Röstis
Probably a swiss recipe originally, but also known in the French region of Franche-comté. This version is more sophisticated.
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Last modified on: February 21th 2011
For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
1 kg 500 g cooked potato - 2
2 shallots - 3
100 g small pieces of bacon - 4
2 tablespoons goose fat - 5
salt - 6
pepper - 7 2 tablespoons goose fat
- Total weight: 1,710 grams
How long does it take?
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 22 min. | 18 min. | 40 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1
5 min.
Chop 2 shallots.Stage 2
2 min.
Melt 2 tablespoons goose fat in a frying pan.Stage 3
3 min.
Put in 1 kg 500 g cooked potato sliced, in a single layer.Stage 4
10 min.
After 5 minutes turn over potato slices, and cook until golden brown.Don't salt at this stage, otherwise your potatoes will stick.
Stage 5
5 min.
Put onto absorbant paper to remove the excess fat.Repeat operation until all potatoes are cooked.
Stage 6
2 min.
Clean the frying pan, melt the remaining fat, add chopped shallots, salt and pepper, and cook 1 or 2 minutes.Stage 7
1 min.
Add 100 g small pieces of bacon.Stage 8
4 min.
And cook for a further 3 or 4 minutes.Note: Everything so far can be prepared in advance (the day before or so). But what follows must be done at the last minute for a better and crusty result.
Stage 9
2 min.
Put cooked potato slices back in the frying pan.Stage 10
5 min.
Mix well and reheat on medium heat.Stage 11
1 min.
Taste and adjust seasoning.Stage 12
It's ready !Serve piping hot, alone or with a good green salad.
Remarks
In the swiss version, potatotes are grated rather than sliced (thanks to Nicole for this detail).
Nutritional information
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How much will it cost?
For 4 people : 2.76 €
Per person : 0.69 €
Source: My grandmother Solange.
More recipes?
This recipe use (among others) | Cooked potato: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Warm scallop and cabbage salad, Winemaker's toast, Gratin of purple artichokes, Salmon marinated like herring, Tartiflette, ... All |
| Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spaghetti Carbonara, Bacon rolls, Beef braised in reduced red wine, Breton Pie, Maroilles cheese quiche, ... All |
| Goose fat: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chicken breasts with tarragon, Avengers' potatoes, Sausage mushroom and cheese crumble, Sarladaise potatoes, Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, ... All |
| Shallot: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Beurre d'escargot, Salt cod brandade, Filo leeks and cheese tart, Shallot confit tart, Penne with purple artichokes, ... All |
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