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I made them the first night of Hanukkah (I married a Jewish guy, and also became adept at making kugel and other Jewish foods, but don't ask me about my attempt at gefilte fish.)
I love latkes but can't stand how the house smells the morning after.
Fortunately we've had nice weather and I was able to air the place out.
I don't use Matzo Meal..... hmmmm.....LOTS of grated potatoes...a little flour... egg... salt... pepper... I THINK some milk.... hmmmm... gotta double check my recipe... but not Matzo Meal.....but I have never used bacon fat
I made them the first night of Hanukkah (I married a Jewish guy, and also became adept at making kugel and other Jewish foods, but don't ask me about my attempt at gefilte fish.)
I love latkes but can't stand how the house smells the morning after.
Fortunately we've had nice weather and I was able to air the place out.
Me too! It was my first time. I made them for 15 people, so that got pretty old. They were good though. The house did smell fairly strongly of oil afterwards.
My recipe had potato, a little onion and parlsey, and eggs. I think a little matzo meal would have been a good idea though, my potatoes were too wet even though I drained them as well as I could and squeezed them with a towel.
I don't really have a written recipe, but my ingredients go something like this:
7 or 8 peeled potatoes
1 medium onion
Grate the above, then mix together with:
2 or 3 beaten eggs
handful of either matzoh meal *or* flour
Grate with food processor (or by hand with grater).
Drop by tablespoonful into hot oil (I use about a half-inch of canola.)
You have to use plenty of oil to get a crispy pancake.
Drain on paper towels, can keep the first batch warm in a low oven while cooking the second batch.
Not sure how many this makes---maybe 10 or 12?
Season with salt and pepper, serve with applesauce and/or sour cream.
No ketchup allowed!
Latkes are made from potatoes, onions, eggs, matzo meal, and cooked in vegetable oil. How can that smell bad?
Yum, yum, yum.
I think it's the combo of onion and vegetable oil that gets to me.
I used to work in a large Jewish preschool.
Latkes are great, but when you have several classrooms cooking, ugh.
By the end of Hanukkah, I would have enough of that smell.
It gets in your hair, your clothes...
I think it's the combo of onion and vegetable oil that gets to me.
I used to work in a large Jewish preschool.
Latkes are great, but when you have several classrooms cooking, ugh.
By the end of Hanukkah, I would have enough of that smell.
It gets in your hair, your clothes...
LOL that is the smell of the fryers at a restaurant...... I feel you pain as a server in a past life.... LOL
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