Showing posts with label latkes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label latkes. Show all posts
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Sweet Potato Parsnip Latkes with Feta and Leeks
Sometimes I give myself ideas by accident. A few weeks ago I was writing an ode/guideline to the classic potato latke for our local paper. I wanted to sing the praises of simplicity, contrasting its potato perfection against all the ridiculous, nouveau-what-have-you variations. So I wrote that my classic potato latke could hold its own against the frou-frou trimmings of a latke with...say... caramelized leeks, hashed parsnips, and... oh, feta and sweet potatoes. I smirked a little. And then I looked at what I wrote. And then I got hungry. Challenge accepted!
These latke wont be mistaken for peasant food, but essentially theyre not too far from the model. Sweet potatoes are grated with an equal amount of parsnips, which provide an earthy edge to balance out the sugars. Instead of yellow onions you have sauteed leeks, and briny, creamy feta to provide savory accents. Usually Im a purist when it comes to potato pancakes, but these fancypants latkes have won me over. I guess the jokes on me.
You can find the recipe over at the most excellent Food52 website (and thanks to Food52s contest for the inspiration to turn that idle threat a reality). Enjoy!
Friday, May 9, 2014
Classic Latkes
Its back-to-back latkes! Id apologize for the lack of variety, and for the fact that Im yet again shunting you to another website to get the recipe (this time to The Oregonian), but honestly Im too busy trying to avoid skinning my knuckles on the box grater to care. Hannukah starts this week, people! Where did that come from?
In addition to preparing for our own household celebration, Im busy filling our freezer with a small army of potato pancakes for our annual Latkesplash party. Ill probably also make a batch of ruggelach, and a pot of matzo ball soup to warm people up (and round out the Taste of Ashkenaz sampler). But, as the party title suggests, its all about the latkes. And my latkes, they are delicious. Check out the story here, and learn how to make simple latkes stellar.
And as a bonus, I toss out another oil-themed tidbit: a recent radio story I produced on Oregon farmers who are trying to grow olives. Happy Hanukkah!
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