Best Rosti Potatoes Recipes

ROSTI POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Shred potatoes on the large holes of a box grater. Wrap potatoes in a clean kitchen towel; squeeze out liquid. Place in a medium bowl; toss with salt and pepper.
• Heat half the butter in a 9- or 10-inch ovenproof nonstick saute pan over medium-low heat. Spread potatoes in pan evenly; press down with a spatula to flatten cake. Cook until bottom is golden and turning crisp, about 18 minutes.
• Remove pan from heat. Invert cake onto a plate; slide back into pan. Return to heat, and spoon remaining butter around edges of pan. Cook until other side begins to get crisp, about 10 minutes, shaking pan several times to loosen.
• Transfer to oven until cooked through and tender in the center, about 12 minutes. Cut into wedges, and serve.

POTATOES RöSTI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F/200°C/gas 6.
• Cut the potatoes into thin matchsticks using a julienne attachment on a mandoline or food processor. Or, cut into thin rounds and use a sharp knife to cut the rounds into strips {more time consuming, but it works!}
• Heat the butter and olive oil in an 8-in/20-cm ovenproof cast-iron or non-stick frying pan, over medium heat. Add the rosemary to the potatoes, and season with salt and pepper. Increase the heat to medium-high and cook, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes are soft and a few pieces are brown. At this point, the potatoes should have settled into a round flat pancake.
• Transfer the potatoes in the skillet to the hot oven to bake until the top and bottom are golden and crispy and the center is soft but cooked through, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and slide out of the pan onto paper towels/absorbent papers. Slide onto a baking sheet/tray and continue until the top and bottom are cooked to a deep golden brown, about 10 minutes more. Serve in wedges or whole on a plate in the middle of the table for breaking and nibbling.

SWISS FRIED POTATOES (ROSTI)

Steps:

• Heat 1 inch salted water to boiling. Add potatoes. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and cook until tender, 30 to 35 minutes. Peel and shred potatoes or cut into 1/4 inch strips.
• Heat butter in skillet until melted. Add potatoes, onions, and cheese.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook uncovered over medium heat, turning frequently, until potatoes start to brown, about 10 minutes, adding 1 to 2 Tblsp. butter to prevent sticking if necessary.
• Press potatoes with spatula to form a flat cake; sprinkle with water. Cover and cook over low heat, without stirring, until bottom is golden brown and crusty, about 10 minutes. Place inverted platter over skillet; invert potatoes onto platter.

BAKED RöSTI POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Combine all remaining ingredients except egg. Add egg; mix lightly. Press onto bottom of baking dish.
• Bake 45 to 50 min. or until golden brown.
• Let stand 10 min. before cutting to serve.

RöSTI POTATOES WITH RACLETTE

Steps:

• Chop the herbs on a dry, clean cutting board, mix together in a small bowl and set aside. Heat a large, straight-sided skillet on high. Add the butter and swirl. Turn heat to medium and add the leeks, season with salt and pepper, and cook the leeks are until very soft but not browned, about 10 minutes. Add the herbs and season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Grate 2 of the potatoes and season with salt and pepper. Immediately place the potatoes in a clean towel and squeeze, twisting to extract as much liquid as possible. Repeat this step after the first layer has added to the pan.
• Heat a medium, nonstick skillet on high. Add the oil and when hot, add the potatoes. Press with a spatula to form a cake covering the bottom of the pan. Add the Raclette in one layer, allow it to melt, then add the leek mixture. Cover with the remaining grated potatoes and press with a spatula to form an enclosed potato cake stuffed with the leeks and cheese. When the bottom is browned and crispy, about 12 minutes. Flip, add more oil as necessary, and cook other side until golden and crisp, 10 minutes.
• Remove to a cutting board and cut into wedges to serve.

ROSTI POTATOES WITH SMOKED SALMON AND SCRAMBLED EGGS

Steps:

• To make the rosti potatoes, peel the potatoes and steam for 15 minutes, let cool.
• Using the large hole of a box grater, shred the potatoes.
• Season the shredded potatoes with salt and pepper and form them into 6 cakes.
• In a large skillet; heat half the butter over medium heat.
• Carefully place 3 of the cakes in the skillet and brown them on both sides for about 5 to 7 minutes per side, until golden brown.
• Remove and drain on paper towels, and repeat with the remaining butter and cakes (the potatoes can be made up to 1 hour in advance, then rewarmed before serving).
• To make the scrambled eggs, in the top of a double boiler on in a stainless steel bowl that will rest securely on top of a pot of simmering water, whisk together the eggs, creme fraiche, salt and pepper.
• Place the mixture over a pot of simmering water and stir, folding the eggs with a rubber spatula until they are very lightly scrambled.
• To serve and garnish; place one warm rosti potato in the center of each warmed plate.
• Form two slices od salmon into circular ribbons on top of each rosti.
• Place a spoonfull of scrambled eggs on top of the smoked salmon and garnish with a dollop of creme fraiche.
• Sprinkle with capers, red onion, chives and dill and serve to 6 very lucky people.

SWISS ROSTI (CRISP AND GOLDEN POTATOES)

Steps:

• 1. Peel potatoes and grate into a bowl. Using a hand grater with large holes is the traditional way
• 2. Melt 2-4 Tbsp. butter in an 8-inch non-stick pan. Add the grated potatoes about 1 inch deep and add salt to taste.
• 3. Cook over medium heat for 3 or 4 minutes, stirring occasionally to coat the potatoes evenly with butter. Pat the potatoes into a cake with a spatula and let cook for 10 minutes, uncovered. Cover and cook for another 5 to 10 minutes.
• 4. When the bottom of the potato cake is golden brown, place a plate, just slightly smaller than the pan, inverted over the potatoes. Then invert the pan, holding onto the plate. Remove the pan and set it back on the stove. Add another tablespoon of butter and let it melt.
• 5. Slide the Rosti back into the pan, golden side up, and cook about 15 minutes longer, pressing down once or twice to make the pancake stick together more. You can cover it to get the potatoes cooked in the middle, but remove the cover at least 5 minutes before the end so that your pancake is crispy on the outside.
• 6. Slide the Rosti onto plate and serve by cutting into wedges. Salt and pepper to taste.
• 7. NOTE: You may also add parsley, onions, nutmeg or ground paprika.

BERNER ROSTI (BERNESE FRIED POTATOES)

Steps:

• Cook the potato in their skins with the caraway seeds in salt water until tender.
• Douse the potato with cold water and peel them while they are still hot.
• Leave them covered overnight.
• Coarsely grate the potato.
• Cube the back into small pieces and fry them in the skillet.
• Add the potato and salt.
• Stir fry them until the bacon fat has been absorbed.
• Press the potato mix down in the pan to form and even cake.
• Fry until the underside is golden brown.
• Sprinkle on the milk and using a plate or lid turn the rosti.
• When the other side is cooked to a crispy golden brown remove the rosti from the pan and serve hot on a pre-heated platter.
• Rosti goes will with stir-fried meat dishes and game, but its actual partner is Zurich Veal. (Geschnetzeltes).

ROSTI POTATOES

Steps:

• Peel and coarsely grate the potatoes. Combine the potatoes with the melted butter, salt and pepper and mix well. Heat a 10-inch saute pan on medium high heat, lightly grease, and add the potato mixture, form into a cake shape. Cook the potatoes until they are golden brown. Flip the "cake" and cook the other side until it is golden brown. Remove from the pan and garnish with chopped parsley.

APPENZOLLER ROSTI (PAN-FRIED POTATOES WITH BACON)

Steps:

• Cook the unpeeled potatoes in boiling salted water until just tender. Drain, cool, and refrigerate overnight (or for several hours). Peel and grate the potatoes on a coarse grater. Season the potato shreds with salt and pepper.
• Fry the bacon in a large heavy skillet until the fat renders. If needed, add enough oil to coat the bottom of the pan.
• Add the potatoes, and mix to combine with the bacon. Gently press the mixture into the pan to form a cake.
• Cook for 20 minutes over medium heat until the bottom is golden and crusty. Invert a plate over the pan, and turn out the rosti.
• Add a little more oil to the pan, and slide the rosti back in, cooked side up. Cook until the other side is golden, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle with the grated cheese, cover, and let sit for about 2 minutes, until the cheese is melted.

BAKED ROSTI POTATOES

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 400ºF.
• BRUSH oil onto bottom and up sides of 13x9-inch baking dish.
• Combine all remaining ingredients except egg.
• Add egg; mix lightly.
• Press onto bottom of baking dish.
• BAKE 55 minute to 1 hour or until golden brown.
• LET stand 10 minute before cutting to serve.

GARLIC RöSTI POTATOES

Steps:

• Cover potatoes with cold water in 3-quart saucepan. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 25 to 30 minutes or just until tender. Drain and let cool until easy enough to handle.
• Grate potatoes; toss with onion, parsley and garlic.
• Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in 10-inch skillet. Shape potato mixture into patties with fingers; add to skillet. Cook uncovered over medium-high heat about 7 minutes or until bottom is golden brown; turn patty onto heatproof platter.
• Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in skillet. Turn patty, uncooked side down, into skillet. Cook uncovered over medium-high heat about 7 minutes or until bottom is golden brown.
• Turn patty onto heatproof platter. Sprinkle with cheese. Set oven control to broil. Broil patty with top 3 inches from heat about 1 minute or until cheese is melted.

ROSTI POTATOES WITH BACON, MUSHROOMS AND ONIONS (TYLER)

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes in their skins for 20 minutes, drain and leave to cool. Peel them. Using a cheese grater, grate them into a large mixing bowl and sprinkle with salt. In a frying pan saute the bacon and onions. Strip the leaves off the sprigs of thyme into the pan. Add mushrooms and cook for about 5 minutes until soft. Combine with the potatoes and mix gently, taking care not to mash them too much. Heat oil in a frying pan and add 3 or 4 spoonfuls of the mixture, See cook's note*. Using a spatula, pat the mixture into a round flat cake. Brown it over a high heat. When the bottom side is cooked flip it over. Repeat with remaining potatoes to make 6 cakes. Put 1/2 tablespoon of butter and a slice of Gruyere on each cake and melt under a hot grill or broiler. Turn the Rosti onto a plate and serve with a green salad, if desired.

RöSTI POTATOES WITH PEPPERS AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Melt margarine in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion and bell pepper; cook and stir 2 minutes.
• Add potatoes. Sprinkle with seasoned salt and pepper; mix well. Spread mixture evenly and firmly in skillet. Cover; cook over medium heat for 6 to 8 minutes or until golden brown on bottom.
• Stir potatoes; press evenly and firmly in skillet. Cover; cook an additional 4 to 6 minutes or until golden brown on bottom. Stir again if necessary. Cook until potatoes are cooked and mostly golden brown. Sprinkle with cheese. Cover; let stand 1 to 2 minutes or until cheese melts.

RöSTI POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F. Shred the potatoes on the large holes of a box grater. Wrap the potatoes in a clean kitchen towel; squeeze out the liquid. Place in a medium bowl; toss with salt and pepper.
• Heat half the butter in a 9- or 10-inch ovenproof nonstick sauté pan over medium-low heat. Spread the potatoes in the pan evenly; press down with a spatula to flatten the cake. Cook until the bottom is golden and turning crisp, about 18 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the heat. Invert the cake onto a plate; slide back into the pan. Return to heat, and spoon the remaining butter around the edges of the pan. Cook until the other side begins to get crisp, about 10 minutes, shaking the pan several times to loosen the cake.
• Transfer to the oven until cooked through and tender in the center, about 12 minutes. Cut into wedges, and serve.