Our Greasy Little Secret…
The first night of Chanukah is right around the corner and after close to 80 years, Selfhelp has fried up close to 100,000 latkes – now that’s a lot of potatoes!
We’re excited to let you in on our greasy secret that tastes OH SO GOOD.
We’ve reduced our recipe down from 40 cups of peeled and shredded potatoes – so that you can feed 10 hungry friends with delicious latkes.
Here is what you need to feed 10 hungry friends:
- 4 cups of peeled & shredded potatoes
- ½ cup of grated onions
- 5 tablespoons of salt- more? You decide!
- 5 eggs
- ¼ cup of flour
- Around 1 cup of vegetable oil for frying
(Grapeseed oil for faster and quicker browning)
Chanukah Happiness in 10 Easy Steps:
- Peel and shred the potatoes, remove the liquid with a cheese cloth-or do it the old-fashioned way and squeeze by hand a little at a time.
- Shred the onions and mix them with the potatoes.
- In a large bowl, beat or whisk eggs with the salt.
- Mix the eggs and potatoes and onions together.
- Add the flour a little at a time.
- In a large skillet over medium heat, heat the oil until it’s hot.
- Place a scoop of the potatoes mixture in the hot oil.
- Press down on each scoop to form a ¼ inch or ½ inch patty.
- Brown on both sides, and let the oil drain on a paper towel.
- Serve hot with applesauce and sour cream on the side.