Recipe courtesy of Gilles Dupont
Rosti with Bacon, Mushrooms and Onions
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 6 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 6 servings
- Calories
- 596
- Total Fat
- 28
- Saturated Fat
- 13
- Carbohydrates
- 69
- Dietary Fiber
- 5
- Sugar
- 4
- Protein
- 19
- Cholesterol
- 62
- Sodium
- 1078
- Total: 1 hr 45 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Inactive: 30 min
- Cook: 1 hr 5 min
Ingredients
6 large baking potatoes
1 tablespoon salt
3 1/2 ounces smoked bacon, thinly sliced vertically
3 1/2 ounces onion, diced
1 sprig thyme
3 1/2 ounces mushrooms, diced
2 tablespoons oil
2 ounces butter
6 slices Gruyere
Serving suggestion: green salad.
Directions
- Boil the potatoes in their skins for 20 minutes, drain and leave to cool. Peel them. Using a cheese grater, grate them into a large mixing bowl and sprinkle with salt.
- In a frying pan saute the bacon and onions. Strip the leaves off the sprigs of thyme into the pan. Add mushrooms and cook for about 5 minutes until soft. Combine with the potatoes and mix gently, taking care not to mash them too much.
- Heat oil in a frying pan and add 3 or 4 spoonfuls of the mixture, See cook's note*. Using a spatula, pat the mixture into a round flat cake. Brown it over a high heat. When the bottom side is cooked flip it over. Repeat with remaining potatoes to make 6 cakes.
- Put 1/2 tablespoon of butter and a slice of Gruyere on each cake and melt under a hot grill or broiler. Turn the Rosti onto a plate and serve with a green salad, if desired.
Cook’s Note
We find that it's better to cook the Rosti individually. 3 or 4 spoonfuls will serve 1 person.