Potato Latkes - The ONLY recipe you should have.

Latkes (Yiddish: לאַטקע) are traditionally eaten by Jews during the Hanukkah festival. The oil for cooking the latkes is symbolic of the oil from the Hanukkah story that kept the Second Temple of ancient Israel lit with a long-lasting flame that is celebrated as a miracle. Despite the popularity of latkes and tradition of eating them during Hanukkah, they are hard to come by in stores or restaurants in Israel, having been largely replaced by the Hanukkah doughnut due to local economic factors, convenience and the influence of trade unions.
The word "latke" itself is derived (via Yiddish) from the Russian/Ukrainian word латка meaning "patch." The word לביבה leviva, the Hebrew name for latke, has its origins in the Book of Samuel's description of the story of Amnon and Tamar.[8] Some interpreters have noted that the homonym לב levav means "heart," and the verbal form of l-v-v occurs in the Song of Songs as well.
Latkes need not necessarily be made from potatoes. Numerous modern recipes call for the addition of ingredients such as onions and carrots. Prior to the introduction of the potato to the Old World, latkes were, and in some places still are, made from a variety of other vegetables, cheeses, legumes, or starches, depending on the available local ingredients and foodways of the various places where Jews lived.
You will need:
10 pounds russet potatoes
6 large yellow onions
12 eggs
2 cups matzo meal
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 cup kosher salt
1 teaspoon lemon juice
peanut oil

[@box3976]

I make with a splash of Good Beer and chopped jalapeno... sehr gut

[@LittleKosherLunch]

Chef Bart! The top performing video on my channel is my latkes tutorial (even in summertime) and I think it's because tons of traffic is coming from your video to mine. Glad I finally got to the bottom of this in my analytics, and found my way to your channel! My love of latkes were the reason I started cooking on KZbin -- so many of my young "mommy friends" were afraid to try making them, so I filmed it. Glad you love them as much as I do! Wishing you well, and congrats on your channel success!

[@anitaskene6697]

I love potato pancakes... your recipe is the best... I am alone but would make the ten pounds of potatoes worth.....

[@wwaters1949]

I make an easy version for a smaller family. Oster blender recipe with 3C potato, 2 T flour, 1/2 onion, 1/2 tsp. baking powder and 2 eggs. I don't use that much oil. They come out amazing. Irish style.

[@sooziesonhiem1833]

NES Gadol Haya Sham . Latkes looked delicious. I usually use flour but will try the matzoh meal this time . Happy Chanukah everyone !!!

[@ivanashley7875]

I was watching some paint dry, but waiting for that timer to go off was way more exciting and you could hardly notice that it was fast forwarded. So much so, that I couldn't resist smashing my head into my newly painted wall.

[@joshuabrande2417]

I'm not sure of the unpeeled potato part and will have to try it that way. My mix has a bit of garlic added to it so the onions don't get lonely. I love latkes.

[@oneoflokis]

Those are great robust-looking American appliances/gizmos you have there!! You ought to put a purchasing link to them!! ☺️👍

[@leez2834]

Can't wait to try. Thank you

[@bighatlogannn4993]

Great video. And the sped up parts are not a bother. Thanks for taking the time to make it.

[@patsyoconner9506]

i halved mixture and added 2 teaspoons of smoked paprika enjoyed by all thank you

[@AnotherAmateur]

Very nice. I've seen many recipes for latkes. We make ours with flour instead of matzo. Anyway, hope you take a look sometime. Your recipe looks delicious!

[@ChefBartDudewiththeFood]

The Matzo meal adds a very distinct taste I love.

[@lovetina2010]

=] EXCITED TO TRY THESE. BUT SHEWWWW DOES IT REALLY TAKE A 1/4 CUP OF SALT. THATS ALOT OF SALT. BUT ALSO YOU MADE ALOT...THANK YOU BUDDY IM BUYING THE SHREDDER THING AND IM MAKING THEM!!!!

[@bonnizajac8916]

Way too much salt

[@Marny5580]

I am used to hand grating the potatoes - those long strings aren't how my mom made them - she's from Lithuania. BUT my hands are getting too weak to hand grate so much figure out a blender-way. Oy vey! My mom also added maybe a teaspoon of white vinegar to the potatoes and they stayed white! An egg, grated onion, some flour, salt/pepper, and have never ever heard complaints from anyone eating my latkes. I love them with sour cream, sometimes with applesauce, and love them cold the next day!

[@goodnewsukraine425]

Why do you dump water from potatoes?)))) We always did them with liquid, and they fry just fine, but taste soooo much better, much more tender!!! But they need for this to be grated fine or in food processor.

[@shaindyfreedman1036]

If you grate the onions alternating with potatoes they will stay white

[@the3rdeye776]

You can use 100% cotton handcuff in smaller batches.

[@passion777able]

Weird ingredient ... lemon Juice???? This is the first I've heard of this. I'm Mexican and 76 years old but I would NEVER think of adding cilantro to the mix. That would also be weird. So many versions but Jewish latkes is the version I love the most.

[@jodycupp]

Looks good!

[@rosalia35]

I like my pancakes with tuna fish--this is very good.......

[@bullwinklemoose1583]

My Father was born in 1923. He worked on a farm when he was young. Till the day he died at 91 he would no way no how eat a potato skin. His reason why...the farm he worked on would use pig shit as a fertilizer on the potatoes. Yummy!

[@ivanashley7875]

Chef Bart, did you know, Jews were traditionally eaten by lions during Roman festivals? (I can say that I'm circumcised)

[@johnmastrangel7317]

The Fred Flintstone of Potato Latkes.

[@gettergoing]

great job

[@cindaschuster6725]

💙👍🏼

[@matsu223]

Do you eat them warm or cold? If you make ahead they will cool off.

[@Marny5580]

He uses a lot of salt and a lot of onions - for sure! NOT a true Jewish recipe. I used two large frying pans - and by the time I finished all that I made, my family/friends ate everything - and I got all the rest! Yea!! AND I love my latkes cold the next day with a little salt - or sugar. Depends. I hand grate potatoes and onion - but hands are getting arthritic so will have to figure out if some sort of blender will give me the consistency I like. BUT try this fella's recipe - and you can always fix what you don't like - just like any other recipe.

[@ChefBartDudewiththeFood]

Potato Latkes - The ONLY recipe you should have.

[@marcelleray4595]

Where's the printed recipe so I can print it?

[@aliciaamous4364]

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[@marybrantley2160]

Serious echo, try working on sound? Enjoy video, but hearing you is not easy if sitting away from microphone .

[@ivanashley7875]

Serious echo, try working on sound? (?) Enjoy video, but hearing you is not easy away from the microphone. Wow Mary, your right about that echo!

[@ChefBartDudewiththeFood]

Here it is as promised......remember to subscribe to my channel

[@jodycupp]

Hey the huge latke returned at the end lol... It was magic. Good job on the video. I've been avoiding buying an electric skillet. I think I may have to now do some shopping.

[@jodycupp]

Hey we liked it.. My little guy loved it when you sped up the time. You know how kids are :) It was entertaining and informative.

[@rhodorasanchez5625]

like it..

[@theinkbrain]

Why do guys like you waste everyone's time blah, blah, blahing about what you're going to do? Just get on with it and do it, and let us see what is actually being done. 17 minutes for a three step operation is freaking ridiculous.

[@armandopina739]

i am starving

[@deanfox9823]

You double dipped in the apple sauce buddy, That’s a lot of potatoes

[@bubbleblonde9600]

I read some people commenting about him double-dipping. 😲 I bet you, everybody that you know, including yourself, does it. He just got caught. 😜

[@rozaroza6909]

Polskie placki ziemniaczane.. pycha...pozdrawiam..:)

[@passion777able]

Huh??? That's greek to me. I'm Mexican.

[@bubbleblonde9600]

You are eating all of the latkes, don't you have friends that you could feed them to? I will be your friend😉😁😂🤣

[@ivanashley7875]

Sorry about the following comments, it's lockdown and I'm bored.

[@JacK-qn4zh]

OMG...way to many to make and cook at one time!!!!! LOL...bet after eating and clean up...It's nap time!!!!! LOL

[@margaretwinshell6893]

way too many onions, put lemonjuice to your potatoes and some eggs, add matzoh meal ,salt and you get the best potato ltkes.

[@annaburns4526]

Oh, you licked the fork and then put it in the applesauce, that is a big NO, NO!!!!,

[@janishart5128]

*Anna Burns:* YEAH - EEEEEEWWWWWWWW!!!!! I hope he's not offering apple sauce to anyone else!!!

[@loisforbes8920]

Is ok, you're not eating it.

[@robinstevens5116]

@@loisforbes8920 snowflakes!

[@passion777able]

YUK! He did that? I stopped watching after he said he added LEMON JUICE, never mind that later he added matzo meal instead of flour. I think he's thinking it makes it more Jewish but Jewish versions never use matzo. I like the Jewish versions better and not the novelty versions like this.

[@mkphilly]

Sorry, to much binding ingredients and LEMON JUICE?!? NO, sorry

[@Marny5580]

Not sure why you wipe up and then toss whatever you've cleaned up INTO the mixture! UGH!!!

[@ChefBartDudewiththeFood]

Counter is clean

[@skippickens1843]

You will never get me to eat at your joint, stick a used fork in the apple sauce jar, what else,

[@robinstevens5116]

Snowflake!

[@esther3316]

Columbo

[@julieedwards6882]

U double dipped ur fork into the apple sauce jar ewe!

[@bubbleblonde9600]

If you think about it, everyone does it! He just happened to get caught. I'm going to bet that your friend's house that you went to 4 supper also double dipped in something, you just don't know. They could drink straight from the bottle that they offered you a drink from. You never know!😝😨