Jew Food?

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for dinner tonight i made potato latkes. i’d never had them before, but i saw a simple recipe and thought, “that sounds good. i bet i could do that.” plus, by substituting AP gluten free flour, jimmy could eat them too. boosh!

potato latkes:

2 cups peeled shredded potato
1 Tbsp grated onion
2 ½ Tbsp AP flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp Cavender’s Greek Seasoning (i added this. i love that stuff. i put it in everything.)
3 eggs beaten (i know, it seems like a lot of eggs, but it worked.)
½ cup peanut oil for the frying pan

here’s what you do:

i put my oil in the pan and put it on medium. i have an electric stove, that’s why i started the oil first.

now peel your potatoes. i used 4 small potatoes. then shred them with your cheese grater. i used the big holes. (that’s what he said.) then you’re supposed to take the shredded taters and put them in cheesecloth to squeeze out the 10 gallons of water that potatoes have in them. i did not have cheesecloth so i used paper towels. shut up. it worked.

i put the taters in a bowl. then i grated the onion using the small holes on the grater (what he said) and i used a paper towel to kind of dry that up too, but it was basically just mush so don’t worry about it and throw it in the bowl with the taters. using a small bowl, beat your eggs.

put the dry ‘gredients in with the taters and mix that up with a fork or something. then add the eggs to the taters and mix that up good too. it’s a bowl of stringy looking mush. DO NOT PANIC. IT’S ABOUT TO GET DELICIOUS.

now check your oil. is it hot enough yet? if you are using my stove, no, it’s not. so turn it up some more. “but jaimie,” you might say,” i’m not using your stove. how do i know if my oil is ready?” well, what i did was take a teenie pinch of flour and sprinkle it in the oil… if it sizzles then you’re ready to fry.

i used a slotted spoon to scoop out the potato glop and put it in the oil. when it browned good on the bottom i turned the latke to let the other side get brown. you’re wanting a crispy outside and a soft inside (the inside wasn’t gooey. was it supposed to be gooey? i didn’t want it to be gooey at any rate. if it’s supposed to be gooey then gross, i wanted the egginess to be done, you know?) check it:

 

it’s basically a potato pancake. serve it hot. you can then put a dolop of sour cream on it, but i got really clever at the grocery store and bought some french onion chip dip. oh hell yes.

right, so. i was also craving sausage. which, i know, screws up the Jewishness of my dinner. but i did use turkey sausage so… i don’t know. it was awesome though.

best of all, Mr. Fleegan, who is kind of particular about trying new foods, loved them! boosh! we’ve got a new favorite around here!

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