Rösti (roesti)

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 1/4 lbs potatoes, boiled in their jackets the day before (1kg)
• 2 -3 tablespoons butter (a must)
• 1 -2 medium onion
• salt

Recipe

• 1 peel the cooked potatoes and grate them through a coarse grater.
• 2 slice the onions into thin wedges.
• 3 melt the butter in a non-stick frying pan and add the onions and sweat them until they look glassy and transparent.
• 4 add the grated potatoes and the salt and stir through.
• 5 fry while stirring them around in the pan for about 3 to 5 minutes.
• 6 press together to form a flat cake and fry over medium heat until there is a golden crust on the bottom.
• 7 place a serving platter on the pan and turn the pan upside down, so the roesti falls on the platter with the crust on top.
• 8 serve immediately.