Potato galette


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 10th 2019

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37 min.36 min.1 hour 13 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 5 min.
Potato galette
Rinse then peel and slice 2 spring onions (scallions), keeping the green and white parts separate.

Stage 2 - 4 min.
Potato galette
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.
Potato galette
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.
Potato galette
Cut the fried ham into strips.

Stage 5 - 7 min.
Potato galette
Peel 1 kg cooked potatoeses...

Stage 6 - 10 min.
Potato galette
...then put through a vegetable mill or grate.

Stage 7 - 2 min.
Potato galette
Put the mashed potatoes into a mixer bowl, start kneading on slow speed...

Stage 8 - 4 min.
Potato galette
...and mix in 4 egg yolks, one at a time, then salt and pepper.

Knead until smooth and evenly mixed.

Stage 9 - 2 min.
Potato galette
Finish by incorporating the ham strips, the cooked onion, the raw onion (green) and the finely chopped chives.

Stage 10 - 5 min.
Potato galette
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.
Potato galette
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 valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
1,546 Kcal or 6,473 Kj47 gr213 gr59 gr
77 %18 %20 %9 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
110 Kcal or 461 Kj3 gr15 gr4 gr
6 %1 %1 %1 %
Per person
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
386 Kcal or 1,616 Kj12 gr53 gr15 gr
19 %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 potatoesCooked potatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Green bean and potato salad with paprika, Green Piedmont Salad, Salad paysanne, Gratin of Endives with Mont d'Or, Tartiflette, ... All
Egg yolkEgg yolk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Clementine Creamy, Vanilla ice cream, Butter cream, Pain perdu, Peach and verbena feuilleté, ... All
Smoked hamSmoked ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Endive gratin with cancoillotte, Hearty leek and sprout soup, Croque-monsieur gourmand, "Buttonhole" quail eggs, Crème de foie gras, ... All
Spring onion (scallion)Spring onion (scallion): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce , Langres-style spinach, Marinated tuna and cabbage, Mushroom and artichoke omelette, Spring courgette and tuna salad, ... All
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