How to Make Unbelievably Crispy Latkes - Recipe & Technique (Hanukkah Potato Pancakes)
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- Опубліковано 10 гру 2017
- These perfect crispy appetizer-sized latkes will be the "talk" of the Hannukah party. Learn how to recreate them from start-to-finish, or improve your own latke recipe with these tips (long potato strands, less fillers, tangling your latke like a little "hairball" and pressing out moisture for a crispier potato pancake). All other recipes are an insult to latkes, according to my husband. #latkes #hanukkah #potatopancakes #chanukah #glutenfree #jewishfood
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I followed your recipe and they were very good. I ate half of the batch, then ate other other half the following day. So good. I want to make more this Christmas, then of course watch my weight the rest of the week.
You're a woman after my own heart! Enjoy the fruit of your labor! I'll be making more for company on Friday, and again Saturday! I thawed a cookie sheet's worth to have for tomorrow. Have a wonderful holiday week!
The only recipe minimizing fillers: I don't recall my mother EVER using any, and I had the task of squeezing the water out. And she fried everything in Cisco- I am 76 so you can figure out this was the 50s. My mother was from the Hungarian speaking part of Romania, right on the, then, Czechoslovakian border.
Beautiful. I grew up in the '60s. My mom was from an Italian- speaking Sicillian family. My Grandma didn't speak any English, but we understood everything she said. And Her cooking and baking was beyond anything ever created on Earth! My mom made these without squeezing, used salt and pepper and a little flour...simple and so comforting on a winter day. I miss my mom and grandma. I will make these today.
The stairs to paradise are made from these crispy jewels. Incredible!!
The perfect thing to say to keep the latkes coming! Thanks sweetie!
Thank you for sharing with us. This brings back a lot of memories with my German Jewish Grandma.
We have them in Poland, but grate completely potato ... and add the same ingredients like egg, onion plus extra one to two spoon of flour, frying them in oil for crisp brown look ... to eat them with ketchup, milk, different sauces even meat curries, in the older days they eat them sprinkled with sugar. They are perfect winter dish ...
just made these, my first latkes ever made, and they are absolutely amazing!! ive always loved fried potatos but as a new observing/converting jew, they make me feel so happy. thank u so much! chag sukkot sameach!
Thank you! So happy they worked out!
Thank you for the wonderful recipe! I'm hosting my first Chanukah party and I was so nervous about making the latkes. These came out perfect and were super easy to make! I also plan to follow your freezing latkes video!
I’m so delighted to hear it! We’re making and freezing at my house as I type this! Happy Hanukkah!
You are so pleasant when you talk. Thank you for the recipe ❤
I love black pepper in mine, and I salt them in the bowl . I use flour and baking powder . They puff up beautifully and turn out crispy on the outside and so soft on the inside . Perfect ever time .
Tonight!! I will making these tonight!
Woohoo! Please report back!
@@LittleKosherLunch I'll be honest, I tried. I just took too many short cuts, and that's on me. I used a spiralizer instead of graiter. But they tasted amazing! They were all gone within the 30 minutes.
@@LivingWithEve Sounds like a great success! Luckily they'll only get better with practice too. Enjoy the rest of the holidays and thank you so much for the report back. I love hearing about so many people trying and enjoying latkes for the first time, or making a better latke. It bring me so much joy to know that the video is a help! Be well, and wishing you all the best!
I tried this recipe for latke's and they were yummie! I know that a traditional accompaniment for latke's is applesauce. I had cranberry sauce on hand this weekend, so I tried a little "fusion cuisine" and paired the latke's with a little cranberry sauce, and they tasted really nice!
I’ve done this too! Totally agree that cranberry is a great (and really beautiful substitute for apple). I’m so glad the latkes turned out well for you!
So excited to try these this weekend. Thanks for all the great tips!
Your husband is gonna want to marry you all over again when you make these! Enjoy!
These look amazing! Best recipe/technique I’ve seen so far, can’t wait to try!
Yay! Thank you!
My little daughter and I made these for grandparents day today! They came great! Thank you very much. Love your channel
I'm so happy to hear it! Wishing you a marvelous week, and thank you for your kind support.
Thank you for this wonderful recipe. This is the way I remember my Grandmothers and Mother making it. I liked your techniques also. (the cold water) and tangling your latke. I've seen recipes where they added almost a cup of flour. That would take away from the potato flavor. Your recipe was perfect. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much
Wow love this recipe! Looks amazing!
Thank you for taking the time to teach us. Thank you for the recipe.
So delicious! These are the latkes I fell in love with as a kid and have spent decades trying to replicate.
Marcallee Jackson aw! Aren’t food memories so special? Thank you for watching. If you want to try another favorite family recipe of ours, I hope you’ll check out my very special hamentaschen recipe (unlike most you’ve had, mine are flakey and tender and not too sweet). Happy cooking!
Can't wait to try this recipe!
I can’t wait to make these. Look delicious!
You are adorable. Thank you for the tips, and the innuendos are hilarious.
I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment. I hope the tutorial helped you! Wishing you well, Melissa
Wow! So well done! Your tips are terrific!! Your family is very lucky!!
love how detailed your instruction is. great presentation, lovely voice and pacing. really professional quality video.
Truly the best latke tutorial ever. So much nicer than lazy people and arrogant males making mush with their food processors and crushing the life and soul out of a special dish by strangling and constricting the potatoes in an old dish towel. Happy Hanukkah and Shalom.
Wow! I’m honored! My family definitely would agree that mushy latkes have no place on anyone’s Hanukkah table! Wishing you a good one and thanks so much for watching!
Also, sharing my latke technique was THE reason I started my UA-cam channel and this was the first video I ever shot. So appreciative that it’s been well received.
@@LittleKosherLunch Thank you! I used to use a mouli for my potatoes and onions, but now I just learned from you about hand grating the potato along its length. Should have been obvious, but it wasn't to me. Also your demonstration about twisting the shreds into a little heap and pressing between the palms, and using the starch as a binder - all completely new techniques for me. Thank you, and G-d Bless.
@@LittleKosherLunch You are a blessing to your family, a price above rubies, and you are also a blessing to the greater family of humans. Keep shining on, like the gem you are. Truly, your tutorial, compared to the others I've seen on UA-cam is like comparing gold to tinsel. Now I have to put on my mask and go out and buy some long russet potatoes. Chag Urim Sameach! and thank you again.
Wow Melissa! I am drooling over here.
And I must say, this video was made profesionally, it looks like from the cooking show!
BlondieNextDoor aw! Thank you! Yay! This was the very first video I ever shot! So glad you know about them now. They are THE BEST! Congrats on your amazing channel success! I’m so flattered you liked it! Thank you.
A great recipe, I will remember it next time!
I made latkes using this recipe for a NYE party last year and they were a big hit! Using the potato starch was such a great tip, as one friend had a corn starch allergy. I'm making them again tomorrow!
Amazing, Romi! I’m so glad the recipe has been helpful! Enjoy! P.s. I also love serving mini latkes at New Years!
I've never made latkes before, but I've always wanted to try them. I'm glad I found this video before I did. Very well done- thank you for sharing! I'm also looking forward to checking out other stuff on your channel (and hopefully make some great meals). Stay safe and best wishes in the coming year!
Thank you! I hope they turn out great for you and welcome to my channel! Wishing you a great new year as well! 🙏
Love your recipe and method. I will make these .. thank you.. will hit the spot!
Thank you! They truly are the most delicious. Don't get too caught up in tangling them. If you have long strands, they will naturally just hold together, especially after you press out the liquid just before frying. I'll have a video up soon on how I fry and freeze them, since a subscriber had questions on that. Have a wonderful holiday!
Great… recipe ..easy ,..clear flowing commentary .. Nairobi never short of potatoes .. must make these golden shaggy latkes a staple 🎉🎉❤
I am going to make these now. They look great and I'm sure they taste even better! Thanks!
They are delicious! Happy Hanukkah!
Thank you! They came out amazing 🤗
Very good! I'm making them tonight. There's a unique place in Montreal. They make the Latkes then put them over a grill to finish them. This way the oil drips down and the Latkes have an extra flavor from the grilling. That place is called Main Restaurant on St-Laurent boulevard in case you go to Montreal one day.
Fascinating! Thank you for sharing.
OMG, I lived in Montreal in 1980 while attending McGill University, and used to go to the Main! They had these amazing varenikas I’ve never had anywhere else! (Not sure about the spelling.) I knew when you said “unique place in Montreal” that it would be the Main! So glad to hear it’s still there!
@@jakollee I used to go to Schwartz's to get a smoked meat sandwich (only, no fries) then crossed the street to get the Latkes. What a treat! There is also Slovenia with their famous sandwiches and coco Rico with the chicken and porc. That stretch on St-Laurent blvd has some very unique places!
Omg!
I can not wait to try this; I have never had Latkes!
Thanks for posting this!
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I hope you love them! Thanks so much for watching!
@@LittleKosherLunch I do not think I can wait until Holiday time; I am thinking brunch!
Thanks for posting this!
Brian Fitzgibbon
Burlington, Ma
I am trying to make this recipe for today ❤
What a refreshingly WELL DONE Video. Beautiful, Intelligent, Articulate woman presenting in an easy to understand and very listenable manner. Thank you! You have a new subscriber. Most impressive!
I'm very flattered. Thank you so much for the kind feedback!
Yummy!
Thank you for sharing 💕.
I made those, and boy was they good. Way better than McDonald hash browns. I don't even like McDonald hash browns. Those latkas got that good onion taste. Wow, I'll be making these often, and potatoes are really cheap. Putting Hardee's out of business woooweee!
I've never seen the technique involving the potato starch vs flour before. I'm thinking that will give a more "pure potato" flavor. Will try this. 🤗
Just fabulous the tricks even if we have done it many times always there room to improve
Thank you chag sameach happy holidays
Very well explained. Thank you! :D
Thank you! I hope your latkes turn out excellent! Happy New Year!
@@LittleKosherLunch They certainly will. Happy New Year to you too. All the best!
Look no further, this video on how to make the best Latkes is the best out there... Thank you sweet lady! Laszlo Montreal Photog.
Ok I just bought a new grater and I am going to try this Hanukkah to make my own latkes.
Your family’s so lucky! If you haven’t already, take a look at my video on freezing them. I love doing a big batch and saving myself a second fry. Enjoy!
Melissa, two things:
1. Where is the salt?
2. Instead of adding the potatoes and then the egg to the bowl containing the potato starch, add just the egg (and the missing salt!) and then whisk together into a smooth mixture. THEN add the potatoes and toss to mix. Much more even and effort-free result.
Used this for a Judaism project I was doing at school. Amazing tutorial and they turned out great!
I’m so happy to hear it! Thanks for letting me know! 🙏
Fun to make
Will try nice ❤😊😊
Melissa, I made them for the first night of Chanukah and my sister in-law said she will be dreaming about them! Thank you!!!
What a compliment! Thank you so much for letting me know! Wishing you a happy end of hanukkah and a better 2021!
Lol! Thank you and same to you!
Those look amazing. I've never seen anyone save the potato starch. I always save it then usually dehydrate it to add to other foods as well. Last year I made sweet potato latkes and they were so good!
fontz2001 I’m delighted you watched and saw something new! I’m so excited for Hanukkah and latkes and am already getting some gatherings on the calendar! It’s coming up soon! Sweet potato latkes sound so good too! Yum!
@@MelissaShares What about adding Dry Potato starch...like maybe a tablespoon per potato?
Definitely think dry potato starch is a viable shortcut. Let me know if you try it!
Fabulous;
Thank You from Germany!
Only because you're so cute and genuine and your recipe is great do I not mind that you use "hairball" in describing your latke prep ;-). Hag sameach and thanks!!
Many many thanks,
Madame.
Shalom Alehem.
Un saluto dall'Italia.
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Happy Hanukkah to you! Thank you! 💙🕎🙏
I made it
It’s yummy ❤
Yummy. Thank you for sharing your recipe👍🏼😍 new friend here!
I'm glad you enjoyed. Hope you are staying safe and eating well.
This brought back memories of my mom making them. Her mom, my grandma was Ukrainian Jew.
Military precision Honey! LOVE IT.
Thank you! Hope you enjoy them!
Great presentation and recipe. Wish I would've found this before I made them last week with flour and baking soda. They were not crunchy and airy like yours.
Thanks for sharing! Going to make for first channukah away from the fam
Best of luck! I’m sure these will turn out great for you.
@@LittleKosherLunch they were a massive hit!!!! It was some people's first time having latkes also, a big honor!
dakisking you must feel amazing! Congratulations and I’m so touched that you let me know! Thank you and enjoy the rest of your Hanukkah! ❤️
I have never made these before and I have watched 3 videos on how it is done. Yours is the first not to use Matzo meal I find that interesting but I may use your recipe because I don’t have any of it on hand.
Wishing you great success with your latkes, Carly! Most people who try my recipe are never going back to the old versions their grandmas made with all the flour and matzah meal. Whatever you make, I hope they are delicious!
Thanks for a great recipe. How long to let the strands soak in the water before you squeeze them out?
My kitchen is egg-free because my hubby cannot digest eggs. This recipe, without the eggs, still works. I think the latkes are even crisper without eggs. I find freezing the shaped latke patties prior to frying them helps them hold their shape.
Thank you so much for sharing this, Chaya! I really appreciate your tips!
Interesting! I think I have some sort of egg intolerance. I stopped eating eggs as a dish a few months ago. I still am able to use them in recipes (like meatloaf) though - without complications.
Apart from the « hair » reference, this was great
Thank you for watching. This was the first video I ever shot for youtube, so it's safe to say, they do get better! Happy cooking!
Very nice, Melissa. Followed you over from an Ina Garten video. I grew up in New Orleans with latkes (sour cream and applesauce!).
That’s so nice! Thank you for being here! I’m an apple sauce and sour cream girl myself - gotta have both! 😊
@@LittleKosherLunch Definitely agree--sour cream and applesauce is a must. You have a great channel. Would love to see a pepper cholent recipe!
@@Last_Green_Man I have heard of cholent, but what is pepper cholent? I must confess...I eat it occasionally but never make it. That said, probably a skill I should master, especially now that my mother has been lending me her slow cooker. Let me know what you know about it, and would be interested to give it a try! Thanks so much for the suggestion!
@@LittleKosherLunch About 15 years ago I used to run a crockpot recipe newsletter for my job, as an editor and manager for one of the largest natural health sites at the time (this was back before even UA-cam and newsletters and blogs were the go-to for recipes as well as brand marketing). We had a lot of Jewish vegetarian subscribers and got a ton of really great recipes, so much so that I dedicated one of the three newsletter days of the week to Kosher recipes. One of my favorites was a vegetarian cholent that was a slow cooked stew of green, yellow, and red bell peppers and a medley of other stuff. I'll try to dig it up from my old printouts in my recipe drawer--it was excellent.
I'd love to see it! I grew up with bean pots of all kinds as a child, and also love a good lentil soup. That sounds like it was a fun job to have and a neat newsletter. Does it still exist as a newsletter or something else?
Beautiful, Melissa! Love the way you cook and take care of your family!! Silly question, Melissa but what cleaning products, dishwashing liquids do you use? Di you use all natural??
Terri Chalnick thank you, Terri! This is an ALL TIME favorite recipe of my family!
Cleaning product question isn’t silly at all. Probably due to finally make a video over on Melissa Shares, but generally speaking I use very few products. In my cupboard I use dawn dish soap, bon ami or barkeepers friend dish powder, usually the free and clear Costco brand liquid detergent, borax, baking soda and a lemon, vinegar (diluted) for my floors, and on occasion some windex for windows (also do soap and water with a vinegar water rinse when we do big window cleaning projects). Hope that helps! Not totally “natural” but we keep it pretty simple. Very few products used in any given week. I have some funny things I do with laundry, so those I’ll save for a video one day soon I hope!
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When do I eat Fried Foods, just on the first night or how often?
These look yummy, making them this weekend! What type of oil do you fry them in?
So glad to hear it! Any flavorless oil will do. Vegetable or Canola oil is commonly used for frying latkes. My preference is grapeseed oil (Kirkland brand) - we use a ton of it in our house!
Thank you so much for these videos. I'm a Judeo-Christian, and I just started learning about God's Holy Days, their meaning and how I can apply them to my life, I'm going to be watching your videos for recipes. I'm so excited!
So happy you enjoy the channel! Life has kept me from uploading as much as usual since Covid, but lots of videos here for you to catch up on. Happy watching, and thank you for your kind comment!
I love this thank you from a fellow Jew
No matzoh meal? Feh.
Can i not use the egg and will it still turn out good if I don't?
You absolutely can omit the egg. Happy cooking.
Is there a substitute for the egg?
I think you could totally pull this off, egg free! Once the latke hits your hot oil, make sure it sets and crisps nicely on one side, then turn over gently. It should hold. Enjoy!
Could I use a salad spinner to dry out the potatoes?
What an interesting idea? I have doubts that this would work as well. You definitely could give it a try, but I also worry that your potatoes would get very tangled in the grates of the basket? Ringing out in a dish towel is another way you can go - low tech and easy! The pressure is really what gets the liquid out.
You can use coffee filters around the inside of the spinner part. I use mine but mine has really small openings and works great. It’s also easy to collect the starch in.
My bubbe said that latkes just don't taste the same if there's no grated bubbe knuckle inside the mix
What happen to Matzo Meal?
It doesn’t make the cut for this recipe. The results are lighter and crispier latkes, just using the potatoes own starch.
how many latkes does 3 potatoes make approximately?
16
Hi Bruce, this really depends on how you size them. 3 potatoes would be enough for my family of 4 (2 children), possibly with a few leftover for rewarming w an egg at breakfast. Happy frying.
NOT how my mom made latkes. However, just to keep the grated potatoes WHITE, she put in about a teaspoon of white vinegar.
Every thing was fine and i was excited to learn and make this until u mention hairball in drain ‼️🤦🏻♀️ I can not look at any potato pancake 😕
If you put a few lemon juice drops into the bowl you won't have discoloration
Where is the recipe?
Hi Ellen, it’s an inexact science, but I do recommend working with large russets, to make less work and longer strands. An approx recipe can be found here: littlekosherlunch.com/index.php/2017/12/23/another-blog-post/
Lol.... if you want me to continue watching your food channel please don't compare food to drain hair. Lol hahahaha. Hair and food will make me vomit. I'm not even joking. But I love your channel.😜😍😘💜💜💜
Tangledy
My dad made the best
No bread crumbs
What does this mean?
You really had to make a comparison that the latkes reminded you to that of a “hairball” with the tangled potato ! Not to appetizing!