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I can’t believe that Chanukah starts in one week from today. Just coming back from our annual Disney trip, I need to majorly start getting ready for the holiday season. In our family, we celebrate both Chanukah and Christmas, so it is full speed ahead until January 1st. While I love the holidays, there is some major preparation that is needed to pull off both holidays and I am always on the hunt for some great holiday party recipes. Since Chanukah is the first holiday coming up, I need to come up with some delicious party food for our annual Chanukah party at the temple next weekend.
When one thinks of Chanukah, the first food choice that always comes to mind is potato latkes. If you are unfamiliar with a latke, they are essentially pancakes made of shredded potatoes. My mom has a fantastic recipe that I have been making with the kids each Chanukah but this year, I am spicing things up. This year, I am going to fry my latkes and add in Tabasco Green Jalapeno sauce to the mixture.
Okay you might all be asking why Tabasco sauce? Well, the answer is easy. I am addicted to the Tabasco brand and making my foods more versatile. The Tabasco Green Jalapeno sauce can add some great smoky and savory sauces to any holiday recipe you plan to make this season. Tabasco sauce makes a great flavor enhancer and can be used is so many wonderful recipes. For me, I am going to step up my latke recipe and add in these delicious flavors.
My first step in preparation for my Chanukah potato latkes was to head to Publix and purchase the Tabasco sauce. I scored big time because in my local Publix when I purchased 2- 5oz. flavors of Tabasco sauce, I got one free. A true score if you ask me for this hot sauce addict!
Then it was time to go home to start my baking. It was officially latke time! I gathered all my necessary ingredients and decided to do a test run before having to make dozens of these for the Chanukah party this weekend.
Chanukah Latkes- makes 8 latkes
Ingredients:
1. 7 small Idaho potatoes
2. 2 TBLS vegetable oil or peanut oil
3. 3 TBLS Tabasco Green Jalapeno sauce
4. 2 eggs
5. 3 TBLS flour
6. 1 half of a small onion
Directions:
1. Peel the potatoes. Once peeled, use a cheese grater to shred the potatoes very thinly. You can also cut up the potatoes and put them in a food processor, if that is easier for you. The objective is to end up with finely, shredded potatoes. The mixture will be wet from moisture so pat dry with a paper towel. Set aside.
2. In a small bowl, mix flour, 1 TBLS oil, Tabasco sauce, eggs, flour, onion, and oil. Mix well.
3. Add the potatoes to the mixture in #2.
4. Add 1 TBLS oil to large pan. Drop about a fist size amount of the batter from #3 and deep fry in your pan. Press down on the mixture to form a 1/2 inch patty. Brown on one side and then flip to brown the other side. Each patty should take about 2-3 minutes to fully cook. Repeat to make 8 latkes.
5. Serve with sour cream and/or applesauce. Enjoy!
In about 30 minutes, I had my potato latkes all ready. While we can freeze them for our Chanukah party, they went too quickly to do that. They were gobbled up in about 10 minutes flat. I guess we have to make another batch this weekend for the party.
Adding in the Tabasco sauce to our latke mixture was such a great touch. It added just the right amount of smokey flavor. When I told my mom that this year, she should make her latkes this way, she gave me a huge Thank you. She never thought to add Tabasco sauce for a great versatile flavor, to her latkes. It enhances the flavor of the potato latkes exponentially.
If you are looking for some great holiday party recipes, be sure to check out my potato latkes with added Tabasco sauce today. Once you are done using the Tabasco sauce in your recipe, save it and use it in other great recipes that you plan to make during the holiday season. After all, it is the perfect versatile and flavor enhancer!
Do you have any great holiday recipes where Tabasco sauce can be an ingredient?
I can totally see how that hot sauce would liven up the flavor. What a great idea!
These look really tasty. I’ve never had Latkes, but I love potatoes, so I’m all about trying it.
Fried potato patties with hot sauce? Yep. Sounds like a winner to me!
I have never made or tried these before… But I like spice, and this looks delicious. I would love to make this.
Mm! I’ve never had a latke before but I’ve always wanted to. Maybe I should stop making excuses and just do it, huh? 🙂
Your potato latkes look and sound delicious! I eat Tabasco on almost everything from scalloped potatoes to vanilla ice cream 🙂
Those sound delicious. I haven’t had a latke in ages. Nom.
I love making potato latkes, though I have never thought of tobasco in them. I love the idea and will have to try it next time 🙂
I only first heard of latkes last year, but still haven’t tried them. My husband loves anything with Tobasco so I bet he would love these!
My husband loves a little spice, and I think he would love this!! I will have to make some up for him!
I would love to try those, they look yummy. I love potatoes, so this would be a winner with me.
These look so delicious. I have never had them, but my husband really lkes them. The Green Chili flavor is the best!
This is one recipe that my whole family would love, thanks! I can’t wait to make it!
I have never had latkes with hot sauce, but will definitely give it a try this Hanukkah.
Those look so good and way easier than I would have thought!
I have not had these in so long. I used to love making these. I will have to try your recipe.
I have never tried these,my gosh do I want to try them now! These look so darn delicious!
These look so delicious. My mom used to make these a lot when i was a kid. I will have to try your recipe.
While we do not celebrate Chanukah, I would love to make these for my boys. I bet they would love it if I did, they are all potato boys.
These sure do sound good. I like potatoes with pretty much anything so these are something I am sure I would enjoy.
I’ve never had latkes but sour cream and a little shredded cheese on top sounds very yummy!
Yummy! I love Latkes, I bet adding some Tabasco makes them even yummier!
I am a huge tobasco lover, this is the perfect recipe for me!
I would totally try to eat this recipe right up, although I am not a huge fan of tobassco …. others in the home are. Worth a try, probably have a nice little kick to it!
This is right up my alley but I’ve never had them. I’m going to ask my wife to make me some. I bet even our finicky 9 year old will like them.
I love latkes, they are so yummy! This looks like a great recipe!
Mmmm, those look delicous. I love the tabasco!
We celebrate both holidays too and despite fact that my father came from a mostly Jewish family ~ cooking was NOT their strong suit: most of what they prepared over the years was overcooked, simultaneously dry AND greasy and essentially flavorless… I can still feel the sharp carp bones in the gefilte fish stuck in my throat…
So it took me awhile to believe that it was the cooks not the cuisine that I didn’t like! (With all due respect to my relatives who were othe wise very wonderful, smart, funny and accomplished people.) Over the years I have enjoyed many delicious latkes ~ but have yet to try my hand at making them (for now specialty is healing chicken soup!)
I must say your spicy variation on your Mom’s recipe sounds yummy and the timing couldn’t be more perfect. Thanks ~ I can’t wait to try it!
We don’t celebrate Hanukkah, but I will definitely try these.
Those look so delicious! I never would have thought to add hot sauce but now I can’t wait to try this recipe! Thanks so much for sharing!
My mother used to make potato pancakes, also potato dumplings with sauerbraten and sauerkraut–and other German dishes. She used a ricer for the potatoes, btw. (I still can’t get over people adding onions to potato pancakes!)