Latkes are a traditional Jewish potato cake. While not Jewish, my husbands family celebrates Hanukkah and we have added that tradition to our family. We also still celebrate Christmas. I wanted to make these the simplest that I possibly could considering the amount of time it takes me to peel and grate up enough potatoes for latkes for my whole family.
Here is what I came up with!
Peel and grate up potatoes. How many will depend on how many people you are feeding. A good rule of thumb that I use is to peel and grate 2 potatoes per person. I normally end up peeling and grating around two dozen(24 potatoes).
At this point I turn on my electric griddle and lightly spray with olive oil.
Once you have the potatoes peeled and grated into a bowl you will add eggs. I add one egg for every three potatoes. The egg helps to keep the potatoes together when you fry them up. In total I normally add 8 eggs to my big bowl of grated potatoes.
Add salt and pepper to season.
Yummy potato mixture with eggs, salt, and pepper. |
Stir it all up together really well.
Add potato mixture to the griddle to allow to fry. I use a 1/3 cup measuring cup to do this so that I can get more than one or two onto the griddle. You will want to flatten out the mixture on the griddle or you'll have a potato mound instead of a latke.
Cook until the top side looks a lighter yellow(this probably sounds weird so lets just say around 5 minutes on each side). Flip and allow the other side to cook up. Serve warm. My kids and husband love these topped with ketchup or cheese. I prefer sour cream and salsa on mine. You can add whatever toppings you like or eat plain as well.
Golden brown and looking so good! |
These are a hit in our house and I hope they are in yours as well! You can add flour to help absorb some of the potato juice and eggs, but we don't. I just make sure to get a small amount of that "juice" with each latke on the griddle. If you want to use flour, just make sure it is a gluten free flour. You can use a blend or even just a single flour, but make sure it is one that will absorb.
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