Rosti With Bacon, Mushrooms And Onions

Serves: 4

Jolie Turcotte

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

47

Spice

50

Sweetness

56

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

6 large

Baking Potatoes

1 tbsp

Salt

1 sprig

Thyme

2 tbsps

Oil

60 g

Butter

Directions:

1

Watch how to make this recipe

2

Boil the potatoes in their skins for 20 minutes, drain and leave to cool

3

Peel them

4

Using a cheese grater, grate them into a large mixing bowl and sprinkle with salt

5

In a frying pan saute the bacon and onions

6

Strip the leaves off the sprigs of thyme into the pan

7

Add mushrooms and cook for about 5 minutes until soft

8

Combine with the potatoes and mix gently, taking care not to mash them too much

9

Heat oil in a frying pan and add 3 or 4 spoonfuls of the mixture, See cook's note*

10

Using a spatula, pat the mixture into a round flat cake

11

Brown it over a high heat

12

When the bottom side is cooked flip it over

13

Repeat with remaining potatoes to make 6 cakes

14

Put 1/2 tablespoon of butter and a slice of Gruyere on each cake and melt under a hot grill or broiler

15

Turn the Rosti onto a plate and serve with a green salad, if desired