Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 96 Location: Suffolk, with the fairies mostly.
Posted: Sat May 23, 09 8:51 am Post subject: Latkes
Ingredients
1 med/large potato, grated
1 small carrot (optional)
1 med onion, roughly chopped
1 beaten egg
flour to bind
salt
pepper
spices e.g.paprika (optional)
Recipe
peel/scrub veg
grate potato (and carrot)
slice onion
Heat 3 or 4tbsp oil in frypan
stir beaten egg into veg mix
add seasonings to taste
add flour to bind
with floured hands, make 2inch balls and place two or three at a time into heated oil, flattening to about 3/4\".
fry on medium/high
turn over when dark golden and cooked through.
repeat for additional mixture.
Comments
to make sure they\'re cooked through, cut one in half before removing from pan. if necessary, flatten more to speed cooking and reduce risk of burning on outside and under cooked in middle.
i\'ve made these with a mix of 50/50 potatoes and root veg to similar quantities.