Potato Rosti is a Swiss dish made with potatoes which was commonly eaten for breakfast by farmers. They also make great lunches or simply us them as a potato to accompany your meals.
INGREDIENTS
- 3 Potatoes
- ⅓ cup butter
- 1 Sprig of thyme
- 1 Sprig of rosemary
- 1 Small échalote (shallot or small onion)
- 1 Garlic clove
- 1 Egg (yolk)
TIP: To speed up the process you could get the frozen shredded kind of potatoes and thaw them ahead of time.
DIRECTIONS
- Steam/cook the potatoes for approximately 20 minutes or less. Potatoes must be hard in centre with soft edges.
- Chop the échalote.
- Chop the thyme and rosemary.
- Peel the potatoes, the skin should just peel off then grate using a coarse grater.
- Place the grated potatoes in a mixing bowl.
- Add the échalote.
- Add the egg yolk.
- Add the chopped thyme and rosemary.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Add the crushed garlic clove.
- Melt the butter and add to mixture.
- Mix all ingredients together.
- Using a cutter, place on a hot oiled non stick pan and insert some of the mixture.
- Once brown, turn over until both sides are equally cooked.
- Serve hot.
Now that you have down the basics you can watch some other variations. They all take just a handful of ingredients.
Even Quicker! Just 2 Potatoes
