Potato galette
This potato "cake" is like a big savoury pancake of duchess potatoes (mashed potato with egg yolks), mixed with strips of fried ham, chives and spring onions.
The galette is cooked in the oven in a tin and cut into portions for serving.
This is delicious on its own or with a good green salad on the side, but can also be used to accompany many other dishes.
The galette is cooked in the oven in a tin and cut into portions for serving.
This is delicious on its own or with a good green salad on the side, but can also be used to accompany many other dishes.
52K 13 2.9
Last modified on: July 10th 2019
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2 
1 tablespoon 
2 slices smoked ham
1 kg cooked potatoes
4 
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Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 37 min. | 36 min. | 1 hour 13 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Rinse then peel and slice 2 spring onions (scallions), keeping the green and white parts separate.
Stage 2 - 4 min.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Use the same pan to fry the white parts of the spring onions, adding a little oil if necessary. Salt and pepper, then cook for 1 or 2 minutes without colouring. Set aside.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Cut the fried ham into strips.
Stage 5 - 7 min.
Peel 1 kg cooked potatoeses...
Stage 6 - 10 min.
...then put through a vegetable mill or grate.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
Put the mashed potatoes into a mixer bowl, start kneading on slow speed...
Stage 8 - 4 min.
Stage 9 - 2 min.
Finish by incorporating the ham strips, the cooked onion, the raw onion (green) and the finely chopped chives.
Stage 10 - 5 min.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
FIll a non-stick tin or mould with the mixture and smooth the top with the back of a spoon or soft spatula.
FIll a non-stick tin or mould with the mixture and smooth the top with the back of a spoon or soft spatula.
Stage 11 - 30 min.
Bake for about 30 minutes.
Remarks
You can use whatever kind of ham you prefer: dry-cured or smoked, or even use bacon bits (lardons) instead.
If you don't have spring onions, or they are out of season, use a normal onion or shallots, but increase the amount of chives or add a little chopped parsley.
If you don't have spring onions, or they are out of season, use a normal onion or shallots, but increase the amount of chives or add a little chopped parsley.
Keeping
One or two days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Based on a recipe by Joël Robuchon.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,546 Kcal or 6,473 Kj | 47 gr | 213 gr | 59 gr |
| 57 % | 13 % | 15 % | 7 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 110 Kcal or 461 Kj | 3 gr | 15 gr | 4 gr |
| 4 % | 1 % | 1 % | <1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 386 Kcal or 1,616 Kj | 12 gr | 53 gr | 15 gr |
| 14 % | 3 % | 4 % | 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 2.59 €
- Per person : 0.65 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Cooked potatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Green Piedmont Salad, Salad paysanne, Baked Camembert with Walnuts, Croque-monsieur potatoes, Gratin of purple artichokes, ... All |
 | Egg yolk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Peach and verbena feuilleté, Fish in white wine, Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream), Pistachio ice cream, Smoked salmon sacristains, ... All |
 | Spring onion (scallion): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crunchy spring salad, Sautéed green vegetables, Jerusalem artichoke purée with leeks, Tartine du pêcheur , Prawn salad with a crunch, ... All |
 | Smoked ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Crab and smoked salmon club sandwiches , Madras rice, Quail egg canapés, Red rice pannequets, Gougères, ... All |
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