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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

Keywords for this recipe:Potatoes Duchess potatoes Robuchon Cake Grilled ham Chives

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 potato
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 potatoes...

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.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,566 Kcal or 6,557 Kj	45 gr	213 gr	59 gr
78 %	17 %	20 %	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	11 gr	53 gr	15 gr
20 %	4 %	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).

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 2.59 €
Per person : 0.65 €

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Source

Based on a recipe by Joël Robuchon.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked potato: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Warm salad of potatoes and purple artichokes, Chard and potato gratin, Baked Camembert with Walnuts, Thin spinach and potato tart, Potatoes with smoked salmon, ... All
	Egg yolk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Dauphinoise potatoes with Serano ham, Butter cream, Little lemon biscuits, Cannelés, Salmon and spinach quiche, ... All
	Spring onion (scallion): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Thai-style Chicken with Cashew Nuts, Warm cauliflower salad with two cheeses, Springtime mixed salad, Cretan salad, Creamy risotto with vegetables , ... All
	Smoked ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Gougères, Croque-monsieur gourmand, Crab and smoked salmon club sandwiches , Beurre d'escargot, Dauphinoise potatoes with Serano ham, ... All

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