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Potato Rosti With Poached Egg

Here's how you make Potato Rosti With Poached Egg
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 35m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 3 1/2 pounds potatoes (8 potatoes, brushed potatoes, peeled and coarsely grated)
  • 1 brown onion, coarsely grated
  • 40 grams melted butter
  • Vegetable oil, to shallow-fry
  • 2 teaspoons white vinegar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 200 grams smoked salmon
  • 1 avocado, stoned, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 60 grams rocket ( baby rocket)
  • FOR CHIVE & DILL DRESSING
  • 1/4 cup olive oil (60m)
  • 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon chopped chives, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon dill, coarsely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon capers, baby drained and coarsely chopped
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 100C and line a baking tray with baking paper.

  • Step 2: Combine the potato and onion in a large bowl and transfer to a colander and using your hands to squeeze as much liquid from the potato mixture as possible and transfer to potato mixture to a medium bowl and stir in the butter and season well.

  • Step 3: Add enough oil in a large non-stick frying pan to cover the base and place over a medium heat.

  • Step 4: Spoon two 1/2 cup portions of mixture into the pan and using a spatula to flatten each portion to a 10cm disc and cook for 3 to 4 minutes each side or until golden brown and cooked through.

  • Step 5: Transfer to a heatproof plate line with paper towel and place in oven keep warm and repeat in 3 more batches with the remaining potato mixture producing 8 rosti.

  • Step 6: Meanwhile, bring a saucepan of water to a simmer over high heat and add vinegar and crack 1 egg into a small bowl and stir the water to create a whirlpool and pour the egg into the centre and cook, without stirring, for 3 minutes for a runny yolk or until cooked to your liking and using a slotted spoon to transfer to a bowl and repeat with remaining eggs.

  • Step 7: To make the chive & dill dressing whisk oil, vinegar, mustard, chives, dill and capers in a bowl until combined and season or alternative put all the ingredients into a screw top jar and screw the lid on and shake vigorously to combine.

  • Step 8: Divide rosti, salmon, avocado, rocket and poached eggs among serving plates and drizzle with dressing.


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