Seattlest: Rösti: The Beginning

Brent

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 11:16:10 -0800

Roesti is not latkes or kartoffelpuffern or any other variation on potato pancakes. No egg, just for one difference. It's a variation on hash browns. Roesti is to hash browns what an omelet is to scrambled eggs.

MichelleBee

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:21:14 -0800

This looks awesome! Thanks for the tip :)

drrew

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:13:54 -0800

Well, I just made one and ate the entire damn thing, I must have just ingested five potatoes. Not surprisingly, I'm feeling a little queasy but it was damn good.

Steve

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 18:17:04 -0800

Rosti - fuck yeah! One good trick - after you grate the potato, wrap it all up in a bunch of paper towel and squeeze out as much water as you can. Makes 'em lighter and crispier. Well, it does with russets; i don't know if it'd have the same effect with Yukons. Try it!

MvB

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:14:00 -0800

I usually hafta fly to Switzerland to get good rosti. $20 sounds like a deal! Mmmm rosti!

Chris

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:08:50 -0800

There's a huge debate over the use of butter vs. oil in the making of Rösti. It's quite a cultural conflict.

Daranee

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 15:43:25 -0800

Sounds like a potato pancake. My recipe uses grated potato, grated onion (food processor with grater attachment makes this easy), salt and pepper. I mix all of this in a bowl with an egg. Then put dollops into hot oil, smash them down with a spatula. You have the frying down pat btw. I wouldn't change a thing.

Week of Geek

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 15:43:13 -0800

It's a LATKE!