1,420 easy and fully explained recipes, with 33,930 photos and 78 videos

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.

51K 13 2.9

Last modified on: July 10^th 2019

Keywords for this recipe:

For 4 people, you will need:

1 2 spring onions (scallions)
2 1 tablespoon olive oil
3 2 slices smoked ham
4 4 cups + 3 tablespoons cooked potatoes
5 4 egg yolks
6 chives
7 salt
8 pepper

Change to the quantities for: 2 people 4 people 8 people 12 people

Change measures: Metric

Metric weight Metric volumes

How long does it take?

Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
37 min.	36 min.	1 hour 13 min.

At what time:

When will I finish if I start the recipe at ... ?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at ... ?
Work this out...

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 4 cups + 3 tablespoons 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
1,546 Kcal or 6,473 Kj	47 gr	213 gr	59 gr
77 %	18 %	20 %	9 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
110 Kcal or 461 Kj	3 gr	15 gr	4 gr
6 %	1 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
386 Kcal or 1,616 Kj	12 gr	53 gr	15 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 €

Change currency:

Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked potatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Comtois surprise bread, Creamy spinach and potato gratin, Seb's Italian-style aperitif slices, Potatoes with smoked salmon, Lemony cabbage and potato salad, ... All
	Egg yolk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mousse with two chocolates, Apple confectioner's custard, Blackcurrant, vanilla and lime verrine , Lime confectioner's custard (pastry cream), Scallops with crunchy vegetables and wine sabayon, ... All
	Spring onion (scallion): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Paimpol salad, Spring courgette and tuna salad, Langres-style spinach, Gratin "grilled inside", Jerusalem artichoke purée with leeks, ... All
	Smoked ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Madras rice, Cauliflower "moelleux" in ramekins, Kérinou slices, Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style, Quail egg canapés, ... All

Other recipes you may also like

Lille style chicken

Chicken breasts and mushrooms, cooked separately, then mixed with a tasty cream sauce before serving. It's a dish with a "cuisiné" taste, but which unfortunately is becoming increasingly rare in restaurants.
347K3.8 50 min. May 10^th 2023

Half-cooked chocolate cake with raspberry coulis

A small chocolate cake, still runny in the middle, served with a raspberry coulis.
323K5 1 hour 21 min. October 3^rd 2010

Loin of pork with herbs and julienne vegetables

Pork loin is cut into individual portions, which are split and filled with herbs before cooking. They are served with crunchy julienne vegetables and a cream sauce.
346K4.2 2 hours 33 min. November 27^th 2015

Blackcurrant coulis

Blackcurrants make a very good coulis, but it's a bit more difficult than with other fruits. Here is a simple method to help you succeed.
435K 23.5 25 min. February 21^th 2011

Blackcurrant sorbet for Edith

If you love the taste of blackcurrants (like Edith), this sorbet is for you...
242K4.9 23 min. October 13^th 2010

News list of cooking-ez.com

Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.

Post your comment or question

Follow this recipe

If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.

Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.

Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.