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Title: Oh why HELLO THERE, Latkes!
Post by: erika on December 11, 2009, 01:12:10 PM
Chanukah starts tonight! So I made a thread with Latkes in the title!

(http://www.bangitout.com/uploads/5756.jpeg)

Don't put ketchup on your Latkes, kids. It's sour cream or applesauce or you go straight to hell!

Happy Holidays!
Title: Re: Oh why HELLO THERE, Latkes!
Post by: betheboy on December 11, 2009, 01:17:12 PM
What kind of savage puts ketchup on latkes? That's terrible.
Title: Re: Oh why HELLO THERE, Latkes!
Post by: erika on December 11, 2009, 01:20:04 PM
My ex boyfriend. One year I threw the ketchup off the balcony. Because I'm very serious about my latkes and not always so emotionally stable.
Title: Re: Oh why HELLO THERE, Latkes!
Post by: Sarah on December 11, 2009, 01:23:42 PM
Hey, I just made some really nice applesauce the other day.  Latkes might be on the agenda soon (fun fact:  I fry mine in a mixture of butter and bacon fat).

Note:  I also made some really nice ketchup recently, but I would never, ever pair it with latkes.
Title: Re: Oh why HELLO THERE, Latkes!
Post by: hugman on December 11, 2009, 01:32:40 PM
i kinda wanna do it now just to piss you all off.
Title: Re: Oh why HELLO THERE, Latkes!
Post by: erika on December 11, 2009, 01:34:25 PM
i kinda wanna do it now just to piss you all off. go straight to hell.

Fixed! Sinner!
Title: Re: Oh why HELLO THERE, Latkes!
Post by: Reeleyes on December 11, 2009, 04:26:16 PM
I didn't know we could get jewy on the boards... I'm kvelling.
Title: Re: Oh why HELLO THERE, Latkes!
Post by: John K on December 11, 2009, 06:01:20 PM
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Title: Re: Oh why HELLO THERE, Latkes!
Post by: emma on December 12, 2009, 12:47:48 AM
I'm making latkes tomorrow for a chanukah potluck thing!

Can you guys give me recipes for the World's Greatest Latkes? The one I have sort of just makes The World's Most Adequate Latkes.
Title: Re: Oh why HELLO THERE, Latkes!
Post by: erika on December 12, 2009, 01:29:05 AM
4 lg. all-purpose potatoes, pared
2 eggs
1 sm. onion, grated
1/3 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
dash of pepper (or more if you like it)
Vegetable oil for frying

Shred potatoes onto a towel; squeeze out as much moisture as possible. If you're shredding potatoes ahead of time (not too far ahead of time) then shred them into a bowl of water before squeezing out ALL the moisture. Squeezing out the moisture can be tough so do it a bit at a time. Place in large bowl; stir in eggs, onion, flour (or matzoh meal if you have it) and salt.

In large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Drop potato mixture by scant 1/2 cupfuls into skillet; flatten each to about 4 inch round. Cook until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Turn, cook on other side until golden, about 4 minutes. Put on paper towels. If you have to, keep them warm on an uncovered cookie sheet in the oven before serving with applesauce and sour cream on the side. Boosh.
Title: Re: Oh why HELLO THERE, Latkes!
Post by: Joe Rogaine on December 12, 2009, 03:29:40 AM
Whats a latke?
Title: Re: Oh why HELLO THERE, Latkes!
Post by: JonFromMaplewood on December 12, 2009, 09:05:40 AM
Also, use a lot of oil or else it's hard to get the latkes crispy on the outside.  My sister-in-law made this mistake last year.  We have since torn the cloth.
Title: Re: Oh why HELLO THERE, Latkes!
Post by: fonpr on December 12, 2009, 09:22:13 AM
Whats a latke?

It's a puppet made out of potatoes.
Title: Re: Oh why HELLO THERE, Latkes!
Post by: erika on December 12, 2009, 03:16:10 PM
Yeah they're usually fried in around 2 inches of hot oil. It's good if they float. Also, if you do the shredded ones, don't smoosh them down too much when you put them in the pan. Just kind of put a small mound and press on the middle a tiny bit. Then let them go til they start to look brown on one side. I think it's easiest to flip them with two forks, but you sometimes get splashed with oil. Recreational hazzard.

And this is another popular thing for Chanukah, but I've never had the guts to make donuts in my own home:

http://kosherfood.about.com/od/hanukkah/r/han_lsufganiot.htm

Title: Re: Oh why HELLO THERE, Latkes!
Post by: AllisonLeGnome on December 12, 2009, 11:13:21 PM
And this is another popular thing for Chanukah, but I've never had the guts to make donuts in my own home:

http://kosherfood.about.com/od/hanukkah/r/han_lsufganiot.htm



Tonight my grandma served us sufganiot imported from Israel. In what possible way does that sound like a good thing?
Title: Re: Oh why HELLO THERE, Latkes!
Post by: emma on December 13, 2009, 10:23:47 AM
Erika is fantastic at everything. That recipe was perfect!

Also last night I encountered/ate Bamba for the first time and it freaked me right out.
Title: Re: Oh why HELLO THERE, Latkes!
Post by: buffcoat on December 13, 2009, 10:42:06 AM
There's a Chanukah celebration in one of the meeting rooms in the Ritz-Carlton in Grand Cayman.