Easy potato latkes - Chanukah
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Easy potato latkes - Chanukah

(4.8/5)

Servings

Makes approximately 30 latkes

Easy potato latkes - Chanukah

Ingredients

3 large or 4 medium-sized potatoes

1 onion

100 g normal matzo meal

50 g fine matzo meal

1 tsp salt

1 tsp course ground black pepper

vegetable oil for frying

Instructions

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1. Peel the potatoes and the onion

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2. Add the matzo meal so that the mixture becomes sticky but is not too runny. The texture needs to be malleable so you can form the latkes.

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3. Add the salt and pepper and mix well.

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4. Form the mixture into round flat latkes approximately 6 cm by 6 cm each.

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5. Heat some vegetable oil in a deep frying pan. The oil should be an inch or so thick.

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6. Put as many latkes as will fit in the pan and fry them on one side, on a medium heat, for approximately 5 – 7 minutes or until they are golden brown.

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7. Turn each latke and fry on the other side for approximately 5 minutes until they are golden brown.

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8. Remove the latkes from the pan and place in a kitchen paper-covered dish which will soak up the excess oil. This can be placed in a low oven to keep warm while the remaining latkes are cooked.

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9. Add a bit more oil and cook your next batch of latkes. Repeat as necessary.

Categories & Tags

Festival Cooking