Gröstl
by Casa Pappagallo · 705K subscribers on YouTube
Gröstl is one of the most loved recipes of South Tyrol and Tyrol, a peasant dish born to reuse boiled potatoes from the day before. It is a hearty skillet dish with crispy potatoes, speck, and a fried egg on top.
- Difficulty
- medium
Ingredients
11 items- ButterA knob for cooking the potatoes; a little extra for the egg
- Olive Oil(optional) — A drizzle; can substitute with seed oil
- Golden OnionGold or white onion, finely chopped; do not use red onion
- Boiled PotatoesBoiled and cooled, then sliced; use leftover boiled potatoes if possible
- CuminTo taste; the recipe uses abundant cumin
- SaltTo taste
- Maggiorana SeccaA couple of pinches
- SpeckThick strips; can substitute with leftover boiled beef
- Egg1 large egg, fried sunny-side up or to your liking
- Pepper(optional) — To taste, for the egg
- Chives(optional) — Fresh chives, finely chopped, for garnish
Method
- Melt a knob of butter with a drizzle of oil in a non-stick or well-seasoned pan over medium heat.
- Add finely chopped gold or white onion (not red) and cook gently until softened and lightly colored.
- Slice boiled and cooled potatoes into rounds (some may break, that's fine).
- Increase the heat slightly and add the potato slices to the pan. Season generously with cumin and a pinch of salt.
- Fry until the potatoes are crispy and golden, stirring occasionally. You can break them further for extra crispiness.
- Add dried marjoram (a couple of pinches) and mix well.
- Add thick strips of speck and toss just until warmed through (do not cook the speck).
- In a separate small pan, melt a little butter and fry an egg sunny-side up or to your liking; season lightly with salt and pepper. Remove from heat.
- Finely chop fresh chives.
- Plate the potato-speck mixture, top with the fried egg, and sprinkle with chives. Serve immediately, breaking the yolk to mix.
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