- Over Pesach, potatoes are the main carbohydrate for Ashkenazi Jews, so it is worth thinking of as many different ways as possible to enjoy them!
- These little crispy potato baskets are prepared similarly to latkes, by grating the raw potato and removing the excess liquid, and the result is worth it – they taste as good as they look!
- Preparation Time: 20 minutes
- Cooking Time: 35 minutes
- Makes: 12 baskets or 24 mini baskets
Ingredients:
- 4 large Maris Piper/ King Edward potatoes – approximately 950g
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon olive oil
- Cooking spray / oil
- 2 large eggs
- 900g frozen spinach – when thawed is 450g
Method
- Preheat oven to 200°C / 400°F / Gas mark 6.
- Grate the potatoes, add ½ teaspoon of salt and mix well. Let the mixture sit in a colander with a bowl underneath for 20 minutes.
- In a large frying pan, sauté spinach with garlic powder, onion powder and season. Cook for 6-8 minutes until most of the water has evaporated. Squeeze out any excess water by squeezing between two plates or place in a sieve and press with a spoon. Set aside.
- Squeeze the grated potatoes using a clean tea towel, removing any excess water.
- Season the mixture well and add a 1 tablespoon olive oil.
- Generously spray a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray, or drizzle a small amount of vegetable oil and spread with a glazing brush.
- Arrange grated potatoes into each muffin cup, leaving a little well for the filling. Press firmly against the bottom and up the sides of the nest.
- Bake in the oven for 15 minutes or until they start to brown slightly. Remove from the oven and set aside.
- In a medium size bowl, whisk the eggs, add the spinach and mix until well combined.
- Evenly spoon the spinach mixture into each potato nest.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until the egg is cooked.
- Remove from the oven and let them cool slightly.
- Carefully remove each potato nest from the tin using a knife around the edges of the nest.
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