https://thesmartcookiecook.com
  • Home
  • All recipes
  • Blog
    • Beauty
    • Foods
    • Health
    • Lifestyle
    • Wellbeing
  • About
  • Contact
  • Home
  • All recipes
  • Blog
    • Beauty
    • Foods
    • Health
    • Lifestyle
    • Wellbeing
  • About
  • Contact
  • Home
  • Recipes
  • Potato latkes recipe

Potato latkes recipe

Posted on Mar 28th, 2022
by Matthew
Categories:
  • Recipes

Potato Latkes recipe


⚠ Note: for metric to imperial (or vice-versa) conversion please refer to our article on Cooking Measurements 101.
♼ Featured image is generic and may not represent the (final) appearance of a dish.
♼ Recipe origin is unknown.


By thesmartcookiecook.com
A recipe of Potato latkes recipe. Read more below.
Potato latkes recipe, recipe Rating: 4.4
Number of votes:86



Ingredients

500 g potatoes, a mix of floury and waxy varieties
1 medium onion
1 tsp salt
1 dash(es) black pepper, freshly ground
1 dash(es) nutmeg, to taste, optional
1 large egg, beaten
2 tbsp flour
2 tbsp white breadcrumbs


Instructions

Peel the potatoes and onion. Grate the potatoes or shred in a food processor (a medium shred is best as the potato retains some structure when cooked). Place the shredded potato into the centre of a clean tea towel. Bring the corners of the tea towel and sides together in one hand so that the potato forms a ball within the towel. Twist the ball of potato against the towel to wring out as much surplus moisture as possible. Tip contents into a bowl.

As an alternative to using a tea towel, my preference is to place the grated potato in a bowl, hold the bowl so that it will allow moisture to drain out and squeeze the potato between your fingers of the other hand, repeating as often as necessary to squeeze all the excess moisture. You will be surprised to see just how much liquid is released!

For a softer, less textured finish that some prefer, place the peeled potatoes in a pan of lightly salted water and bring to the boil. Simmer for 3-5 minutes. Drain and refill the pan with cold water to cool the potatoes. Shred as before, but do not squeeze the potato.

Chop the onion with a sharp knife as finely as possible. I do not suggest shredding or grating it as the process can release a substantial amount of liquid from the onion and there is no point adding moisture when so much has been squeezed out. Add the chopped onion to the potato and mix thoroughly. Add the beaten egg and mix roughly. Add salt, pepper, nutmeg (if wanted), flour and breadcrumbs and mix thoroughly. The mix should be quite firm to the touch. If it feels quite wet, add a little more flour and breadcrumbs and mix again. The mixture should hold together when a small amount is formed into a ball.

If shallow frying, pour sufficient oil into a frying pan to a depth of less than half an inch or 1cm. Heat until the oil is lightly smoking. Reduce heat. If deep frying, I use an electric deep fryer, pour in the specified quantity of oil and set the fryer to 180°C or 190°C.

Take a quantity of the potato mixture and form into a flattened pancake that fits within the size of your hand and about 1/2 inch or 12mm thick. Repeat for the remainder. You should have 8 pancakes of roughly equal size. Dependent upon the size of your pan, fry 2, 3 or 4 at a time for about 6 minutes or until browned. Turn them over two or three times once they begin to colour until evenly coloured on both sides. Drain on two or three layers of kitchen towel.

Serve a portion of two, hot with cold sliced meats, salamis etc. Also delicious with frankfurters, saveloys or wiener sausages. Serve with a mustard of choice and a fresh mixed salad or vegetables of choice.

If there is a surplus, they can be frozen, thawed and rewarmed before serving.


Preparation time:

ca. 20 min

Grade of difficulty:
easy
Calories per portion:
n/a

Related posts:

Breaded bacon recipe My favourite biscuits Sweet potato gnocchi with hickory smoked duck and bourbon praline cream recipe Potato pancake recipe


Reference: Potato latkes recipe

Recipe type: xarchivex

Find more recipes on thesmartcookiecook.com or see our latest posts.
(Visited 21 times, 1 visits today)

Matthew

An amateur chef, mainly cooking for friends and peers. Likes to drink good wine, too. Sous-vide apprentice. Prefers salty food over sweetstuff.

Add Your Comment Cancel reply

Popular Cuisines

French

French

Greek

Greek

Italian

Italian

Categories

Beauty

Beauty

Foods

Foods

Health

Health

Lifestyle

Lifestyle

Recipes

Recipes

Wellbeing

Wellbeing

Latest Comments

  1. xzvf98 on Guinness beer floats recipeJanuary 13, 2023

    love guinness <3

  2. ag1972 on Winter fruit compoteJanuary 1, 2023

    simple, yet tasty. tnx

  3. thardy on Classic chicken cacciatore recipeDecember 30, 2022

    New year's dinner idea :) thanks for the recipe.

  4. alice on Crispy golden ballsDecember 24, 2022

    Was looking for this recipe, now I found it. Many thanks! I've bookmarked this website. alice

  5. ann88 on Banana chocolate chip sconesDecember 17, 2022

    Definitely tasty if you ask me :)

Popular Tags

10 ingredients or less 60 min or less Bake berries Bread Breakfast Brunch Cake Caramel cheese Cheesecake Chocolate Christmas Citrus Cocoa dairy Dessert Dinner Dip Easy Egg-free eggs fatty acids Fruit Green vegetables Healthy Healthy food Herbs and spices minerals Muffins No bake Nuts Omega-3 Pies Refreshing Sauce Snack Soup Sweets Tart Tomato Vegetables Vegetarian vitamins Weekday dinner

Recent posts

  • Inge’s health bread
  • Lemon lime tart recipe
  • Carolyne’s lemon curd recipe
  • Morning after burger recipe
  • Alligator chili recipe
  • Ham and leek quiche recipe
  • Leeks gratin recipe
  • Green mountain lemon bread recipe
  • Boiled cabbage with bacon recipe

Menu

  • Home
  • Recipes
  • About
  • Latest
  • Contact

Random posts

  • Honeydew melon in coconut milk recipe
  • Sicilian spaghetti salad recipe
  • Fresh peach cobbler recipe
  • Lemon coconut cheesecake recipe
  • Honey wholemeal bread
  • Rhubarb walnut bread
  • Almond honey and orange cake recipe
  • Lemon dill marinade recipe
  • Mango tart recipe
  • Spicy mango chutney recipe
  • Grilled bourbon tuna steaks recipe
  • Fresh tomato soup with cheese cro tons recipe
  • Rosemary shortbread recipe
  • Lindsay’s famous cranberry nut bread recipe

  • Home
  • Blog
  • Recipes
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy

Thesmartcookiecook.com©2022. healthiack.com