Rosti Potatoes

Read the instuctions in the main recipe but do this

For the potatoes

Wash approx 2 lbs of starchy potatoes, do not peel. Chef, Yukon Gold or Idahos will do. Cover the potatoes with salted water and bring to a boil. Once the water boils, drain off the water using the lid to hold back the potatoes. Put the lid on and into the Baking Oven. Test for doneness after 20 minutes with a paring knife. It should meet just a little resistance. Better to be undercooked than overcooked. Drain, layout in a single layer and cool overnight or at least 4 hours.

For the bacon onion mixture

• 1/2 lb of cheap fatty smoked bacon. Bacon ends and pieces works well if you can find them. Cut into small chunks kept very cold. The colder the meat the easier it will grind or chop.
• 2 lbs of onions pelled and rough chopped

Using a meat grinder or food processor grind all this together and into a heavy pan. Put it on the stove Boil Plate and cook for 2 -3 minutes stirring often. the goal is to start some of the fat rendering from the bacon. Then its into the Baking Oven uncovered stirring every 30 minutes until it looks like this.

Lets Prep the Rosti Potatoes

Peel and shred the potaoes on a box grater into a wide bowl.

Add 1/2 teaspoon sea salt and 10 good turns of fresh ground black pepper

Add 1/2 cup of the bacon mixture

Add fresh chopped parsley if have any

Toss it around careful not break up the strands of potato.

Cooking Rosti Potatoes

Heat up your skillet over Boil Plate but off to side don't want it to get too hot. Add a Tablespoon of vegetable oil, swirl around and add a big Tablespoon of butter and swirl again. Be sure to twirl when you swirl. Add the potatoes into a nice even layer.

Note that I push all the potates into a mound in the center, nothing sticking up on the side of the pan. Pull the pan back so we have medium heat. After a minute or so and the Rosti set put on the floor of the Roasting Oven. Check after 5 minutes. Once they are nice and golden brown on the side you cannot see flip them. To flip the rosti put a plate over pan and turn it over. Slide a little more butter into the pan and put the rosti back in. Cook about the same amount of time as the first side.