HANUKKAH--Garbanzo Bean & Potato Fritters

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Garbanzo Bean and Potato Fritters with Red Bell Pepper Harissa

 

Recipe By :Bon Appétit, December 1996

Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Hanukkah

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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18 ounces white potatoes -- (about 3 medium)

3/4 cup chopped leek -- (white and pale green parts only)

1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro

2 1/4 cups drained canned garbanzo beans -- (about 1 1/2 15-ounce

cans)

3 large garlic cloves

1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin

1 1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour -- plus additional

Vegetable oil (for frying)

Red Bell Pepper Harissa

 

Cook potatoes in pot of boiling salted water until tender. Drain; refrigerate

until cold,about 30 minutes.

 

Peel potatoes; grate coarsely into large bowl. Mix in leek and cilantro.

 

Blend garbanzo beans, garlic, cumin, salt, pepper and baking powder in processor

until almost smooth. Stir into potato mixture. Mix in 3 tablespoons flour. Using

floured hands, shape 2 rounded tablespoons mixture into ball; flatten into

1/2-inch -thick disk, about 2 inches in diameter. Place on lightly floured

baking sheet. Repeat with remaining mixture, forming about 24 fritters. (Can be

made 1 day ahead. Sprinkle lightly with flour. Cover and refrigerate.)

 

Pour enough oil into 2 heavy large skillets to reach depth of 1/4 inch. Heat

over medium heat until sprinkle of water sizzles in oil. Coat each fritter with

flour. Fry fritters until brown, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to paper

towels; drain.

 

Overlap 3 fritters on each plate. Spoon Red Bell Pepper Harissa alongside.

 

Serves 8.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source:

" http://www.epicurious.com "

 

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 208 Calories; 6g Fat (25.9% calories from

fat); 6g Protein; 34g Carbohydrate; 6g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 754mg

Sodium. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 1 Fat; 0

Other Carbohydrates.

 

NOTES : There is a historical reason why most Hanukkah menus offer foods that

have been fried in oil. In the second century B.C., a one-day supply of oil

inexplicably burned for eight days and eight nights after Judah Maccabee and his

followers recaptured Jerusalem's Holy Temple from their Syrian oppressors.

Hanukkah is the celebration of that miracle, and fried foods are served to

commemorate the oil. In this country, the Eastern European potato latke is

usually featured. These fritters are a Sephardic contribution to that tradition.

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