Potato Pancakes

Summary

Yield
Prep Time1 hours
CountryJewish
Main IngredientVegetable
MealAppetizer/Small plate
SeasonAny Time

Description

Here is one of my favorite recipes for Hanukkah. I kid you not, the pancakes is the best recipe of its kind I have ever tried. For years I used my grandmother’s recipe, until someone else’s bubbe told me to use some mashed potatoes in my recipe . . . Kenahora! What a mitzvah that was! Enjoy.

Ingredients

  • 3 large russet backing (Idaho) potatoes
  • 3 medium-sized Yukon gold potatoes. . . peeled, cooked and rinced
  • 1 large yellow onion, grated
  • 2 t sea salt
  • 0.5 t ground white pepper
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 0.66666666666667 c matzoh meal
  • 2 q vegetable oil for frying . . . I like to add a cup a rendered chicken fat for flavor

Instructions

Peel and grate Russet potatoes. Rinse with cold water and drain, gently pressing to relieve excess moisture. Mix half the potatoes with the mashed potatoes. Pulse the other half of the grated potatoes with the onion in work bowl of food processor to form a coarse paste. Do not over work.

Combine the two mixtures, season with salt, pepper, eggs, and matzoh meal. If your mixture is too wet, add another tablespoon or so of matzoh meal—remember, you can always run a test batch. 

In a large skillet over medium heat,  heat enough vegetable oil to come up the sides of the pan 1/3 of an inch. When oil is 350 degrees, or a small pinch of batter instantly sizzles when dropped in, fry small 2- to 3-inch-sized patties in batches until golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towel. 

Sprinkle with sea salt and try serving with apple sauce and sour cream on half the cakes and smoked salmon and crème fraiche on the others.
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