Potato Chip Latkes

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Chef John's potato chip latkes, made with crushed kettle potato chips, are much more than a time-saving hack—they actually are the intensely potato-flavored, perfectly-textured potato latke of your dreams.

Prep
25 min
Cook
55 min
Servings
Difficulty
Medium

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Place potato chips in a bowl, and crumble with your hands until finely crushed; you will need 1 cup crushed chips.
  2. 2 To make the potato latke batter; whisk egg, milk, water, salt, flour, baking powder, black pepper, onions, and cayenne together in a large bowl until combined. Add the 1 cup of crushed potato chips and stir together until evenly combined.
  3. 3 Wrap bowl and refrigerate until mixture has thickened, 30 to 60 minutes, or up to overnight.
  4. 4 Heat oil in nonstick skillet set over medium heat. Drop batter in 4 equal portions into the hot oil. and cook on the first side, undisturbed, until browned, about 4 minutes.
  5. 5 Turn latkes over and cook on the second side until browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove to a plate lined with a paper towel to drain for 1 minute.
  6. 6 Serve with apple sauce, sour cream, and fresh chives.

Nutrition per serving

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