Pommes de terre Rotis (Galette)

Hash Browns à la française This recipe is adapted from a cookbook I bought recently in Brittany, La pomme de terre: de la purée aux gnocchi. This is so delicious you won’t even need any meat accompaniment! INGREDIENTS: 1 lb unpeeled small potatoes 6 oz. butter, clarified* 1 onion, chopped ½ cup pancetta cut in small pieces 2 cups mushrooms cut in half 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped Salt and pepper to taste PREPARATION: Put the potatoes in a pot, cover with cold water and boil for 10-15 minutes. Drain them well, cool, then peel and grate them. Heat 2 tablespoons of butter in a medium skillet. Add the onions and pancetta and sauté for 5 to 6 minutes, just until the onions become tender. Add the potatoes, salt and pepper. Mix well. Melt the remaining butter and add to the potatoes, gently pressing them tightly together forming a galette…they will look like one giant hash brown. Let it cook for 10 minutes, adding a little butter around the edges and shaking the pan often. While gently turning the galette over with a large plate or extra large spatula, add some butter to the pan. Let the galette slide back into the pan to cook the other side. Add more butter and let it cook until golden brown, around 7 minutes. Remove the pan from the stove and keep the galette warm. In another pan, heat the rest of the butter. Add the mushrooms and sauté for 3 to 5 minutes, just until they are tender, but still firm. Add salt, pepper and the parsley. Put this mixture on top of the galette and serve with salad. *To clarify butter: melt the butter over low heat, then cool in the refrigerator. Gently pour the pure butter in a separate bowl, and discard the watery deposit.   Not yet subscribed to BonjourParis? Please help yourself to a free subscription for travel guides, news from France & French lifestyle stories delivered to your in-box weekly. Did you know we carry travelers’ essentials like luggage, guidebooks, cameras and more plus imported gifts for Francophiles at our Amazon.com French Marketplace? Your purchases support costs of keeping BonjourParis online as free, online travel resource, so merci in advance for shopping with us. Here are some selections popular with BonjourParis readers—click on the titles to read more or to order: