Mirjs Potato Kugel 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

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350, with a heavy 9-by-9-inch baking pan or 10-inch cast-iron skillet inside.
• Peel the potatoes, and place them in a bowl of water. In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs with the salt and pepper until well combined.
• Using a food processor fitted with the grating plate, grate the onion. Drain the potatoes, then grate them. Quickly add the potatoes and onions to the eggs, and add the oil, flour and baking powder. Mix well. (You can also grate by hand; if you do so, grate the potatoes directly into the eggs and oil, and stir them frequently to coat. This helps slow their browning while you keep grating.)
• Remove the pan from the oven, and slick it with oil. Carefully but quickly add the potato mixture, smoothing it out so that it is as even as possible. Bake for 2 hours, or until the kugel is creamy in the center and the whole top is a rich, crunchy brown.

MRS. FEINBERG'S VEGETABLE KUGEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly brush muffin tins with margarine. Set aside. In a medium bowl, combine 1/2 cup margarine, apple, sweet potato, carrot, matzo meal, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and sugar. Stir to combine. Divide mixture evenly between nine of the prepared muffin tins (three will be left empty).
• Cover with parchment paper and aluminum foil. Bake 30 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees, remove paper and foil, and continue baking until firm and dark golden brown, 5 to 10 minutes more. Serve immediately.

POTATO KUGEL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 °F. Peel the potatoes and chunk them up. Keep in a bowl of cold water until ready to process. In a very large bowl, beat together the eggs, until well mixed. Preheat the oven to 350 °F. In the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade, pulse the onion until very finely chopped, but not liquefied. Scrape the onions into the bowl with the eggs and stir them in. Stir in the matzoh meal. Drain the potatoes. In the same processor in three batches, process the potatoes until very finely chopped. The pieces should be no bigger than a grain of rice and mostly smaller. As each batch of potatoes is processed, immediately scrape it into a strainer placed over a bowl. With a rubber spatula or the back of a spoon, press out the moisture. Immediately, stir the potatoes into the onion and egg mixture. Discard the liquid and potato starch that will settle in the bowl. Season the batter with salt and pepper. Pour 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil or schmaltz into a 13 by 9-inch baking pan, preferably glass. Turn the pan to coat the bottom and half way up the sides with the oil or schmaltz. Place the empty pan in the preheated oven for 5 minutes. Remove the oiled pan from the oven and pour the potato batter into the pan. The oil will come up the sides of the pan, especially in the corners. Press the batter down near the corners to lightly to fill them with potato batter. It's a good thing when the oil comes over the top of the batter. It adds crispness. Drizzle the remaining tablespoon of oil or melted schmaltz on the surface of the batter. Bake for 1 hour Let rest for at least 15 min. The kugel reheats extremely well in a 350°F oven, uncovered so the top can crisp up additionally. Reheating time depends on the size of the piece being reheated, and at what temperature the kugel is when going into the oven. It can be kept in the refrigerator for at least four days, and for several months in the freezer. It is best to defrost before reheating.

PASSOVER MINIATURE POTATO KUGEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Peel veggies and grate.
• Mix together potatoes, onions, carrots, matzah meal, salt and pepper.
• Beat eggs and oil together.
• Stir into potatoto mixture.
• Pour into well greased muffin tins.
• Bake for 1 hour or until edges are browned and crisp.

MIRJ'S POTATO KUGEL

Steps:

• Grate the potatoes and onion, either by hand or by food processor.
• (If grating by hand, pick out grated fingernails from potatoes;-).
• Add eggs and oil, mix well.
• Add paprika, salt and pepper.
• Pour into a well-greased Pyrex dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees F and bake for 1 hour.