Cheese Rösti
by Tavolino
A hearty Swiss classic: crispy fried potato rösti topped with savory Raclette cheese, melted to perfection.
Ingredients
- Clarified butter as needed
- Boiled potatoes, peeled 800 g
- Salt 1 tsp
- Butter 20 g
- Raclette or frying cheese 100 g
Preparation
- 1
Coarsely grate the boiled potatoes.
- 2
Heat the clarified butter in a frying pan.
- 3
Add the grated potatoes to the pan and sprinkle with salt.
- 4
Fry until golden brown, turning occasionally.
- 5
Shape the potato mixture into an even cake.
- 6
Distribute the butter in flakes around the edge of the rösti.
- 7
Continue frying for a few more minutes over very low heat.
- 8
Carefully flip the rösti using a pan lid.
- 9
Lightly grease the pan again with clarified butter and slide the rösti back in.
- 10
Distribute the grated cheese evenly over the rösti.
- 11
Cover the pan and let the cheese melt over low heat.