Crispy Potato Latkes Recipes

Steps:

• Using a box grater, coarsely grate the potatoes lengthwise, and grate onions.
• Put the grated potatoes and onions together in cheesecloth or a towel and twist it to squeeze out all the excess liquid.
• Put the dry potatoes and onions in a bowl and season with salt and pepper to personal preference.
• Fold in the egg whites and chives to bind the mixture together.
• Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium heat and coat with 1/4 inch of oil.
• For each pancake, take about 2Tblsp of the potatoe mixture and drop into the hot oil; gently flatten with a spatula so they fry up thin and crispy.
• Fry for 3-4 minutes on each side, until golden.
• Remove to paper towels to drain, season with salt while the potato pancakes are still hot.
• Continue frying rest of mixture, adding more oil as needed, until all of the mixture is used up.
• Serve immediately with desired condiment (applesauce or sour cream), if desired.
• This recipe yields (about) 20 pancakes (4")each in size.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a large mixing bowl with a clean dish towel. Position the box grater in the bowl and grate the potatoes and onion using the largest holes. Bundle the towel and wring out the excess water into the bowl. The more moisture you release, the crispier the latkes will be. Discard the liquid.
• Heat duck fat, schmaltz, or oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering (about 350 degrees F). Meanwhile, in a large bowl mix grated potatoes and onion with 2 eggs, flour, matzo meal, and salt until there's no visible flour. If the mixture seems dry and it's not holding together, add one more egg.
• Using your hands, form the latke mixture into golf ball-sized balls, then flatten slightly into thick pancakes. Gently place them one at a time into the oil, which should bubble around the latke but not burn the edges. Fill the pan with just enough latkes so they don't overcrowd the pan (you'll probably get about a half-batch in). Fry until golden on one side, 1-2 minutes. Flip and fry the other side until golden, 1-2 more minutes.
• Remove latkes to a wire rack fitted over a parchment-lined baking sheet. Finish cooking the inside by baking, 10-12 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper. Serve immediately with sour cream and applesauce.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine egg, meal, 1/8t.
• salt and a dash pepper.
• Rinse potatoes; pat dry with paper towels.
• Stir potatoes and onion into egg mixture.
• In a large skillet, heat 1/4c.
• cooking oil over med.
• heat.
• For each latke, spoon about 2T.
• batter into the hot oil; spread to make a circle about 2 1/2" in diameter.
• Cook for about 2 1/2 minutes or until golden brown; turn and cook on the other side the same amount of time.
• Add more oil during the cooking as necessary.
• Drain on paper towels and serve with applesauce or sour cream.
• Makes approximately 32 latkes.