Family Hanukkah Recipes
Vegetable Latkes
Fried in oil in recognition of the ancient lamps that held only enough oil for one day but miraculously burned for eight, latkes, or potato pancakes, are a traditional Hanukkah dish.
INGREDIENTS
2 carrots (5 1/2 ounces)
2 parsnips (11 1/2 ounces)
1 Idaho potato (1 pound)
3 scallions, thinly sliced, white and light-green parts only
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Sour cream, for garnish