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Potato-Apple Pancakes with Smoked Salmon and
Horseradish
Bon Appétit
| December 1999
Ingredients
- 1 pound russet potatoes, peeled, cut into 1 1/2-inch
pieces
- 1 medium onion, peeled, quartered
- 1 2-inch cube peeled celery root (celeriac)
- 1 medium Granny Smith apple (unpeeled), quartered,
cored
- 1 large egg
- 1 green onion, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh marjoram
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- Vegetable oil (for frying)
Garnish
- 1 8-ounce container crème fraîche or sour cream
- 2 tablespoons drained prepared white horseradish
- 8 ounces thinly sliced smoked salmon
- Chopped fresh chives
Preparation
Preheat oven to 325°F. Place baking
sheet in oven. Place colander in large bowl. Line the colander with kitchen
towel. Using processor fitted with shredding blade, coarsely grate potatoes,
onion, celery root and apple at the same time. Transfer potato mixture to
towel. Gather towel tightly around potato mixture and squeeze out as much
liquid as possible into bowl; discard liquid. Place potato mixture, egg, green
onion, marjoram, salt and pepper in same bowl; toss to blend. Mix in flour.
Pour enough vegetable oil into heavy
large skillet to cover bottom. Heat the oil over medium-high heat. Working in
batches, drop 1/4 cup pancake mixture into skillet for each pancake. Using
bottom of metal spatula, flatten each mound to 3-inch round. Fry until cooked
through and crisp, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer pancakes to baking sheet
in oven to keep warm. Repeat with remaining pancake mixture, leaving behind any
liquid that collects in bottom of bowl.
Mix crème fraîche and horseradish in
small bowl. Arrange 2 pancakes on each plate. Garnish pancakes with dollop of
horseradish cream and smoked salmon. Sprinkle with chives and serve.
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