and repeat.
