Stop my potatoes from turning brown without citrus

[CharlieD]

Hey GB, I knew there was a reason I like you.

 

[danpeikes]

Thing is you really should not add any water, as the matter of fact some recipe sugest to strain all the juices after potato is grating. i am against it, but that is already another thread. The thing is when you add water and the drain you will rince out all starches, and starch, IMHO is very important to making a good latke. it is so important that there are recipes out there that calls for adding some starch. i am agains that too, but that is another thread again.
All you need is a greated onion. i greated potato last night left it open seating on the counter, went and made tomato soup and potato barely got light brownish. Really.

And i still did not heare from the original poster, why is it so important for potato not to darken. After you fry the latkes they will be brown anyway. Well, golden brown.

I am freezing them for later use, and am trying to take any and all precautions to prevent them from turning black. My father who is a VP of frozen food company said to make sure to cook them all the way through. I am just looking for any and all forms of insurance of not having black latkes at my party sat night.

 

[CharlieD]

Freezing is not going to affect how dark or light they are. And yes indeed you should cook them all the way thru. And the just trow them into an oven in one layer to reheat. Like I already said grated onion is all the insurance you'll need.

One question, how are you graiting them?

 

[danpeikes]

I am pureeing them in a food proccessor and adding eggs flour salt and pepper and doing a semi-smoth batter as opposed to a shred

 

[CharlieD]

For sure then add the onion with potato as you grind them and you'll be fine.