General Tso’s Latkes

General Tso’s Latkes might be just the Jewish recipe you are searching for. This recipe makes 10 servings with 289 calories, 5g of protein, and 17g of fat each. For $1.03 per serving, this recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 1801 person found this recipe to be delicious and satisfying. It is brought to you by What Jew Wannan Eat. It works best as a side dish, and is done in roughly 1 hour and 10 minutes. A mixture of fresh ginger, salt, sesame oil, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. It is perfect for Hanukkah. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 70%. This score is good. Similar recipes include General Tso's Chicken, General Tso’s Chicken, and General Tso's Tofu.

Servings: 10

Preparation duration: 40 minutes

Cooking duration: 30 minutes

 

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons brown sugar

½ cup cornstarch

2 tablespoons onion, minced and dried well

1 large egg, whisked

½ teaspoon minced fresh ginger

2 clove garlic, minced

1 garlic clove, minced

2 tablespoons all-purpose or gluten-free flour

¼ cup green bell pepper, diced

2 tablespoons green onions, diced (greens and whites)

1 tablespoon Hoisin sauce

¼ cup red bell pepper, diced

2-4 dried red chiles, seeded and chopped (these are hot!!!)

2 tablespoons rice vinegar

5 cups (2 pound) russet potatoes, washed and peeled

½ teaspoon salt, plus more for seasoning

½ cup light sesame oil or other high-heat oil

1 tablespoon light sesame oil

Sesame seeds for garnish

1 tablespoon soy sauce

Equipment:

grater

bowl

frying pan

paper towels

Cooking instruction summary:

First, make your sauce. Head sesame oil in a large saute pan. Then add ginger, chiles, garlic, green onions and bell peppers and saute until the peppers start to soften.Then add in remaining sauce ingredients and bring to a boil. Simmer for 5 minutes until thick. Set aside. Warm before serving.Now, latkes time. Start by shredding your potatoes with a grater into a bowl of ice water. Let sit for 10 minutes. Remove potatoes, squeezing out the moisture into the water. Dry potatoes very well with towels. Let water sit 10 minutes for starch to accumulate on the bottom. Carefully drain water, reserving the white starch on the bottom.Place potatoes in a large bowl, dry again very well. Then add in the onion, garlic, egg, flour and salt and reserved starch and combine.Meanwhile, heat up sesame oil in a large saute pan. Scoop two tablespoon dollops of the potato mixture and flatten lightly and fry until light golden brown, about 3 minutes. Then flip and fry the other side. Season immediately with salt and drain on a rack over paper towels. Repeat with remaining latkes.Coat latkes in cornstarch and refry them until golden brown.Serve latkes hot with warm General Tso's Sauce.

 

Step by step:


1. First, make your sauce. Head sesame oil in a large saute pan. Then add ginger, chiles, garlic, green onions and bell peppers and saute until the peppers start to soften.Then add in remaining sauce ingredients and bring to a boil. Simmer for 5 minutes until thick. Set aside. Warm before serving.Now, latkes time. Start by shredding your potatoes with a grater into a bowl of ice water.

2. Let sit for 10 minutes.

3. Remove potatoes, squeezing out the moisture into the water. Dry potatoes very well with towels.

4. Let water sit 10 minutes for starch to accumulate on the bottom. Carefully drain water, reserving the white starch on the bottom.

5. Place potatoes in a large bowl, dry again very well. Then add in the onion, garlic, egg, flour and salt and reserved starch and combine.Meanwhile, heat up sesame oil in a large saute pan. Scoop two tablespoon dollops of the potato mixture and flatten lightly and fry until light golden brown, about 3 minutes. Then flip and fry the other side. Season immediately with salt and drain on a rack over paper towels. Repeat with remaining latkes.Coat latkes in cornstarch and refry them until golden brown.

6. Serve latkes hot with warm General Tso's Sauce.


Nutrition Information:

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287k Calories
4g Protein
17g Total Fat
30g Carbs
12% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
287k
14%

Fat
17g
26%

  Saturated Fat
2g
16%

Carbohydrates
30g
10%

  Sugar
4g
5%

Cholesterol
18mg
6%

Sodium
258mg
11%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
4g
10%

Vitamin C
27mg
33%

Vitamin B6
0.48mg
24%

Copper
0.46mg
23%

Manganese
0.42mg
21%

Potassium
498mg
14%

Magnesium
55mg
14%

Iron
2mg
13%

Phosphorus
124mg
12%

Fiber
2g
11%

Vitamin B1
0.16mg
11%

Calcium
103mg
10%

Vitamin B3
1mg
8%

Folate
30µg
8%

Selenium
5µg
7%

Vitamin K
7µg
7%

Zinc
1mg
7%

Vitamin B2
0.09mg
6%

Vitamin A
257IU
5%

Vitamin B5
0.42mg
4%

Vitamin E
0.4mg
3%

covered percent of daily need
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