Golden Potato Latkes

Name: Golden Potato Latkes
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Jewish
Ingredients: 6 Tbsps butter; 2 larges eggs, lightly beaten; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 4 servings Kosher salt; 2 Tbsps lemon juice; 118 milliliters unsalted matzo meal; 1 medium onion; 6 Tbsps peanut oil; 1 teaspoons pepper; 1 kilograms Yukon gold potatoes, unpeeled; 1 small Garnishes: Yukon gold potatoes, green onions

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Golden Potato Latkes a try. One portion of this dish contains about 14g of protein, 41g of fat, and a total of 648 calories. This recipe serves 4. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Hanukkah. Head to the store and pick up yukon gold potatoes, lemon juice, pepper, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the onion you could follow this main course with the Candy Corn Cupcakes as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 40 minutes. This recipe is typical of Jewish cuisine.

Instructions

Grate potatoes and onion through large holes of a box grater; toss with lemon juice.

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Lemon Juice

Potato

Onion

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Box Grater

Spread mixture onto 2 clean, dry kitchen towels.

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Spread

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Kitchen Towels

Roll up each towel, starting with 1 long side. Wring towels to squeeze out excess liquid.

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Roll

Place potato mixture in a large bowl.

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Potato

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Bowl

Stir in eggs, matzo meal, salt, and pepper. (

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Mixture will by dry but will hold its shape when pressed together.)

Melt 2 Tbsp. butter with 2 Tbsp. oil in a deep electric skillet heated to 375 or in a large nonstick skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Drop 6 to 8 loosely packed 1/4 cupfuls potato mixture into hot butter mixture; press lightly to flatten into 3-inch rounds. Cook 3 to 5 minutes on each side or until golden brown.

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Butter

Potato

Cooking Oil

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Drain on paper towels.

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Sprinkle with additional salt. Repeat procedure with remaining butter, oil, and potato mixture.

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Butter

Potato

Salt

Cooking Oil

Serve latkes immediately, or keep warm on a wire rack on a baking sheet in a 250 oven up to 30 minutes.

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Garnish, if desired.

Note: For testing purposes only, we used Manischewitz Unsalted Matzo Meal.

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Matzo Meal

Golden Potato-Parsnip Latkes: Prepare recipe as directed, reducing potatoes to 2 lb. and grating 1 lb. peeled parsnips with potatoes and onion.

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Parsnip

Potato

Onion

Garnish with parsnip slices and fresh parsley sprigs, if desired.

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Parsnip

Golden Carrot-Zucchini Latkes: Prepare recipe as directed, reducing potatoes to 1 lb. and grating 1 lb. peeled carrots and 1 lb. zucchini with potatoes and onion.

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Potato

Zucchini

Carrot

Onion

Garnish with shaved carrots and zucchini, if desired. Note: To make the garnish, use a vegetable peeler to shave thin, lengthwise strips of carrot and zucchini. To make garnish ahead, wrap strips in damp paper towels, place in zip-top plastic bags, and chill up to 24 hours.

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