So far, my track record with Jewish cuisine has been pretty hit or miss. I didn’t care for Noodle Kugle (so sweet for a dinner dish) and Blintzes (was it the filling?). I think this is mostly that I just suck at making Jewish recipes, but I had high hopes for the Latke Bar! I love potatoes, I love all things pan-fried, so the only thing standing in the way of this being delicious is my total incompetence!
Ingredients
- 1 potato
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon flour
- Salt and pepper
Directions
Grate potato; using a clean dish towel squeeze as much moisture from the potato as possible. These will help the latke’s fry up better. Combine grated potato with lightly beaten egg, flour and salt and pepper. Make thin cakes and fry up a few at a time, about 3 minutes a side until golden brown.
I did it! I finally did it! The latkes were really tasty. I realize this recipe wasn’t a particularly challenging one, but I’ll take what I can get. The latkes kind of tasted like denser tater tots. I was super nervous because I wanted to make sure I got this one right. Wonderful!
Cromulence: 8 Meshuggenehs out of 10
Latke Bar Recipe From: Treehouse of Horror XVII (The Simpsons Season 18 – Episode 4)
That’s a lotta latke!
Jewish recipe success. You must’ve rented and watched Fiddler on the Roof.
Though to be fair this isn’t an entirely Jewish recipe as this recipe goes by various names depending on where your from (personally I know them as potato pancakes). Try them with something like sour cream or apple sauce while your at it.
I was at a Hanukkah party eating the real deal, came with both applesauce and sour cream – delicious! I will for sure be making these again.