Lamb Latkes and Lemon Roasted Potatoes

Do you believe in miracles? Life is a miracle and nature is miraculous, so why are miracles so hard to fathom?

Janna Gur is miraculously talented. Take a peek at her latest cookbook, Jewish Soul Food: From Minsk to Marrakesh, and celebrate Hanukkah in style with this jittery version of her Syrian recipe for  Herb Meat Latkes.

Lamb Latkes

• 4 eggs
• 1/2 small onion, minced
• 2 T bread crumbs
• 1/2 c each finely chopped parsley, cilantro
• 1/3 c finely chopped mint
• 4 scallions, finely chopped
• 1 lb minced lamb
• 3 T pine nuts
• 1 t sea salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 1 T olive oil

Fry lamb latkes in oil, 3 minutes per side, or follow these oven broil instructions for a lower fat latke.

Raise the oven rack to a few inches from the top and preheat oven on broil. Coat a baking pan with tinfoil.

Combine all ingredients except for olive oil. Form 12-15 mini latkes. Dab the bottom side of  each latke with olive oil, just before you place it on the foil so they won’t stick. Broil 3 minutes per side. Garnish with thinly sliced tomato, finely chopped red onion and drizzled with tahini. Serve with Lemon Roasted Potatoes. Serves 4-5.

Lemon Roasted Potatoes

• 3/4 c chicken stock
• 3 T each olive oil, lemon juice (Meyer lemon olive oil blend used here instead of regular olive oil.)
• 1 t each dried oregano, lemon zest
• 1/4 t paprika
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 1/2 lbs yellow fleshed potatoes, cut into same-sized wedges
• 1 T chopped parsley

Preheat oven to 375F.

In a bowl, combine all ingredients except for potatoes and parsley. Arrange potatoes in a single layer in a 9×13-inch baking dish. Pour stock over potatoes. Roast for 75 minutes, turning and basting at half time. Garnish with parsley. Serves 8.

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Final notes:

• Love this list of what you’ll learn in your 40s.
• Here are some things you never knew about latkes.
• The Lemony Roasted Potato recipe was clipped from the Montreal Gazette a while ago, and I’m not able to recall whom to credit. Anyone know?
• And lastly, HBD to the one i love!