Community Kitchen Latkes

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This recipe, submitted by Cindy Elder (celder@rifoodbank.org), director of communications for the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, is not only the personal recipe of Beth Rabin, former longtime volunteer at the Food Bank’s Community Kitchen, but also, says Cindy, “hands-down, the best they’ve (Community Kitchen chef instructors) ever tasted.”

Community Kitchen is a culinary job training program for low-income and unemployed adults. During the course of their 14-week training, Community Kitchen students prepare 500 meals per day for the Kids Café program, which provides afterschool meals to low-income children at Boys & Girls Clubs and recreation centers.

Best-ever latkes

Ingredients

3 lbs. potatoes

2 carrots

1/4 cup flour

3 eggs, beaten

2 tsps. vegetable oil

salt and pepper

(optional) 1 medium onion

Method

Peel and grate the potatoes and carrots. After peeling, roll vegetables in toweling to remove as much moisture as possible.

Place vegetables in a large bowl and add flour, eggs, oil, and salt and pepper.

(Optional) sauté the onion and combine with the mixture.

Mix well and drop, by tablespoonsful, in heated oil in a heavy frying pan.

Eat as soon as possible (with your favorite topping)!