Zucchini Latkes With Red Pepper Jelly
- 1 lb medium zucchini
- 1 large baking potato, peeled
- 1 small onion, peeled
- 12 cup matzo meal
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 12 teaspoons salt
- 12 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- vegetable oil, for frying
- 12 cup sour cream
- 12 cup red pepper jelly
- 3 scallions, green parts only, thinly sliced
- Halve the zucchini crosswise.
- Cut the zucchini flesh off the seedy center and coarsely grate it in a food processor(or box grater).
- Discard the center.
- Grate the potato and onion.
- Transfer the zucchini, potato and onion to a colander and squeeze dry.
- Let stand for 2 minutes, then squeeze again.
- Move the veg.
- mixture to a large bowl.
- Add the matzo meal, egg, lemon juice, salt and pepper and stir to mix.
- In a medium skillet, heat 2 tbls.
- of veg.
- oil until shimmering.
- Drop packed teaspoons of the zucchini mixture into the skillet and flatten them with the back of a spoon.
- Cook the latkes over medium high heat until the edges are golden, about 2 minutes.
- Flip and cook until golden on the bottom, about 1 minute.
- Drain on paper towels.
- Repeat with the remaining zucchini mixture, adding more oil to the skillet as needed.
- Arrange the latkes on a platter and top each one with a dollop of sour cream and a little red pepper jelly.
- Sprinkle with the scallion greens.
- Serve warm.
- At the bash, Rachel added thin slices of smoked trout on top of the pepper jelly.
- You may do this if you wish.
- Use 3 oz.
- of smoked trout, coarsely chopped.
zucchini, baking potato, onion, matzo meal, egg, lemon juice, salt, ground black pepper, vegetable oil, sour cream, red pepper, scallions
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/zucchini-latkes-with-red-pepper-jelly-172540 (may not work)