Rösti

Ingredients

Quantities for 4 servings.

• 1 kg Waxy potatoes, boiled the day before
• 60 g Clarified butter
• 100 g Smoked bacon, optional
• 1 piece Onion, optional
• 100 g Grated Gruyère, optional
• to taste Salt and pepper

Method

1. Boil the potatoes in their skins for twenty minutes, to the point where a knife meets resistance. Cool them completely and leave them overnight in the fridge.
2. Peel them and grate them coarsely straight into a bowl. Do not rinse and do not squeeze.
3. Season, and if you are using them, fold in the fried bacon and onion and the cheese.
4. Heat half the butter in a pan, spread the mixture in an even layer and press it once with the spatula.
5. Fry over medium heat for twelve minutes without touching it. Shake the pan now and then: the rösti should slide as one piece.
6. Cover with a plate, invert it, add the rest of the butter and fry the second side for ten minutes.