potato & sauerkraut latkes with lemon dill sour cream

potato & sauerkraut latkes with lemon dill sour cream | hot for food by Lauren Toyota

source: https://www.hotforfoodblog.com/recipes/2018/11/27/potato-sauerkraut-latkes-with-lemon-dill-sour-cream/

I decided to make latkes for the first time because Hanukkah is coming up December 2. I’m sure many of you celebrate Hanukkah and have been wondering if hot for food would ever deliver?! Well, this is it! My memory of eating latkes was when I was in grade 2. I had a best friend who was Jewish and her mom would make them for us all the time. I remember thinking they were pretty magical!

The trick to the latke is getting the potatoes extremely dry because you need these to be super light and crispy! I’ll walk you through all the steps in the video below and then you can dive in to your own big stack of latkes.

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potato & sauerkraut latkes with lemon dill sour cream

Ingredients

lemon dill sour cream

1 1/2 C raw cashews, soaked in hot water for 20 minutes2 tbsp lemon zest (from about 2 lemons)1/2 C lemon juice (from about 2 lemons)1/2 C nondairy milk (or water)1/4 C apple cider vinegar2 tsp onion powder1 tsp granulated garlic powder1 tsp sea salt1/2 tsp white pepper1 C loose packed fresh dill fronds3 garlic cloves2 green onions, ends trimmed and roughly chopped

potato & sauerkraut latkes

1 1/4 lbs russet baking potatoes, peeled1/2 a large white onion1 C sauerkraut, drained and tightly packed1 tbsp ground flax3 tbsp water2 tbsp matzo meal, regular or gluten-free (can sub panko breadcrumbs)1/4 C dill, finely chopped1/2 tsp sea salt1/2 tsp ground black pepper1/2 tsp granulated garlic powder3/4 C vegetable oil, for frying

Instructions

To make the lemon dill sour cream, drain and rinse the raw cashews from the soaking water. Place in a high powered blender with the remaining ingredients and blend until very smooth.Refrigerate the sour cream until ready to serve with the latkes. If you have leftover sour cream, it makes a great green goddess salad dressing if you thin it out with a bit of water!The best way to shred the potatoes and onion for the latkes is with the small grating disc in a food processor. If you don’t have that, you can hand grate using a box grater.Combine the flax mixture with 3 tablespoons of water in a small bowl and set aside to thicken while you finish preparing the potatoes and onions.Once the potatoes and onion are shredded, do the following in 2 batches. Using a clean dish towel, nut milk bag, or cheese cloth squeeze the moisture from the potato shreds, onion shreds, and sauerkraut. Ideally, you will use a second clean dish towel to squeeze even more moisture out. The more moisture you remove, the crispier the latkes. Set potato mixture aside in a large salad spinner or a mixing bowl. If using a salad spinner, spin the potato, onion and sauerkraut mixture to remove even more residual moisture. Either continue to mix up the latkes with remaining ingredients in the bowl of the salad spinner or a clean mixing bowl. Add the thickened flax mixture, matzo meal, dill, sea salt, ground black pepper, and granulated garlic. Use your hands to combine well and evenly.In a cast iron pan, on medium-heat, pour the vegetable oil to coat the bottom of the pan. Start forming the first batch of latkes by using a 1/4 measuring cup to scoop out some of the potato mixture. Pour it into your palm and slightly flatten it using your fingers from the opposite hand. Once the oil is hot, use a spatula to slide the latke into the hot oil away from you to minimize splashing.The latkes should be about 3-inches wide. Cook about 3 to 4 latkes at a time, uncrowded. Do not touch the latkes or flatten with a spatula. Let them fry untouched for 4 to 5 minutes until golden brown on the edges. Then flip and fry for another 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from the pan onto a plate lined with paper towel. Continue frying in batches.You may need to add a bit more vegetable oil to the pan for the last 1 to 2 batches of latkes to achieve even browning.Serve immediately with dollops of the lemon dill sour cream and extra dill fronds, as garnish.

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