Have you tried a latke before? It's a type of potato pancake that's part of the Jewish cuisine and traditionally prepared for Hanukkah. It's absolutely delicious and quite easy to make! We made some recently and wanted to share the recipe with you all! See below for more.
Ingredients:
2 lbs. baking potatoes (like russet)Instructions:
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Peel the potatoes and grate them. I used the finer side of the grating disk in my food processor. Rinse the shredded potato in a colander (to prevent browning) and transfer to a clean tea towel. Gather up the sides to the tea towel and ring out as much liquid as possible from the potatoes. This step is very important!
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Using the regular blade, finely dice the onions in the food processor. If doing by hand, use a box grater, then dice to get them really fine.
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In a large bowl, beat the eggs and combine salt, pepper, and matzo meal. Mix in the potatoes and onions.
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Heat a large skillet with about 1cm of canola oil on medium heat. When the oil is hot, drop latke mixture into the pan using a 1/4cup measuring cup. When the bottom us golder brown (takes a few minutes), flip it over to brown the other side. Place cooked latkes on a plate with paper towel to drain a bit while cooking the rest.
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Eat them hot. Traditional toppings are sour cream or apple sauce, but our new household favourite is sour cream and Chili OKAZU.
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Use for spicier topping:
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