Sweet Potato-Green Apple Latkes
- 2 lbs sweet potatoes, rinsed and peeled
- 1 lb parsnips, rinsed and peeled
- 1 lb green apples, rinsed
- 10 shallots, or 1 med onion, peeled
- all-purpose flour - about a half cup
- 1 Tbls. coarse kosher salt
- 1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
- Peanut and/or Vegetable oil for frying
- Serve with Sour Cream & Applesauce
- 1. Coarsely potatoes, parsnips, apples and shallots. If mixture is too
- wet, soak up some of the water with doubled paper towels or tea towel.
- (This step if more important when using regular potatoes to remove
- extra starch.) Toss together in a large bowl.
- 2. Add salt, and pepper to potato mixture and toss to mix well. Add
- enough flour to make ingredients "stick" together and form cakes
- 3. Pour 3/4 in. oil into a 10- to 12-in. frying pan (with sides at
- least 2 in. high) over medium-high heat. When oil reaches 350u0b0, scoop
- 1/3 cup of potato mixture from bowl, then gently turn in hands and
- press into a patty about 1/3 in. thick, then gently slide pancake into
- hot oil. Cook 3 or 4 pancakes at a time (do not crowd pan) until edges
- are crispy and well browned and undersides are golden brown, 2 to 3
- minutes. Gently turn and cook until other sides are golden brown, 2 to
- 3 minutes longer.
- 4. Transfer pancakes to paper bag to drain briefly, then keep warm in
- a 200u0b0 oven directly on wire rack while you cook remaining pancakes.
- Serve hot, with Sour Cream and Applesauce.
- Tips for Terrific Latkes:
- Keep oil between 300u0b0 and 350u0b0 while frying to prevent latkes from
- turning greasy. Check heat with a candy thermometer and adjust heat
- accordingly.
- If making latkes ahead, let cool on paper towels, then arrange in a
- single layer in a zip-lock plastic bag and refrigerate up to 3 days.
- Reheat in a 300u0b0 oven until crispy and hot, about 15 minutes.
sweet potatoes, parsnips, green apples, shallots, flour, coarse kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, peanut andor, applesauce
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/sweet-potato-green-apple-latkes-50062418 (may not work)