I’ve decided to take breakfast to the next level. It’s a long weekend here this weekend, so its the perfect opportunity to roll out of bed late and make yourself a shatteringly crisp on the outside yet fluffy on the inside potato rösti.
A potato rösti is the big brother of the hash brown. It is a swiss dish and its name exposes its intended result – crisp and golden. The potato rösti survives on potato alone with a little oil, butter or fat to bind it. While many swear by par-boiling the potatoes first, just as many don’t and for my recipe I’m omitting that step. Why? because if you julienne the potato with a mandoline, you don’t need to par boil them, and the result is extra crisp on the outside.
While the Kanzi apple variety became available last month in a limited season (try my Kanzi French Apple and Thyme Tart), the Greenstar apple has just been released this week – so I’ve been asked to share another recipe, this time featuring the Greenstar. The rösti might be the hero here, but the Greenstar apple and fennel slaw is most definitely the star. Given the buttery deliciousness that is the potato rösti, the apple slaw cuts effortlessly through the butteriness to deliver a rather incredible top note of freshness. This leaves you finishing the potato rösti feeling absolutely no guilt at all!
The Greenstar apple – a cross between a delbarestival and granny smith apple – is rather spectacular. Because it has a naturally high Vitamin C content it doesn’t brown and is perfect served raw and crisp. I conducted a little test to ensure this was not a false statement and after slicing some this morning, they were still white this afternoon when I happily munched on them!
Greenstar apples are out this week, so grab a few and make this over the ANZAC long weekend, it’s ultimate comfort food. If you can’t find Greenstar apples, or they are out of season, granny smith apples will work just as well but will need to be cut just before you serve the slaw.
Potato Rösti with Apple and Fennel Slaw
Ingredients
Rösti
- 600g russet potatoes, skins on but washed and dried
- 100g butter, melted
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped oregano
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Apple and Fennel Slaw
- 2 greenstar apples (or other crisp green apple variety)
- 1/2 fennel bulb, tops and bottom removed
- 2 radishes, tops and bottoms removed
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Directions
Preheat oven to 190° Celsius (375° Fahrenheit).
Fill a glass bowl half full with water and ice. Use a mandoline with the matchstick attachment to finely julienne your potatoes (or grate the potatoes). Place the matchsticks of potato in the ice water as you finish the remaining potatoes.
Lay a tea towel out with paper towel on top and then drain the potatoes from the water and place on the tea towel. Roll the tea towel up on itself to form a snake (rolling the potato along with the tea towel) and then press down on the tea towel to squeeze out excess water from the potatoes. Unroll the tea towel, and if the potatoes are still wet, repeat again.
Preheat a non-stick oven-proof frypan over medium high heat.
Place the potato in a bowl and add the butter and oregano, mixing with your hands till well combined. Season with salt and pepper if you are cooking the potatoes immediately.
Add the potato to the fry pan and using a wooden spoon tuck the edges of the potato in. Leave for 12-15 minutes until the top of the potatoes are becoming translucent and the bottom is golden, then transfer to the oven for 12-15 minutes until the top is golden.
You need to turn the rösti over, so if you are confident flip it in the air, but if not (like me) place a plate over the frypan and turn the frypan over to overturn the rösti then slide it back into the pan. Place it back in the oven for another 5 minutes, then remove from the oven and set aside to cool slightly.
While the rösti is cooking in the oven prepare the apple and fennel slaw. To do this use your mandolin to create matchsticks of apple (mandolin both sides of the apple until you reach the core), fennel and radish. If you don't have a mandoline you can do this by hand.
Mix the apple, fennel and radish with the remaining ingredients and toss to combine. Serve the rösti with the apple slaw and some maple roasted bacon.*
*To make the maple roasted bacon, line a baking tray with paper and brush the paper with 1 tablespoon of maple syrup. Top with rashers of bacon, and brush the tops with another tablespoon, then bake on a high heat until golden.
Chew Town would like to acknowledge its partnership with Greenstar Apples for this post. You can read Chew Town’s disclosure statement here for more information on brands that Chew Town chooses to work with and why. The recipe above was created, developed and photographed by Chew Town using Greenstar Apples. Greenstar Apples can be found in Australia at Woolworths, Costco, IGA Australia, Aldi Australia and specialty growers.
This looks like perfection…seriously! Can’t wait to make this!! 🙂
Thanks Sarah! It’s a delicious start to the day.
What a truly amazing dish! So creative and I adore the apple-fennel combination. Lovely photos too ☺️
The apple fennel slaw definitely cuts through the buttery potatoes.
These rosti’s look so beautiful Amanda, love the styling and pics. Great combo paired with apple and fennel
Thanks for the lovely words Jayne.
I cant work out it I like the recipe or the picture more. I seriously want to dig right in. Rosti now on my to make list.
Haha! Thanks Bintu! Even I feel like I want to eat them again. I might have to make them twice in one week.
I’ve never heard of this before but man it looks delicious! Who doesn’t love anything with potatoes?! Great pictures too!
These look amazing and I Love all of the photos too ! Great work !!
Thanks Marvellina!
So beautiful!
I love the apple and fennel slaw!!!! We are having some grilled chicken tacos for dinner, might have to whip up some of that slaw!!!
p.s Maple bacon = YUM!
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Feeling guilt about eating something? Um, that has never happened. And what a great combo with the golden and crunchy rösti and juicy slaw. Delish!
Roesti?! Yes please! And apple makes it totally healthy!
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I love this big brother version – the crispy edges of the potato shreds and that slaw sounds heavenly. What a fantastic flavor combination. Might have to happen here soon…. need outbreak out my mandolin and start shredding! BTW, that crispy piece of ham is killing me. YUM.
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