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Potato galette

Name: Potato galette
Prep time: 37 min
Cook time: 36 min
Total time: 1 h 13 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 spring onions (scallions); 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 slices smoked ham; 1 kg cooked potatoes; 4 egg yolks; Chives; Salt; Pepper

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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Duration

1 hour 15 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: October 29^th 2026

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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

Times for this recipe

Preparation

40 min.

Cooking

40 min.

All in all

1 hour 15 min.

Preparation 40 min.

Cooking 40 min.

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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.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	3 g RDI=5 %	15 g RDI=6 %	4 g RDI=6 %	110 kcal RDI=6 %	464 kJ RDI=6 %
Per person	11 g RDI=18 %	54 g RDI=21 %	14 g RDI=20 %	388 kcal RDI=19 %	1,627 kJ RDI=19 %
Whole recipe	47 g RDI=73 %	217 g RDI=82 %	57 g RDI=79 %	1,554 kcal RDI=78 %	6,508 kJ RDI=78 %