Hanukkah in Chicago 2020 (Potato Latkes Recipe)

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: frozen hash browns

Sweet potatoes add nutrients and flavor, while frozen hash browns save prep time.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt offers similar creaminess with fewer calories.

eggs

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: aquafaba

Flaxseed meal is a vegan alternative that binds ingredients.

flour

🥗Healthier: almond flour

💰Cheaper: cornstarch

Almond flour adds flavor and nutrition, while cornstarch is a gluten-free option.

Welcome viewers and introduce the recipe for latkes.

Discuss the significance of Hanukkah and the tradition of making latkes.

Gather ingredients: potatoes, onion, egg, salt, pepper, and matzo meal (or flour).

Use a cheesecloth to squeeze out excess moisture from grated potatoes and onions.

Grate the potatoes and onion, using one onion for six potatoes, or adjust for smaller batches.

Squeeze out as much water as possible from the grated mixture.

Combine the dried potato and onion mixture in a bowl with an egg, salt, and pepper.

Add matzo meal gradually until the mixture holds together, adjusting as needed for texture.

Form the mixture into small patties, flattening them slightly.

Heat oil in a frying pan until hot, about 10-15 minutes of cooking time for the latkes.

Fry the latkes until golden brown and crispy, checking for doneness.

Serve the latkes hot with a combination of sour cream and applesauce.

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