Kartoffel Kugel Ashkenazic Potato Pudding Recipes

OLD FASHIONED POTATO KUGEL

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch pan with 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil.
• Combine the potatoes and onions in a large bowl. Mix in the eggs, 1/3 cup of vegetable oil, salt, and pepper. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the top is golden brown and crisp, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

POTATO KUGEL ( PUDDING ) ALA FOOD PROCESSOR

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• 2. Peel potatoes and put into a bowl of ice cold water. Make sure potatoes are covered.
• 3. Spray 9 x 9 inch glass pan with non-stick spray and set the pan aside.
• 4. Mix beaten eggs with oil, salt and pepper ( mix well).
• 5. Use Food processor grating disk and grate carrot. The put carrot into egg/oil mix.
• 6. Grate onion and put into egg/oil/carrot mix.
• 7. Remove potatoes from water -then grate all the potatoes. Drain the potatoes, in a mesh colander, of most of the liquid.
• 8. Immediately mix potatoes into egg/oil/carrot/onion mix. Add the matzoh meal and stir.
• 10. Put the whole mix back into the food processor ( mixing/chopping blade) and pulse untilt the mixture is smoother but still has texture. You only need to pulse a few times. Then pour the mix into the prepared pan. If the mix looks too watery add a little more matzoh meal. The mix should be on the thick side.
• 9. Bake at 350 for about 1 hour or until brown and the inside is cooked. Be careful not to overcook or else the kugel may get dry. But make sure the top is nicely browned and the Kugel is firm. Let it sit for a few minutes before cutting into squares.

POTATO MATZO KUGEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Grease the inside of a 2 quart baking dish.
• Grate the potatoes and onions (food processor will turn the potatoes brown really quickly and it's UGLY - avoid it if possible) and place in a strainer set over a bowl. It's important to work quick so the potatoes don't brown too much.
• Squeeze as much moisture as you can from the potatoes and onions, and remove the strainer from the bowl.
• In the bowl, you will see a liquid that sits on top of starch that is sticking to the bottom.
• Discard the liquid being very careful not to discard the starch underneath.
• Add the potatoes and onions to the bowl with the starch, along with the eggs, matzo meal, oil, and salt and pepper. I have not given a specific amount of salt as this is an individual preference - I like a lot of salt, and if I would post the amount, people's hypertension would soar just at reading it.
• Stir very well.
• Insert the mixture into the baking dish and bake for 45minutes-1hour, until the kugel is browned and bubbling.

CRISPY POTATO KUGEL

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees. Using a box grater or the shredding attachment on the food processor, grate the potatoes and onion into a colander fitted inside a large bowl (or in the sink).
• Using your hands and working with a bit at a time, squeeze as much water from the potatoes and onions as humanly possible and transfer the dry potatoes to a large bowl (you can use that same bowl, just make sure it's drained and dry). For added insurance, you can also do this with cheesecloth or a porous kitchen towel, if you like.
• Add eggs and 6 tablespoons chicken fat to the potatoes, and season with salt and plenty of pepper, mixing well. Heat another 2 tablespoons fat in a 9- or 10-inch cast-iron skillet over medium-high. (This recipe will work in a 9- or 10-inch skillet, but the kugel will be slightly taller in a 9-inch.) Delicately place the potato mixture into the skillet, taking care not to pack it in tightly. (You want to keep the kugel light and airy.)
• Cook the potatoes, rotating the skillet occasionally to promote even browning, until it's golden brown on the edges and up the sides, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Drizzle the top of the potatoes with the remaining 2 tablespoons fat and place in the oven. Bake until the top of the kugel is deeply golden brown, the edges are wispy and crispy, and the potatoes are completely and totally tender and cooked through, 45 to 50 minutes.
• Remove from oven and top with more pepper, chives and flaky sea salt. Slice and serve warm.