8 WAYS WITH LATKES
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT:
Classic
Top each latke with
about^1 / 2 teaspoon sour
cream and^1 / 2 teaspoon
applesauce.Scallion Pancake
Stir about^1 / 2 to^2 / 3 cup
chopped scallions or
garlic scapes into potato
mixture before frying.
Top each fried latke with a
1-inch piece of barbecued
duck, quail, or chicken.
Marjie’s Special
Top each latke with^1 / 2
teaspoon sour cream
and^1 / 4 teaspoon caviar.
At Marjie’s, Jacobs uses
Cajun Caviar, a local
Louisiana bowfin roe.Pomegranate
and Honey
Top each latke with 1 tea-
spoon pomegranate arils,(^1) / 4 teaspoon honey, and a
pinch of flaky sea salt.
Ricotta and Orange
Marmalade
Top each latke with^1 / 2
teaspoon ricotta cheese
and^1 / 2 teaspoon orange
marmalade.
Everything Bagel
Omit sprinkling additional
salt after frying; instead
sprinkle each latke with
(^1) / 4 teaspoon everything
bagel seasoning. Spread
each with 1 teaspoon
whitefish salad; top each
with^1 / 2 teaspoon capers,
2 small red onion slices,
and a 1-inch piece of lox.
Brisket with Crème
Fraîche and Dill
Top each latke with^1 / 2
teaspoon crème fraîche,
a 1-inch piece of smoked
brisket, and a dill sprig.
Korean Seafood
Top each latke with 1 to 2
small cooked shrimp, 1 to
2 cooked squid tentacles,
and a pinch of kimchi.
Serve with chopped fresh
chives and soy sauce or
tamari for dipping.