Softa123’s Grandmother’s Potato Kugel and Latkes

Name: Softa123’s Grandmother’s Potato Kugel and Latkes
Cuisine: Asian, Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 large Onion; 4 large Potatoes; 1 Egg; 1 tablespoon Matzah Meal (or flour); 1 tablespoon Kosher Salt; 1 drop of Oil; Pepper to taste

11 steps

I am Softa123. I am called Softa by all of my Grandchildren. “Softa” is my variation of the Hebrew word, “Savta” which is the Hebrew word for Grandmother. This recipe is my tried and true potato kugel recipe that was the way my Grandmother made it, with a few modernized methods. I can’t have enough of potato kugel or potato latkes. Either is fine with me, although if I had to choose, I’d choose the latkes. ~Marilyn MSS NOTE: If you are making this for Passover, don’t use flour, use matzah meal. For my crowd, I triple this recipe. As it stands, you might be able to serve 4 people, but I advise at least doubling the recipe it you are latke or kugel lovers.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:23:32 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories1066.3 kcal (53%)

Total Fat5.5 g (8%)

Carbs228.5 g (88%)

Sugars15.6 g (17%)

Protein32.3 g (65%)

Sodium5720.9 mg (286%)

Fiber27.6 g (99%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

0 servings

1 tablespoonMatzah Meal

or flour

1 tablespoonkosher salt

1 dropoil

pepper

to taste

Instructions

TO MAKE KUGEL:

Step 1

Peel and quarter onion. Put into food processor. (Yes, I updated this ecipe just a bit!!) Peel and quarter potatoes. Process the potatoes with the onion with your steel blade till consistency of puree.

Step 2

Continue till all potatoes are processed. Put potato-onion mixture into a strainer to drain off as much water as you can from it. Then, put the potato-onion mixture into a large bowl.

Step 3

Beat the egg and add it to the potato-onion mixture. Also add 1

Step 4

tablespoon of oil, and 1 HEAPING tablespoon Matzah Meal(or flour, if

Step 5

not making for Passover!)[Use a regular tablespoon, not a measuring tablespoon to measure the matzah meal.] Add Kosher Salt and pepper to taste. Mix all together. Pour into greased 9×13 inch pan and bake at 400 degrees for at least 1 hour. I like to bake longer because I like it really crusty!!

TO MAKE LATKES:

Step 6

Follow directions above, but instead of putting into a pan and baking, heat 1/2 inch oil in a heavy frying pan and drop really

Step 7

full large spoonfuls of batter into the oil and fry on one side until golden then turn over and fry on the other.

Step 8

Line a plate with toweling or line a counter with a couple thicknesses of brown paper bags to drain the fried latkes on. Repeat till all of the batter is used.

Step 9

I use vegetable oil or peanut oil to fry latkes in.

Step 10

When making latkes you don’t need to add the extra drop of oil to

Step 11

batter, but you do need it when making kugel.