I love the floral, perfumy undertones of persimmon. In this dish, they are the key ingredient, and with a touch of spices they alchemize the everyday potato latkes into an entirely different experience.
This recipe shortens the cooking time of traditional red bean recipes by using pre-cooked red beans and pureeing half of them in the food processor. The food processor also shortens the time it takes to chop the vegetables that give New Orleans red beans their characteristic flavor.
