Potato kugel tips | Imamother

minnie mouse

Thu, Jan 02 2025, 9:22 pm

Lately the center is coming out gloomy. Any tips to have the center creamy?

schoolbus

Thu, Jan 02 2025, 9:29 pm

Heat the oil before adding it to the mixture

animeme

Thu, Jan 02 2025, 9:31 pm

What does gloomy mean?

I second heating the oil. But don't know if it will fix your problem withhout knowing what it is.

Baila48

Thu, Jan 02 2025, 11:07 pm

I have the same problem and can’t figure out what’s causing it. The center comes out hard and gummy.

Cheiny

Fri, Jan 03 2025, 12:37 am

I’ve been using this no-fail recipe. It’s a huge hit in our house every time.

The Ultimate Potato Kugel

Author: Esty Wolb
Ingredients
* 5 lbs potatoes, peeled
* 1 large onion
* 5 eggs
* ¾ cup oil
* 1 Tbsp salt
* Black pepper to taste

Instructions
1. Preheat your oven to 450°F
2. Process the onion using the S blade of your food processor, scraping down the sides of the bowl midway to make sure it is finely pureed. Switch to the Kugel blade and process the potatoes. No need to empty the bowl in between onion and potatoes.
3. Working quickly, crack the eggs into a bowl large enough to hold all the batter. Add the oil and seasonings and mix well. Add the processed potatoes and onion and mix until uniform. Pour into a greased 9x13" pan and bake uncovered for 2 hours.

mazeltov613

Fri, Jan 03 2025, 1:18 am

450 for two hours?? That sounds too hot no?

Dev80

Fri, Jan 03 2025, 2:13 am

Faigy Murray (my kitchen my studio) says to not to over mix the eggs as that can lead to a gummy texture. So give it a quick mix/a couple of pulses in the food processor and not more than that

logical

Fri, Jan 03 2025, 4:18 am

Cheiny wrote:

love the idea to do the onion with the s blade! I never thought of that - I usually skip the onion.

I like to mix the oil and eggs before, this way I can mix well and add the potatoes directly in so they don't get grey

syrima

Fri, Jan 03 2025, 6:57 am

Try adding in a cup of boiling water and mixing before putting in the pan. It helps the middle to cook evenly

chocolate moose

Fri, Jan 03 2025, 3:09 pm

a real baking pan is better than a disposable pan. it heats more evenly.

Movernshaker

Sat, Jan 04 2025, 8:21 pm

Cheiny wrote:

Mine is similar. Here are the differences:
I add a yellow squash with the onion. It's my own idea to make it a bit healthier. Very tasty.
Add all ingredients except for potatoes together with the onion and squash until uniform in color, just a few seconds. Pour into bekele and then on to the potatoes. Bake at 450 for an hour and 15 minutes.

meeze

Sat, Jan 04 2025, 9:18 pm

450 for 1 hour. 375 for another hour. All uncovered