Canadian+recipes

Family recipes from Canada:

MY recipe is not a family recipe; it is more something that I have developed over the years as an amalgamation of recipes from family members. Ingredients – potatoes(peeled) 2 onions (peeled) 1 carrot (peeled) flour salt and pepper eggs First – peel potatoes (about 1 potato per person). Leave peeled potatoes soaking in cold water while organizing other ingredients IN my food processor (or with a metal grater), grate carrot and onion. Remove from processor. Grate potato and rinse well in cold water to wash off some of the starch. This will reduce discoloration and will create a more golden latke. Drain potato. In a large bowl, mix grated potato, onion, carrot, a couple of eggs, salt and pepper (to taste) and about 1/2 c of flour. The mixture should be wet enough to hold together when dropped by the heaping spoonful but not dripping with egg. The consistency improved with practice. I cook my latkes in an old electric frying pan. Oil is essential. I use a canola or corn oil for frying them Make the latkes small or large, your choice but know that amount of mixture will affect cooking time. Cook in hot oil until browned on one side and then flip to brown the other side. Serve with sour cream and/or apple sauce. Latkes can be made with any combination of grated vegetables but potato is the traditional choice. Enjoy! 4/15/08 Interviewer: Colton Phillips. Interviewee: Ms. Soryl Angel, LM
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