{"id":4235,"date":"2018-12-06T13:46:58","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T13:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jewishmuseum.org.uk\/?p=4235"},"modified":"2018-12-06T13:50:51","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T13:50:51","slug":"oil-vey-potato-latkes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jewishmuseum.org.uk\/2018\/12\/06\/oil-vey-potato-latkes\/","title":{"rendered":"Oil-Vey! Potato Latkes"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve already got a blog post on Hanukah but as a quick reminder, Hanukah, also known as the Festival of Lights, celebrates the rededication (to God) of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n

The festival celebrates two miracles but, in particular, celebrates the miracle of lighting the temple’s menorah lamp for eight days using only a day’s supply of oil. For this reason, food traditionally eaten during this festival is fried in oil!<\/p>\n

Here’s a delicious recipe for potato latkes, dubbed here as ‘Lauren’s Latkes’. Lauren is one of our duty managers as part of the Visitor Experience team.<\/p>\n

Lauren’s Latkes<\/h2>\n

Ingredients<\/h3>\n

5 medium-sized potatoes
\n1 onion
\n2 eggs
\nsalt and pepper (for seasoning)
\noil (olive, vegetable or rapeseed)<\/p>\n

Instructions<\/h3>\n
    \n
  1. Shred the potatoes then squeeze the shreds to remove excess moisture<\/li>\n
  2. Mix the potato shreds with beaten eggs and diced onion. Use a potato-egg ratio of 5:2 (unless you prefer a different ratio!)<\/li>\n
  3. Add your seasoning to the mix<\/li>\n
  4. Preheat your frying pan and oil to a medium heat (careful not to burn it!)<\/li>\n
  5. Create ‘flat balls’ of your mix and place them into the pan. Flatten with a spatula for an even ‘squish’<\/li>\n
  6. Flip to make sure each side is golden-brown (it takes about 2 minutes on each side)<\/li>\n
  7. Remove the latke and place on kitchen paper town to absorb excess oil<\/li>\n
  8. Serve it up!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    We’ve already got a blog post on Hanukah but as a quick reminder, Hanukah, also known as the Festival of Lights, celebrates the rededication (to God) of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. 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