Hungarian Porcini-Potato Latkes

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 oz	14g	Dried porcini mushrooms
		= (available at Italian markets, specialty
		Foods stores and many supermarkets)
3/4 cup	177ml	Hot water
7 tablespoons	105ml	Olive oil - or more if needed
2		Garlic cloves - finely chopped
1 teaspoon	5ml	Hungarian hot paprika
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
1 1/2 lbs	681g / 24oz	Russet potatoes - peeled
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Egg - beaten to blend (large)
2 tablespoons	30ml	Fresh breadcrumbs
		= (preferably made from egg bread)
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Freshly-ground black pepper

Recipe Instructions

Place porcini in small bowl. Add 3/4 cup hot water and let stand 45 minutes. Strain through fine sieve, reserving soaking liquid. Coarsely chop porcini.

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chopped porcini and garlic; saute 2 minutes. Add reserved porcini soaking liquid and paprika; cook until liquid evaporates, stirring frequently, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Cool. (Mushroom mixture can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)

Finely grate potatoes by hand or in processor fitted with grating disk. Transfer potatoes to large bowl. Add enough cold water to cover; let stand 5 minutes. Drain potatoes. Wrap in dry kitchen towel; twist ends to squeeze out as much liquid as possible. Place potatoes in large bowl. Mix in egg, breadcrumbs, salt, and pepper. Stir in mushroom mixture.

Heat 6 tablespoons olive oil in heavy large skillet (preferably cast-iron) over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking. Working in batches, drop potato mixture by 1/4 cupfuls into hot oil, spacing apart. Using spatula, flatten each into 4-inch round and cook until crisp and brown, about 4 minutes per side. Using slotted spatula, transfer latkes to paper towels to drain. Add more oil to skillet as necessary and allow oil to get hot before adding more potato mixture. Transfer to plates and serve.

This recipe yields about 10 latkes.

Source:
Bon Appetit, December 2001

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