How to Make Potato Pancakes – Classic Potato Pancakes Recipe


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  1. Kathleen May Horne
    Kathleen May Horne says:

    Try swimming goggles to stop the tears. My mum was taught to leave the starch in, and use less flour, add finely diced celery and celery salt. Very crunchy without all that drying, she cooked these for us 8 kids. Still a favourite.

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  2. kisutis
    kisutis says:

    This is traditional national lithuanian dish – potatoe pancakes just we don’t use any flour nor cayenne. Serving with salmon or sauce from fried pieces of onion and bacon and/or a spoon of sour cream 🙂 or sauce from curd cheese mixed with salt, mashed garlic and chopped parsley 🙂

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  3. Olen Soifer
    Olen Soifer says:

    There are a bunch of good ideas here, such as soaking the potato shreds for awhile before draining them and proceeding with the preparation. But soaking the potato sheds with the shredded onion is a mistake. You would just succeed in washing away the onion juice along with the potato starch water. The onion should be shredded into the potato shreds after they have soaked and been drained. Second thought is that traditional potato "latkes" do not include flour. Adding flour defeats the purpose of soaking and draining the potato shreds. You are just adding back the starchy stuff you discarded with the potato water. But, you do need something that will thicken the goop as it stands, after it is mixed up…just put into the fridge for an hour. And, the traditional thing to add is matzo-meal. Cracker crumbs (purchased or coarsely ground from crackers in the food processor) work well. Just remember that cracker crumbs have more salt than matzo meal. Do NOT substitute bread crumbs. The texture of the latkes will be all wrong. Last thought is that, while you can use a food processor the shred the potatoes…only do this with the shredding attachment. Don't grind the potatoes to mush with the normal processor blade. Again, the pancake texture will be all wrong…like making the pancakes from mashed potatoes or potato flakes. That is certainly possible, but the texture is wholly different than a traditional potato pancake. Properly made latkes still have the discernible texture of the shreds, while also being deliciously chewy. Generally, white potatoes are used, rather than baking potatoes, because the latter produces more crumbly shreds (great for mashing, but not for latkes). To enhance the chewiness, use Yukon Gold potatoes, which have the more chewy of the two potato proteins in predominance. Last tip is that latkes need to be thin and cooked low and slow to both cook them thru, as well as brown them to golden crisp on the outside. It is not possible to make them overly thick, or cook them too fast. You will end up with latkes that are under-cooked inside, when the outside has been browned adequately. As for additions & seasoning: If the latkes are to be served with applesauce on top, you can take them a step further, towards a desert, by adding some sugar and cinnamon to the mix. To enhance a savory flavor, add onion & garlic powder to the mix, and even parsley flakes, paprika (smoked?), MSD and chicken bouillon powder. You can add much more garlic powder than you might think, without overwhelming the latkes with garlic flavor, As with garlic mashed potatoes, the nature of the mash is to mask the garlic flavor if too little is added.

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  4. R. L. Foster
    R. L. Foster says:

    If you have to squeeze out as much water as possible, what's the point of soaking them for 20-30 minutes? That just adds more water to the potatoes. Every other recipe I've ever heard of says to squeeze out the moisture immediately after grating them. Usually in a dish towel, cheese cloth or paper towels.

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