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>>> THE
>>> THE POTATO LIKE A, A LOVE OF MINE, SYMBOLIZES THE MIRACLE
OF HANUKKAH WHICH IS MADE
TRADITIONALLY WITH POTATOES.
SAMANTHA FERRARO HAS A KITCHEN
BLOG AND HAS HER OWN TWIST.
NOT JUST ONE BUT MORE THAN THAT.
THIS IS COOL BECAUSE THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT DISH, LIGHTING THE
OIL IN THE TEMPLE.
EXPLAINED TO ME.
>> WE ARE CELEBRATING THAT THE
OIL LASTED EIGHT DAYS INSTEAD
OF JUST THE ONE DAY.
WE ACTUALLY ARE ON DAY TWO.
SO WE ARE TO EAT EVERYTHING
FRIED TO CELEBRATE OIL ALL WEEK
LONG.
LONG.
LONG. [
LONG. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> SO THIS WILL BE A REALLY
GOOD WEEK.
GOOD WEEK. >> YOU WANTED TO TAKE A NEW
LOOK AT IT.
EVERYONE LOVES FRIED POTATOES.
AND THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO DO
IT.
IT.
IT. >>
IT. >> MY
IT. >> MY MOM MADE THIS BY HAND.
I WANT TO DO A FUN TAKE ON
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. AND
THIS. AND HAVE DIFFERENT FLAVORS.
>> WHAT WILL WE DO?
>> WE WILL MAKE BEAT LATKES
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. YES, THEY ARE FIND OUT LET'S
GET RIGHT INTO IT.
LET ME MAKE SURE THE OIL IS
HOT.
HOT.
HOT. LET
HOT. LET ME GET THIS.
WE HAVE SHREDDED BEETS.
>> DID YOU ROAST THEM?
>> I WOULD HAVE USED CANS
BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO SOFT.
I USE ROB BEETS AND SHREDDED
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. >>
THEM. >> THANK GOODNESS FOR A FOOD
PROCESSOR.
PROCESSOR. >> MY MOM USED TO SHRED THEM BY
HAND.
HAND.
HAND. >>
HAND. >> SO IF YOU WANT TO MIX THEM.
>> WE HAVE SOME SHREDDED RED
BEADS.
BEADS.
BEADS. THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL AND HAVE A
BEAUTIFUL SWEETNESS WHICH I
REALLY LIKE THAT THEY ALSO HAVE
A LOT OF WATER SO YOU HAVE TO
SQUEEZE THEM.
SQUEEZE THEM. SO WE STILL WANT TO ADD THE
POTATO BECAUSE WE WANT THAT
STARCHY CONSISTENCY.
STARCHY CONSISTENCY. >>.
>>.
>>. WOULD
>>. WOULD BE WONDERFUL.
>> NOW WE HAVE ONE EGG.
THE USUAL RECIPE HAS TWO EGGS
BUT WE ARE JUST USING ONE FOR
THIS PORTION TODAY.
>> SO YOU HAVE THE SAME
PROPORTIONS.
PROPORTIONS. >> SO I USE MATZO MEAL AND SOME
PEOPLE USE FLOWER.
I FIND THAT MATZO MEAL HAS A
GREAT CRUMBLY TEXTURE.
AS OPPOSED TO FLOWER WHICH CAN
BE CHEWY.
BE CHEWY.
BE CHEWY. >> YEAH, I BELIEVE THAT.
>> THE LAST FEW THINGS, I
REALLY THINK THAT A LITTLE BIT
OF CINNAMON.
OF CINNAMON. SO LET'S JUST ADD A LITTLE BIT
OF WARMTH.
OF WARMTH. THEN WE ADD SALT-AND-PEPPER.
>> I WILL DO THAT.
>> THAT IS ENOUGH.
THIS IS MIXED AND IF I WAS AT
HOME I WOULD GET MY HANDS IN
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. >>
THERE. >> YOU COULD DO THAT HERE.
>> WE HAVE A TOWEL FOR YOU.
IF YOUR HANDS ARE IN IT IT HAS
MORE LOVE IN IT, THAT IS MY
PHILOSOPHY.
PHILOSOPHY. >> THIS IS THE MIXTURE THAT I
AM LOOKING FOR.
HERE WE HAVE SOME OIL HE DID SO
WE WANT TO USE A HIGH HEAT
COOKING OIL.
COOKING OIL. >> AVOCADO, WOULD THAT WORK?
>> I HAVEN'T TRIED THAT.
>> HOW DO WE KNOW THAT IT IS
HOT ENOUGH?
HOT ENOUGH? >> YOU TAKE A LITTLE PIECE TO
TEST IT.
TEST IT.
TEST IT. WE WILL DROP IT IN THEIR.
>> YOU WANTED TO SIZZLE.
>> WHILE WE ARE WAITING FOR THE
OIL, TELL ME ABOUT YOUR MOM AND
HOW SHE HANDLED THE TRADITIONS.
>> LIKE I SAID, THERE SHE IS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> WHEN I STARTED MAKING LATKES,
I WOULD ASK HER WHAT YOU DO.
SHE SAID AND SHE SAID JUST A
LITTLE BIT OF THIS AND THAT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> THAT IS SO TYPICAL.
>> SO I SAID WRITE IT DOWN FOR
ME.
ME.
ME. MY
ME. MY FATHER SIDE HAD A HUGE
HANUKKAH PARTY EVERY YEAR AND
WE HAD LOTS OF COUSINS.
SO WE WOULD READ SCRIPTURE
BEFORE WE GOT OUR PRESENCE AND
THEN WE HAD THE MENORAHS BEHIND
US AND IT WAS AWESOME.
>> SO WE HAVE ABOUT 90 SECONDS
LEFT.
LEFT.
LEFT. JUST POP ONE IN THEIR.
>> SO I TAKE A TABLESPOON.
>> YOU DON'T PAT THEM TOGETHER
OR ANYTHING?
OR ANYTHING? >> SO I TAKE MY SPOON. THAT IS
ONLY DO.
ONLY DO.
ONLY DO. I LET THIS COOK FOR ABOUT THREE
MINUTES.
MINUTES.
MINUTES. I LOOK FOR CRISPY EDGES.
THAT I USE MY FISH SPATULA,
LIKE YOU WOULD WITH POTATOES.
>> THIS STUFF LOOKS DELICIOUS.
>> THIS IS MY FUN TAKE. I HAVE
ROASTED GARLIC. THEN I HAVE
SOME SLICES OF ROASTED TOMATO.
I HAVE SOME SOFT MOZZARELLA
CHEESE ON TOP.
AND THEN I DRIZZLE IT WITH
OLIVE OIL.
OLIVE OIL. >> MY STOMACH IS GROWLING.
>> WHAT FAVORITE WAYS TO MAKE
LATKES IS THIS.
THEY ARE DRY AND THEY HAVE A
LOVELY FLAVOR.
LOVELY FLAVOR. >> YOU CAN SEE THEY ARE AS EASY
TO WORK WITH US POTATOES.
>> THESE ARE PERSIAN DOUGHNUTS.
THEY ARE REALLY SIMPLE.
YOU USE A SIMPLE DOUGH AND THEY
ARE SOAKED WITH ROSEWATER AND
SAFFRON.
SAFFRON.
SAFFRON. >> ARE THE EATEN PLANE?
>> THEY HAVE A SYRUP SOAKED AND
SO I JUST POP IT IN MY MOUTH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
A GOOD REMINDER, WE NEED TO ASK
THE ELDERS TO WRITE THESE
THINGS DOWN.
THINGS DOWN. GET IT WHILE YOU CAN.
>> MY MOM DIED A LONG TIME AGO
BUT I LOST SO MANY RECIPES.
>> SAMANTHA, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR SHARING THIS.
WE HAVE LINKS ON OUR WEBSITE SO
YOU CAN GIVE THAT A TRY.
AND YOU WILL HAVE A LINK TO HER
BLOG, THE LITTLE FERRERO
KITCHEN.
KITCHEN.
KITCHEN. THANK YOU SO MUCH.