Potato Cake with Onion

Name: Potato Cake with Onion
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 11 1/4 hours
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds large yellow-fleshed potatoes such as Yukon Gold; 1 medium onion; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; an adjustable-blade slicer fitted with julienne blade, a food processor fitted with medium shredding disk, or a box grater

April 24, 2007

Rösti

In Zurich, a German-speaking city, practically every bar and beer hall Garnishes its big plates of meat with this kind of hash brown cake; it might be "cheese" or "onion" or "plain" Rösti, but you'll always be happy to see it. Refrigerating the whole baked potatoes overnight makes them much easier to grate.

Cooks' note:

Whole baked potatoes can be chilled up to 2 days.

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