Requires:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- two bowls, grater, cheese cloth<\/li>
- 4 potatoes, 1 onion (makes four servings)<\/li>
- 2 eggs<\/li>
- 3 tbsp flour, 1tbsp salt<\/li>
- vegetable oil, frying pan<\/li>
- apple sauce, sour cream<\/li>
- caviar if you’re fancy<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2745.jpeg\")
Gather your ingredients<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2747.jpeg\")
Grate the potatoes. Be careful of your fingers!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2748.jpeg\")
Slice and grate the onion<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2750.jpeg\")
Grab a handful in the cheesecloth<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2751.jpeg\")
Squeeze as much liquid out as you can<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2754.jpeg\")
Until it looks nice and dry<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2756.jpeg\")
Crack your eggs<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2757.jpeg\")
Add flour<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2758.jpeg\")
kosher salt<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2760.jpeg\")
and pepper<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2761.jpeg\")
Whisk!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2762.jpeg\")
Add to the potato-onion mixture<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2763.jpeg\")
Pour vegetable oil into a pan and wait until it shimmers<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2769.jpeg\")
Put on your apron, this is gonna splatter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2775.jpeg\")
Make little pancakes with your hands<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2779.jpeg\")
Put in the hot oil, give them space to simmer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2784.jpeg\")
Flip when they are golden brown<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2786-1024x1024.jpg\")
Put on paper towels to soak up the extra oil<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2791.jpeg\")
Top with apple sauce and\/or sour cream<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2793.jpeg\")
or just plain<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2789-1.jpeg\")
Enjoy!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul> Latke gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n A couple of tips:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Make sure you have enough potatoes and oil. The miracle of the holiday is that the temple lamps didn’t run out, but these are so delicious you’re going to want to have extra. Bet on two or more potatoes per person.<\/li>
- Get your potato-onion mixture nice and dry. This makes the fried latkes really crispy. Martha suggests using ice water to remove the starch, but I just use cheese cloth and hand strength.<\/li>
- If you’re doing multiple rounds, you may want to make the mixture fresh each time. The potatoes turn brown quickly, and thee grated bits get hard.<\/li>
- Make your pancakes pretty flat. Smash them down with a spatula if you like. Watch the oil splatter, and have paper towels at the ready.<\/li>
- DO NOT<\/strong> pour starch water down the drain, even if you have a garbage disposal. This is a recipe for a plumbing problem, and no one wants to snake a drain the morning after.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The miracle of lights hits a little different this year. While we can’t gather in person, we will still light candles, eat latkes, spin the dreidel, and enjoy as much gin-and-tonicah or holiday nog as you wish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[139],"tags":[138],"class_list":["post-3573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home","tag-hanukkah"],"geo":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3573"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3598,"href":"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3573\/revisions\/3598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}