Potato Latkes with Caramelized Pears, Goat Cheese, and Sherry Vinegar Drizzle

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup brown sugar divided
• 3  eggs beaten
• 2 tablespoons flour all-purpose
• 8 ounces goat cheese sliced into 1/ rounds
• 1 tablespoon oil 
• 1 tablespoon onion grated
• 2  pears cored cut into 1/2-inch slices
• 2 cups potatoes shredded peeled
• 1.5 teaspoons salt 
• 0.3 cup sherry vinegar 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• paper towels
• cheesecloth

Directions

1. Place shredded potatoes in cheesecloth and wring out any excess moisture.
2. Mix potatoes, eggs, flour, onion, and salt together in a bowl.
3. Heat 1/2 cup oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until oil shimmers. Working in batches, drop spoonfuls of the potato mixture into the hot oil, pressing each down to form a pancake. Cook latkes until browned and crisp, 3 to 5 minutes per side; transfer to paper towels to drain.
4. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a separate skillet over medium-high heat. Cook pears in hot oil and sprinkle 2 tablespoons brown sugar over pears. Cook pears until browned and sugar is melted, 3 to 5 minutes per side.
5. Place latkes on a serving platter. Top each latke with 1 round of goat cheese and a pear.
6. Sprinkle brown sugar on the pears and drizzle sherry vinegar over the top.