🍠 Sweet Potato Latkes

Ingredients

• 2 lb Sweet potatoes, peeled
• 4 Green onions, thinly sliced
• 2 Eggs, large, beaten
• ½ cup All-purpose flour
• 1 tsp Kosher salt
• ½ tsp Ground cinnamon
• ¼ tsp Ground black pepper
• 1½ cup Vegetable oil (soybean), for frying

• For serving

• 1 cup Sour cream, or Greek yogurt (optional)
• 2 tbsp Honey, to drizzle (optional)

Nutrition

Steps

You’ll need: box grater or food processor, clean kitchen towel, large bowl, large heavy skillet, wide spatula, baking sheet with a wire rack.

1. Heat the oven to 200°F and set a wire rack in a baking sheet. Frying safety: use a heavy pan, keep the oil below smoking (350 to 375°F), and never leave hot oil alone. Keep a lid or sheet pan beside the stove; if the oil catches fire, turn off the burner and slide the lid over it. Never pour water on a grease fire. Keep children back from the stove.
2. Grate the sweet potatoes on the large holes. Squeeze them lightly in a towel; they hold less water than white potatoes.
3. Mix with the green onions, eggs, flour, salt, cinnamon and pepper.
4. Heat ¼ inch of oil over medium heat. Fry heaping 2-tablespoon mounds, flattened, 3 minutes per side, until browned and crisp at the edges. Sweet potatoes have more sugar and burn faster; turn the heat down if needed.
5. Drain on paper towels, then keep warm on the rack in the oven. Serve with sour cream and a drizzle of honey.