Cooking & Baking

elleng

(130,857 posts) Wed Dec 21, 2016, 09:34 PM Dec 2016

The perfect latke for Chrismukkah is General Tso's Latkes!

For General Tso's Sauce:
1 tablespoon light sesame oil
½ teaspoon minced fresh ginger
2-4 dried red chiles, seeded and chopped (these are hot!!!)
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tablespoons green onions, diced (greens and whites)
¼ cup red bell pepper, diced
¼ cup green bell pepper, diced
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 tablespoon Hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
For Latkes:
5 cups (2 pound) russet potatoes, washed and peeled
2 tablespoons onion, minced and dried well
2 clove garlic, minced
1 large egg, whisked
2 tablespoons all-purpose or gluten-free flour
½ teaspoon salt, plus more for seasoning
½ cup light sesame oil or other high-heat oil
½ cup cornstarch
Sesame seeds for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS
First, make your sauce. Head sesame oil in a large saute pan. Then add ginger, chiles, garlic, green onions and bell peppers and saute until the peppers start to soften.
Then add in remaining sauce ingredients and bring to a boil. Simmer for 5 minutes until thick. Set aside. Warm before serving.
Now, latkes time. Start by shredding your potatoes with a grater into a bowl of ice water. Let sit for 10 minutes. Remove potatoes, squeezing out the moisture into the water. Dry potatoes very well with towels. Let water sit 10 minutes for starch to accumulate on the bottom. Carefully drain water, reserving the white starch on the bottom.
Place potatoes in a large bowl, dry again very well. Then add in the onion, garlic, egg, flour and salt and reserved starch and combine.
Meanwhile, heat up sesame oil in a large saute pan. Scoop two tablespoon dollops of the potato mixture and flatten lightly and fry until light golden brown, about 3 minutes. Then flip and fry the other side. Season immediately with salt and drain on a rack over paper towels. Repeat with remaining latkes.
Coat latkes in cornstarch and refry them until golden brown.
Serve latkes hot with warm General Tso's Sauce.

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The perfect latke for Chrismukkah is General Tso's Latkes! (Original Post) elleng Dec 2016 OP

OK, this one is so screwy I saved it Warpy Dec 2016 #1

Let is know if it works. elleng Dec 2016 #2

'm going full-traditional PennyK Dec 2016 #3

Ok... I was going to make roast beef and mashed potatoes tonight... Glassunion Dec 2016 #4

You're welcome! elleng Dec 2016 #5

Not Jewish, however we do love some of the Jewish traditions... Glassunion Dec 2016 #6

LOVE IT! elleng Dec 2016 #7

Since it's just me and my wife, we are just chilling all day. Glassunion Dec 2016 #8

Looks good! elleng Dec 2016 #9

Im no purist... Glassunion Dec 2016 #10

Warpy

(111,233 posts)

1. OK, this one is so screwy I saved it

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Wed Dec 21, 2016, 10:37 PM

Dec 2016

and will eventually try it.

elleng

(130,857 posts)

2. Let is know if it works.

Reply to Warpy (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 21, 2016, 10:38 PM

Dec 2016

Mine this year are from Trader Joe's, frozen!

PennyK

(2,302 posts)

3. 'm going full-traditional

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Dec 22, 2016, 03:34 PM

Dec 2016

I may have never made them from scratch...of course I remember my grandma's. I'm going to make them early and also make Brooklyn Bowl Fried chicken, from The Times collection, which I love. Maybe a green vegetable would be nice in there somewhere!