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Purple Potato Latkes with Garlic Sumac Sour Cream

Purple Potato Latkes with Garlic Sumac Sour Cream

Course Dinner
Cuisine Jewish
Keyword almond bread, Hannukah Recipes, Jewish food, Jewish recipes, latkes, potato latkes, purple potatoes, sour cream, spelt flour, sumac
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients

For the Garlic Sumac Sour Cream:

  • 3/4 cup sour cream
  • 1 large garlic clove
  • 1 teaspoon ground sumac

For the Potato Latkes:

  • 2 pounds purple potatoes
  • 1 cup chopped sweet onion
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup spelt flour
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground sumac
  • Peanut oil for frying

Instructions

Make the Garlic Sumac Sour Cream:

  1. Mince the garlic clove

  2. Mix all ingredients together.

  3. Place in the refrigerator

Make the Latkes:

  1. Place a layer of paper towels next to the stove.

  2. Peel potatoes. Grate or shred in a food processor

  3. Mix the chopped onion together with the shredded potatoes

  4. Using a sieve squeeze as much liquid as you can out of the potato/onion mixture.

  5. Add eggs, flour, salt, and sumac and mix thoroughly.

  6. Add about ΒΌ cup of peanut oil to a frying pan and heat.

  7. When the oil is sizzling, form a small ball out of the mixture. Place it in the pan. Flatten with a spatula.

  8. After a few minutes, flip the latkes to brown on both sides.

  9. Transfer to the paper towels.

  10. Gently pat off excess oil.

  11. Transfer to a platter and serve warm with the prepared sour cream