Potato rösti cakes with sage leaves
This popular Swiss dish of pan-fried, golden potato patties with onion and sage makes a delicious side dish for two – perfect on its own, or top with a fried egg.
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- Serves: 2 persons
Ingredients
- 2-3 Maris Piper potatoes (about 400g), peeled and coarsely grated
- 1medium egg, beaten
- 1tsp plain flour
- ¼tsp baking powder
- ½small onion, finely chopped
- 6sage leaves, 2 finely chopped, 4 whole
- 3tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil, for frying
Instructions
Step 1
Squeeze any excess water out of the grated potatoes, then tip into a bowl and mix well with the egg, flour, baking powder, onion and chopped sage leaves. Season well. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat, and spoon the mixture in to make 4 röstis, flattening them down with the back of a spoon into disc shapes. Cook for 5 mins each side until golden brown and crisp, then drain on kitchen paper. Can be made up to 8 hrs in advance and kept in the fridge (see tip).Step 2
When ready to serve, heat the remaining 1 tbsp oil in the frying pan over a medium heat. Add the whole sage leaves and cook for 20 secs until crisp but still green. Drain on kitchen paper and top each rösti with a fried sage leaf.