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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Eastern European >> Hungarian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Place porcini in small bowl. Add 3/4 cup hot water and let stand 45 minutes. | 2. Strain through fine sieve, reserving soaking liquid. Coarsely chop porcini. | 3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. | 4. Add chopped porcini and garlic; sauté 2 minutes. Add reserved porcini soaking liquid and paprika; cook until liquid evaporates, stirring frequently, about 3 minutes. | 5. Season with salt and pepper. | 6. Set aside to cool. | 7. (Mushroom mixture can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) | 8. Finely grate potatoes by hand or in processor fitted with grating disk. | 9. Transfer potatoes to large bowl. Add enough cold water to cover; let stand 5 minutes. Drain potatoes. Wrap in dry kitchen towel; twist ends to squeeze out as much liquid as possible. It is important to have the potatoes dry. | 10. Place potatoes in large bowl. Mix in egg, breadcrumbs, salt, and pepper. Stir in mushroom mixture. | 11. Heat 6 tablespoons olive oil in heavy large skillet (preferably cast-iron) over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking. | 12. Working in batches, drop potato mixture by 1/4 cupfuls into hot oil, spacing apart. Using spatula, flatten each into 4-inch round and cook until crisp and brown, about 4 minutes per side. | 13. Transfer latkes to paper towels to drain. Add more oil to skillet as necessary and allow oil to get hot before adding more potato mixture. | 14. Transfer to plates and serve. | 15. *Available at Italian markets, specialty foods stores and many supermarkets. | 16. Prep time includes soaking time for mushrooms and potatoes. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
porcini mushroom	1/2	ounce	dried	12.6083	0.0	2.805	0.0708
hot water	3/4	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
olive oil	7	tablespoons		835.38	0.0	0.0	94.5
garlic clove	2		chopped	12.6083	0.0	2.805	0.0708
hungarian paprika	1	teaspoon		12.6083	0.0	2.805	0.0708
russet potato	1 1/2	1/2	peeled	-	-	-	-
egg	1		beaten	71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
breadcrumb bread	2	tablespoons		12.6083	0.0	2.805	0.0708
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1/2	teaspoon	ground	2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.