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Potato galette

This potato "cake" is like a big savoury pancake of duchess potatoes (mashed potato with egg yolks), mixed with strips of fried ham, chives and spring onions.

The galette is cooked in the oven in a tin and cut into portions for serving.

This is delicious on its own or with a good green salad on the side, but can also be used to accompany many other dishes.

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Last modified on: July 10^th 2019

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 2 spring onions (scallions)
2 1 tablespoon olive oil
3 2 slices smoked ham
4 1 kg cooked potatoes
5 4 egg yolks
6 chives
7 salt
8 pepper
Total weight: 1,405 grams

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Rinse then peel and slice 2 spring onions (scallions), keeping the green and white parts separate.

Stage 2 - 4 min.

Pour 1 tablespoon olive oil into a small frying pan on high heat. When good and hot, lightly brown 2 slices smoked ham on both sides.

Set aside.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Use the same pan to fry the white parts of the spring onions, adding a little oil if necessary. Salt and pepper, then cook for 1 or 2 minutes without colouring. Set aside.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Cut the fried ham into strips.

Stage 5 - 7 min.

Peel 1 kg cooked potatoeses...

Stage 6 - 10 min.

...then put through a vegetable mill or grate.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Put the mashed potatoes into a mixer bowl, start kneading on slow speed...

Stage 8 - 4 min.

...and mix in 4 egg yolks, one at a time, then salt and pepper.

Knead until smooth and evenly mixed.

Stage 9 - 2 min.

Finish by incorporating the ham strips, the cooked onion, the raw onion (green) and the finely chopped chives.

Stage 10 - 5 min.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

FIll a non-stick tin or mould with the mixture and smooth the top with the back of a spoon or soft spatula.

Stage 11 - 30 min.

Bake for about 30 minutes.

Remarks

You can use whatever kind of ham you prefer: dry-cured or smoked, or even use bacon bits (lardons) instead.

If you don't have spring onions, or they are out of season, use a normal onion or shallots, but increase the amount of chives or add a little chopped parsley.

Keeping

One or two days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Based on a recipe by Joël Robuchon.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,566 Kcal or 6,557 Kj	47 gr	218 gr	59 gr
78 %	18 %	21 %	9 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
111 Kcal or 465 Kj	3 gr	15 gr	4 gr
6 %	1 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
391 Kcal or 1,637 Kj	12 gr	54 gr	15 gr
20 %	5 %	5 %	2 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Egg

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 2.59 €
Per person : 0.65 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked potatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Croque-monsieur gourmand, Gratin of beet tops and potatoes, Gratin Parmentier, Gratin of purple artichokes, Erika's ceviche, ... All
	Egg yolk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Little lemon biscuits, Scallops with crunchy vegetables and wine sabayon, Hollandaise sauce, Ramekins of duchess potatoes, Fruit crémeux, ... All
	Smoked ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chicano burger, Red rice pannequets, Endive gratin with cancoillotte, Potato tortilla (Spanish omelette), Eggs Benedict , ... All
	Spring onion (scallion): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Quiche Bretonne, Chickpea salad, Very green mixed salad, Green beans with tomatoes, Red mullet fillets with a reduced white-wine sauce, ... All

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