Latke Recipe Using Shredded Potatoes

Add the caramelized onions flour egg baking powder pepper and the salt to taste if using stirring to.

Latke recipe using shredded potatoes. 1 cup finely diced vidalia or texas sweet onions. 2 to 3 tablespoons flour or matzo meal. Vegetable oil for frying.

Place the hash browns in a strainer. 1 30 ounce bag unflavored frozen shredded potatoes. If the mixture seems too dry and crumbly add another egg.

Defrost grated potatoes in a medium size colander. There won t be much. Using a cheesecloth squeeze out the extra liquid in the shredded potatoes into a smaller bowl.

Add 1 tablespoon matzo ball mix and stir to incorporate adding up to 1 tablespoon more matzo ball mix if the mixture isn t holding together. Add salt and pepper to taste. I add about 1 1 4 tsp salt and 1 2 tsp pepper.

Rinse with cold water until thawed. Place large spoonfuls of the potato mixture into the hot oil pressing down on them to form 1 4 to 1 2 inch thick patties. Add onion eggs salt pepper and flour.

Drop spoonfuls of the potato mixture first pressing potato mixture against the side of the bowl to remove excess liquid into the hot oil. Get rid of the liquid but keep the white potato starch at the bottom. In a large heavy bottomed skillet over medium high heat heat the oil until hot.