Berner Rosti (bernese Fried Potatoes)

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs potatoes
• 1 teaspoon caraway seed
• 125 g bacon
• salt
• 2 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 cook the potato in their skins with the caraway seeds in salt water until tender.
• 2 douse the potato with cold water and peel them while they are still hot.
• 3 leave them covered overnight.
• 4 coarsely grate the potato.
• 5 cube the back into small pieces and fry them in the skillet.
• 6 add the potato and salt.
• 7 stir fry them until the bacon fat has been absorbed.
• 8 press the potato mix down in the pan to form and even cake.
• 9 fry until the underside is golden brown.
• 10 sprinkle on the milk and using a plate or lid turn the rosti.
• 11 when the other side is cooked to a crispy golden brown remove the rosti from the pan and serve hot on a pre-heated platter.
• 12 rosti goes will with stir-fried meat dishes and game, but its actual partner is zurich veal. (geschnetzeltes).