Truffade
Truffade is a traditional dish from France's Auvergne region. It is made with potatoes and local cheese. Truffade originated in the mountains and is a proper winter dish, quite rich and delicious.
This recipe, like with all traditional food, comes in many versions: different cheeses, ways to cook the potatoes, with or without bacon, onions or garlic.
This is my version, using pre-cooked potatoes, lardons and that delicious cheese from the Auvergne, Saint-Nectaire.
Despite the name, truffade has nothing whatsoever to do with truffles. The name comes from "trufa", an Auvergnat dialect word for potato.
This recipe, like with all traditional food, comes in many versions: different cheeses, ways to cook the potatoes, with or without bacon, onions or garlic.
This is my version, using pre-cooked potatoes, lardons and that delicious cheese from the Auvergne, Saint-Nectaire.
Despite the name, truffade has nothing whatsoever to do with truffles. The name comes from "trufa", an Auvergnat dialect word for potato.
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Grade this recipe: Last modified on: January 22th 2017
For 6 people, you will need:
- 0
1 cup cheese - 1
1 cup small pieces of bacon - 2
1 tablespoon vinegar - 3
6 1⁄3 cups potatoes - 4
1 tablespoon lard - 5
pepper (optional)
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 13 min. | 57 min. | 1 hour 10 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Keeping:
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Stage 2 - 7 min.
Tip 1 cup small pieces of bacon (lardons) into a frying pan on high heat and fry until lightly browned.
At the end of cooking, add 1 tablespoon vinegar and stir in well.
At the end of cooking, add 1 tablespoon vinegar and stir in well.
Stage 3 - 30 min.
Put 6 1⁄3 cups potatoes into a large saucepan, cover with cold water and bring to the boil.
Cook until just tender.
Drain and leave to cool.
Cook until just tender.
Drain and leave to cool.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Peel the potatoes and slice fairly thickly.
Stage 5 - 10 min.
Melt 1 tablespoon lard in a large non-stick pan on high heat.
Add the potatoes and leave to brown without stirring (or they will break up).
You can pepper lightly, but do not add any salt, as the bacon and cheese are already salty enough.
Add the potatoes and leave to brown without stirring (or they will break up).
You can pepper lightly, but do not add any salt, as the bacon and cheese are already salty enough.
Stage 6 - 1 min.
When the potatoes are browned underneath, turn them carefully and scatter the fried bacon bits over.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
Lay the sliced Saint-Nectaire on top, turn down the heat and cover the pan.
Stage 8 - 10 min.
Leave the cheese to melt for about 10 minutes, then remove the lid and turn off the heat.
Stage 9
Serve farmhouse-style in the centre of the table and let everyone help themselves, or plated up like in the photo.
If possible, serve with a good green salad on the side.
If possible, serve with a good green salad on the side.
Remarks
If you don't have lard, you can use goose fat instead or, at a pinch, a little oil.
If you want to keep the rind on the Saint-Nectaire, do rinse it thoroughly in hot water to avoid any possible unpleasant bitter taste.
If you want to keep the rind on the Saint-Nectaire, do rinse it thoroughly in hot water to avoid any possible unpleasant bitter taste.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 3,410 Kcal or 14,277 Kj | 103 gr | 303 gr | 198 gr |
| 171 % | 40 % | 29 % | 30 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 172 Kcal or 720 Kj | 5 gr | 15 gr | 10 gr |
| 9 % | 2 % | 1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 568 Kcal or 2,378 Kj | 17 gr | 51 gr | 33 gr |
| 28 % | 7 % | 5 % | 5 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 4.70 €
- Per person : 0.78 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chicken breasts with tarragon, Home-made potato crisps , Sorrel soup, Potato tortilla (Spanish omelette), Pan-baked hash brown (Hash-brown casserole), ... All |
| Cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Springtime mixed salad, Savoury mini-madeleines with 2 cheeses, Crispy potato galette with leeks, Pan-baked hash brown (Hash-brown casserole), Welsh (French Welsh Rarebit), ... All |
| Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fougasse with bacon and Comté, Crispy spinach rolls, Ramekins of duchess potatoes, How to cook bacon and remove excess fat, Special Cheese and Walnut Sticks, ... All |
| Vinegar: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Endive and walnut salad, Cauliflower tabouleh, Mayonnaise, Rillettes stuffed mushrooms, Cocotte eggs with Comté, ... All |
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