Saturday, January 4, 2020

A New Year and New Ways With Old Favorites

Latkes have traveled from ancient history as part of the Chanukah  celebration to this southwestern version in 2019.  They sound good to me, so see what you think?

CORN LATKES WITH RED PEPPERS AND HERBS

1 lb. package frozen corn (3 1/3 cups)
1/2 cup finely diced red peppers
2 whole green onions chopped, 1/4 cup
3 T chopped cilantro or Italian parsley
1/4 teas. each:
Dried oregano, freshly ground pepper, cayenne pepper
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 large egg
1 large egg white  1/4 cup olive oil or vegetable or whatever you like

Puree the corn, adding in all of the above for the batter.  Spoon 2 T each of batter into the pan for the "pancakes"  Fry until they're golden brown and carefully flip and do the raw side.
Garnishes for this masterpiece?
Finely diced tomato or chopped cilantro or sliced avocado whole pitted black olives or black olive slices  Set out the hot sauces in the refrigerator door.

Source:  LA Times Food section 12/20/2019  Consult it for recipes for
 Kabocha Squash Latkes,

Chunky Spiced Cranberry Apple Chutney

Zucchini Latkes with Dill  (salmon go with?)

From the book "1,000 Jewish Recipes" by Faye Levy


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