Pan Sized Potato Fritter Recipe – the easiest way to cook Rosti old fashioned potato pie recipe

The pan sized potato fritter recipe is a Rosti potato pie recipe, and its preparation is much easier than Shepherd’s pie, for example, because it requires very few ingredients, and you cook it in a pan, on the stove.

Some might consider that this Rosti pan sized potato fritter recipe is rather a cheesy smashed potatoes recipe, but no matter what we choose to call it, it is a simple, tasty and healthy recipe.

Choosing the right ingredients for the pan sized potato fritter recipe

As I already said, in order to cook pan sized potato fritter recipe, we need very few ingredients, precisely 5 ingredients, namely:

• eggs
• boiled potatoes
• salty cheese
• salt and pepper
• oil, to grease the pan

Basically, all you have to do is make sure you have a pan with a lid on hand. The rest is easy-peasy 😊

The full pan sized potato fritter recipe

Pan Sized Potato Fritter Recipe

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The pan sized potato fritter recipe is a Rosti potato pie recipe, and its preparation is much easier than Shepherd's pie, for example,because it requires very few ingredients, and you cook it in a pan, on the stove.

Some might consider that this Rosti pan sized potato fritter recipe is rather a cheesy smashed potatoes recipe, but no matter what we choose to call it, it is a simple, tasty and healthy recipe.

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Prep Time 25 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 45 minutes mins

Course Side Dish, Vegetarian Main Course

Cuisine Swiss

Servings 6 people

Calories 329 kcal

Equipment

• 1 Pan with lid
• 1 Vegetable Grater
• 1 Bowl
• 1 Spatula
• 1 Plate

Ingredients

 

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• 1.5 kg potatoes
• 4 pcs eggs
• 200 g cheese
• Salt
• Black pepper
• Vegetables oil for greasing the pan

Instructions

 

• The first step is to rinse the potatoes and boil them (with skin!) for 10-12 MINUTES in a large pot filled with water and ½ tsp salt
  
• Don’t overcook the potatoes. Poke the surface of the potatoes with a fork. If it can pierce the potatoes, it means they are cooked enough
  
• Leave the potatoes to cool down at least 3 hours before cooking the Rosti potato fritter recipe; I boiled the potatoes in the morning and used them in the afternoon
  
• Once cooled, peel the potatoes and grate them using a vegetable grater
  
• If you are using hard cheese, grate the cheese too
  
• Now, using a large bowl, mix the grated potatoes with the eggs, the grates cheese and add salt and black pepper;

  TIP: If you love garlic, you can also add garlic powder or 2 crushed garlic cloves
  
• Mix well, using a spatula or a wooden spoon
  
• Pour 2 tbsp vegetables oil into the heated pan
  
• Add the Rosti composition into the pan and give it a pie shape. Use a spoon to evenly level the surface of the pie/ fritter
  
• Cook the old fashioned potato pie recipe with the lid on top of the pan
  
• Using a round tray or large plate, turn the potato Rosti from one side to the other and place it in the pan, with the uncooked side down, to cook on both sides
  
• Leave the pan sized potato fritter to cool for at least 10-15 minutes before serving it
  

Nutrition

Serving: 150gCalories: 329kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 13gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 234mgPotassium: 1079mgFiber: 6gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 343IUVitamin C: 49mgCalcium: 266mgIron: 2mg

Keyword cheesy smashed potatoes recipe, old fashioned potato pie recipe, potato fritter recipe, potato inspirations recipes

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Different types of pan sized potato fritters

Although the potato fritter recipe is simple and requires only 5 ingredients, it is a versatile recipe. I say this because you have the possibility to prepare the potato fritter recipe using sweet cheese or salty cheese, as I did.

Thus, depending on your preferences regarding the choice of the type of cheese, you can opt for:

• cheddar
• Parmesan
• feta cheese
• mozzarella
• sweet cheese
• ricotta

Use your senses and imagination and adapt this potato fritter recipe to your needs and preferences.

Common mistakes to avoid when cooking pan sized potato fritter recipe

First of all, it is extremely important to follow the steps of the recipe, and especially the first step, which consists in boiling the potatoes.

You will find a lot of similar recipes, where you are recommended to use raw potatoes. Trust me, it’s not a good idea!

Raw and grated potatoes eliminate a lot of water during the cooking process, whether we are talking about cooking in a pan or in the oven.

Therefore, for an extra 20 minutes, I recommend boiling the potatoes a little before peeling and grating. This will guarantee that you will get perfectly prepared cheesy smashed potatoes recipe!

But, don’t boil the potatoes too much, that way you risk making it impossible to grate them. Check if they are cooked by poking the surface of the potatoes with a fork. If it can pierce the potatoes, it means they are cooked enough.

Then, it is important to respect the proportion of the ingredients used, because:

• Too much cheese will cause you to get an old fashioned potato pie recipe that will be impossible to handle, because the composition will not bind
• Too many eggs can result in an omelet, and not a potato pie
• And finally, please don’t use too much oil. The oil is used exclusively for greasing the pan. This ensures that our potato pie will not stick to the bottom of the pan

Cooking appliance useful for potato fritter recipe

As I have already mentioned several times, all you need to cook this wonderful old fashioned potato pie recipe is a pan with a lid and a vegetable grater, to grate the boiled and peeled potatoes.

Serving and presentation ideas

I recommend that this pan sized potato fritter recipe be used to assure a light dinner or a warm vegetarian dish.

For those who want to put it next to a meat dish, obviously this is possible, but I think that this old fashioned potato pie recipe is a delicious and filling dish, so it doesn’t need anything else to be a simple and healthy main course.

If you are looking for potato inspirations recipes, you could also try this amazing Potato Moussaka recipe or the delicious Potato Stew.

Make-Ahead and Freezing Tips

As for freezing the Rosti potato pie, I personally don’t think it’s a good idea.

This cheesy smashed potatoes recipe is ideal to be enjoyed warm and fresh, especially since it is an extremely simple dish to cook.

But what you can prepare in advance is the first step, namely boiling the potatoes. So, to ease your cooking, you can boil the potatoes 1-2 days before use. Thus, you can be sure that they are cold when you grate them.

If you don’t eat the whole pan sized potato pie in one day, you can keep it in the fridge and reheat a slice, whenever you want.

Considering that this old fashioned potato pie recipe contains eggs, I recommend not to keep it in the refrigerator for more than 4-5 days.

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