Margie's Potato Latkes
This is the kind of old-school recipe that, once you do it successfully, you can experiment with to make it your own. I've added fresh garlic to the potato mixture when it was just family. Not everyone likes garlic like we do.
Margie's Potato Latkes'
6 large potatoes grated
2-3 large onions grated
2 well-beaten eggs
2 tbsp. flour
1 tsp salt
pinch of pepper
4 tbsp. of shortening (I use a vegetable oil)
Peel the potatoes
Soak in cold water - 1 hour in the refrigerator
Remove from water - grate potatoes and onions and drain the excess starch and onion juice
Add well-beaten eggs
flour
salt
pepper.
Mix well by hand or wooden spoon.
Meanwhile, have skillets sizzling hot with oil.
Drop a large spoonful of the potato mixture and fry to a deep brown and both sides.
*The Oil must be sizzling HOT, or they will be greasy and soggy. I pretty much keep my cast iron on high-medium heat.
Don't be stingy with the oil -
it is Hanukkah!
Traditionally, it is served with applesauce or sour cream
*Throughout the frying, skim the skillet of crisp pieces or they will burn and smoke
*If your smoke alarm hasn't gone off, your skillet isn't hot enough. (JK) Turn on fans, open windows...
*I work two cast iron skillets at the same time when I am making them for a crowd.
They look delicious!
ReplyDeleteThank you for that recipe. I may try these. I love fried potatoes in any form, and I know I would LOVE these! I can smell them cooking!!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a delicious and versatile recipe for latkes! I love the idea of adding garlic to the mixture for extra flavor—I'm sure it enhances the taste, especially for garlic lovers. It's always fun to make traditional recipes your own with small tweaks.
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I so love these. My gramma made these when we were younger but we called them potato pancakes. Janice
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Those look so delicious, Debby. Thanks for sharing the recipe. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteThey look and sound yummy. I've never had one.
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Oh they look soooo good. Thanks for the recipe.
ReplyDeleteAw, there's something so special about an old hand-written recipe card. My Tom would so love these! Since he's the primary cook in our house, I may just let him, lol.
ReplyDeleteI have never tried to make latkes myself but I am sure I would love them. I may have to try the receipe some day.
ReplyDeleteThose Potato Latkes look wonderful. And they are a special recipe from your dear friend, Margie. I'm glad they turned out well for you. I just bought some hash browns to go with eggs and such, and they were really good. But I'm sure they don't hold a candle to the Latkes you cook with such care. ; )
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