Bake them until the edges are well browned, and then with a slotted spatula turn them over and cook the latkes for another 8 to 10 minutes, or until the bottoms are browned. Perelman also discussed the story behind a recipe for grilled cheese in her new book, the smitten kitchen. Arthur schwartzs potato latkes recipe serious eats. Add the eggs, flour, salt, baking powder and pepper, and mix until the flour is absorbed. This recipe, from atlanta chef todd ginsberg, is pure latke perfection. Using a slotted spatula, transfer the latkes to the prepared baking sheet and keep warm in the oven while cooking the remaining batter. Gil marks homemade potato latkes recipe by gil marks. Repeat with the remaining zucchini mixture, adding more oil to the skillet as needed. Sweet potato pancakes latkes, a modern variation on tradition. Place together in a finemesh strainer or tea towel and squeeze out all the. See more ideas about smitten kitchen cookbook, smitten kitchen and food. The fried latkes can be kept at room temperature for up to 4 hours. On hanukkah, many jews fry potato pancakes called latkes in oil or maybe schmaltz. Halvah apple pie apple pie brownie donut cheesecake.
Deb perelman, author of the smitten kitchen cookbook blogger and now cookbook author deb perelman insists you dont need a big or. These latkes plus a brilliant sauce are the ones to make. Add 1 tablespoon of minced fresh dill, parsley, or basil. Take a handful of potato mixture and press into a flat disk in palm of one hand. Being new to the holiday via my husband, i still have a fear of making latkes and didnt do so tonight not a weeknight endeavor, in my book. Nprs all things considered gourmet hanukkah latkes. Shutterstock todays recipe from this weeks featured cookbook, arthur schwartzs jewish home cooking, is for potato latkes. Grate 3 large russet potatoes and 1 small onion in a food processer using the shredding disk. Continue making latkes until all the batter is used. Other chapters include noodle dishes, pancakes, barbecue, rice and grains. Fry on low heat for 3 to 4 minutes until underside is a deep golden brown, turn, and fry. There are two shelves in my kitchen that house approximately 50 cookbooks. Repeat the same process with the remaining potato mixture and bake the second pan of latkes for 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a paper towellined plate and serve warm with applesauce.
This book is one of the two that were combined to make her more popular. Boil water, and pour slowly over sweet potato mixture. My senior year in college, i shared an offcampus apartment with another woman. Replace 1 cup of grated potato with grated sweet potato or yam. Sweet potato and yellow split pea latkes with cilantro cream yellow split peas replace flour in this recipe for sweet potato latkes. Working quickly, transfer the mixture to a large bowl. You basically couldnt write a book by that title or blog about it without highlighting these little fried potato pancakes. Place the latkes on the prepared sheet pan and put the sheet pan in the oven to keep warm.
But a century ago, one company saw an opportunity to make the jewish fat of choice truly american. Sweet potato and yellow split pea latkes nourished kitchen. Grate potatoes with the onion, either by hand if you have the energy and the knuckles. Nov 26, 2015 these days, trendy latkes are in vogue. Breakfast latkes from the smitten kitchen just listened to the npr segment this morning. Even if you dont celebrate hanukkah, you likely love latkes. May be made 2 days in advance and reheated in the oven. Transfer drained potato mixture to second bowl and repeat process with remaining potato mixture. When the latkes are done, place them on a paper towel to absorb some of the oil. One of our favorite potato latkes and the best homemade. These latkes fry up crisp with frizzled, lacy edges. Dec 06, 2015 potato pancakes or latkes are traditional for both hanukkah and christmas for people from eastern european cultures. This results in a lighter, less greasy latke that also reheats wellso you can make a big batch in advance.
This spectacular book chronicles their journey and discoveries. Bas best breakfast recipes recipe perfect fried egg. 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. Fry until the pancakes are crisp and golden brown, about 4 minutes per side. It was definitely difficult for both of us to decide whose books to draw from, but i wanted to. Baked sweet potato latkes for a healthy hanukkah recipe. Smitten kitchen is a hugely popular blog, and deb perelman has. Grate the potatoes by hand or with the grating disk of a food processor.
Heat oil in large nonstick skillet on mediumhigh heat. Flip as needed to get a firm, darkerthangolden crust on both sides. Once the oil is hot a drop of batter placed in the pan should sizzle, use a heaping tablespoon to drop. Sometimes i do a cheese latke as well, but usually just potato. To the grated potatoes, add 1 grated onion, 2 lightly beaten eggs and 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs or matzo meal. Inspiring cooks and nourishing homes through daily recipes, tips, kitchen design, and shopping guides.
Make smaller latkes by using 2 tablespoons instead of 14 cup of the batter for each pancake. Here, schwartz recommends using matzo meal instead of flour for a crisper surface. The nofail guide to perfect hanukkah latkes bon appetit. 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. For regular size latkes, thats probbly six per potato. In a large bowl, whisk the flour or starch, baking powder if using, salt and pepper, and egg together. Slide the latke into the hot oil, using a fork to nudge the latke into the pan. Miracle of the potato latkes penn, malka, carmi, giora on. But you dont need a holiday to enjoy them they are delicious.
Prepare the flax egg by stirring the ground flaxseed and water together in a small bowl. For better latkes, rethink your cooking fat storey. Add 1 pressed or minced garlic clove and 12 teaspoon of seeded and diced chile. Combine both sweet potatoes and onion in colander and place over sink. Dec 22, 2016 the latke a fried potato pancake is one of the most common foods served during hanukkah.
I also love joy of cooking, smitten kitchen every day, gwyneth paltrows my fathers. Dec 16, 2011 place formed raw latkes on baking sheet and brush tops with oil. The front of the museum is graced with a largerthanlife baked potato statue, topped with a chaircushionsized butter pat replica i should have taken a photo. Dec 09, 2016 sweet potato and yellow split pea latkes with cilantro cream yellow split peas replace flour in this recipe for sweet potato latkes. The mailorder hanukkah dinner, from latkes to gelt recipe. See more ideas about book people, smitten kitchen cookbook and books. Crispy potato latkes gourmet dad, dont let the title fool you. Cupcake ipsum dolor sit amet chocolate bar halvah carrot cake donut. Apple latkes, from smitten kitchen purple potato latkes, from. This was an excellent book for lower elementary grades to learn about hanakah. Fry until a goldenbrown crust forms on bottom, then flip with a slotted spatula and fork until same color is achieved on other side. For better latkes, rethink your cooking fat storey publishing. Scoop 14 cup of the mixture onto a fish or flat spatula.
Set potato liquid aside and let stand so starch settles to bottom, at least 5 minutes. Repeat with remaining potato mixture, adding additional oil if needed. Jenn the npr story refers not to this latkes recipe, but to one in the smitten kitchen cookbook, which was released this week. I love the crispiness, the greasiness, the gooeyness of a good potato pancake. May 18, 2016 we spent an afternoon on friday, april 21, 2006, ambling through the idaho potato expo in blackfoot, idaho. Nov 30, 2010 drop potato mixture by scant 14 cupfuls into skillet. And no matter much brisket she makes or how many potato pancakes she. This is the book that every cook needs in their kitchen.
Drop potato mixture by scant 14 cupfuls into skillet. Potato latkes jewish kitchen chosen people ministries. Latkes, latkes is easy to read as well for older more skilled students. A smitten kitchen recipe notes that she gets 12 small latkes per 1 potato, 1 small onion, 1 egg and 14c flour. The latkes are easy to make, and gently flavored with mild chile and fresh red onion, before being panfried in coconut oil until they crisp and turn a deep brown. But what makes this precious pancake so incredibly fascinating is the crazy history of the latke and. Using a food processor with a coarse grating disc, grate the potatoes and onion. Mindy myers, founder of cooking round the world, an east baybased culinary program that offers classes at the jcc of san francisco, recently taught a workshop called. You should have a mixture the consistency of coarsely chopped apples for applesauce. Drop potato mixture, several heaping tablespoonfuls at a time, into skillet. Taking handfuls of the potatovegetable mixture, squeeze out as much water as possible and place on a clean kitchen towel. Resident chef kathy gunsts picks for best cookbooks of 2017.
Transfer the shredded potatoes and vegetables to a finemeshed sieve or colander. Ginsberg prefers to cook his latkes potato pancakes on a griddle rather than deepfrying them. Brownie muffin pastry cupcake cake dessert chocolate cake. Place 4 latkes in the skillet and cook for 3 minutes or until the bottom is a golden brown color. Drain in a colander and add to a large mixing bowl with 1 egg, 2 tablespoons flour, 12 teaspoon baking powder, a handful of shredded carrots and zucchini if your kids will stand for it recipe still works if you omit, salt and pepper to taste. Working in batches, drop the potato mixture into the hot fat. At the food52 holiday market 168 bowery, nyc, ill be demoing these cranberryorange breakfast buns, one of my favorite festive winter recipes.
Crispy potato latkes from the episode salmon and latkes. Add the remaining oil into the skillet and cook the other 4 latkes just like above. Here are 20 updated takes on the potato latke, modernized with everything from healthier vegetables to syrupy sauces. As promised in episode 37, here is savvy moms fantastic recipe for traditional potato latkes. In a medium heavybottomed pan over mediumhigh heat, pour in about 14 inch of the oil. Harissa chicken with leeks, potatoes and yogurt is a brilliant dish.
I also use a food processor, which makes them much to easier to make. If latkes are the star of the night, i would guess somewhere around 10 potatoes. Place together in a finemesh strainer or tea towel and squeeze out all. Crispy potato latkes gourmet dad, dont let the title. I know some cooks who say that you cant get the right consistency if you dont use a grater, but that usually ends with bloody knuckles. Heat the oil or butter over medium heat, preferably in a large, seasoned castiron or nonstick skillet. The smitten kitchen cookbook will also be for sale and ill be signing books between noon and 1pm. Cover potato mixture and microwave until just warmed through but not hot, 1 to 2 minutes, stirring mixture with fork every 30 seconds. Repeat with the other two bowls of latke batter to make twelve latkes in all.
Repeat until the pan is full but the latkes arent crowded. Hanukkah lights and latkes for nononsense foood writer bonny wolf, hanukkah dinner is always the same. Dec 07, 2012 transfer drained potato mixture to second bowl and repeat process with remaining potato mixture. Transfer the mixture to a clean dishtowel and squeeze and wring out as much of the liquid as possible. Dec 16, 2011 form latke mix into patties about 4 inches wide and 1 inch thick in the center. Cook the latkes over moderately high heat until the edges are golden, about 1 12 minutes. Since 2006, shes been tracking down, testing and blogging about recipes she thinks. We love a good latke okay, we love eating lots of latkes at a time. I have collected many recipes for latkes, including sweet potato latkes, butternut squash latkes, baked latkes, zucchini latkes, etc.
Using a grater or a food processor, coarsely grate the potatoes and onions. Potato latkes with applesauce recipe kitchen stories. Flip latkes and bake another 1015 minutes until golden on both sides. Cook 3 to 4 minutes or until golden brown, turning once.
Cook latkes about 4 minutes each side, until golden brown. When drained, put mixture in large bowl and mix in eggs and flour. How many pounds of potatoes do i need to make latkes. We had friends over for dinnerlighting the candles tonight. Recipes and wisdom from an obsessive home cook hardcover. Blogger and now cookbook author deb perelman insists you dont need a big or gourmet kitchen to make good food. Put oven rack in middle position, place rimmed baking sheet on rack, and heat oven to 200 deg. How many pounds of potatoes do i need to make latkes for. Drop in spoonfuls of batter, 4 or 5 at a time, and cook until the latkes are golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Nov 16, 2010 i make my latkes usually on the first night, to set the mood, and fry them up for the tradition and love of them. Spoon batter use a large kitchen spoon into the pan to create pancakes about 3 12 inches in diameter.
Taking handfuls of the potato vegetable mixture, squeeze out as much water as possible and place on a clean kitchen towel. Mar 18, 2008 todays recipe from this weeks featured cookbook, arthur schwartzs jewish home cooking, is for potato latkes. The following recipe is the traditional way to make these lovely, delicious fried treats. How to make classic potato latkes the new york times. Indianspiced vegetable fritters with currylime yogurt latke recipes elsewhere. The centuryold new york appetizing store delivers midsize latkes that taste just like bubbe used to make, clearly handshaped and savory and fried to perfection. Between batches, use a slotted spoon to strain any leftover bits of potato mixture out of the oil. We spent an afternoon on friday, april 21, 2006, ambling through the idaho potato expo in blackfoot, idaho.
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