Lacey latkes & smoked trout
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- Prep Time10 mins
- Total Time30 mins
- Makes4 servings
Lacey latkes and smoked trout. (Photo, Roberto Caruso.)
Dish up a festive favourite tonight with our recipe for golden potato pancakes, topped with smoked trout, sour cream and dill.
Ingredients
2 large russet potatoes, scrubbed clean
2 eggs
1 onion, finely chopped
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
fresh pepper
canola oil
200-g pkg hot-smoked trout
sour cream
fresh dill
Instructions
GRATE potatoes using a box grater. Transfer to a clean towel or cheesecloth. Squeeze out liquid to make potatoes as dry as possible. Combine with eggs in a large bowl along with onion, flour and salt. Season with fresh pepper.
HEAT a large frying pan over medium. Add enough canola oil to reach 1/2 in. up the side of pan.
ADD heaping tablespoons of latke mixture, 4 at a time, to frying pan, cooking until golden brown, about 3 min per side. Cook in 3 batches, adding more oil as needed, Drain latkes on paper towels, then transfer to a serving platter. Divide hot-smoked trout over latkes, then top with a dollop of sour cream and sprigs of fresh dill.
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories 301, Protein 17g, Carbohydrates 30g, Fat 12g, Fibre 2g, Sodium 947mg.