LCBO Food and Drink Holiday 2015

QUICK & EASY  SKILLET SUPPERS

1 Add 1 tbsp (15 mL) melted butter and 1 tbsp (15 mL) vegetable oil to 8-inch (20-cm) skillet and heat over medium heat. 2 Add grated potatoes to a large bowl and toss with remaining melted butter, flour, salt and pepper. Toss until well combined. 3 Tip mixture into hot pan and press down firmly with hand or spatula to help it form a solid cake. Cook over medium heat for 5 to 6 minutes or until it is golden brown under- neath (you can check the colour by gently lift- ing up the edge of the rösti with a spatula, but don’t do this too early as the rösti may come apart). When nicely browned on the bottom, loosen rösti from the pan with spatula and slide it onto a plate (remember, the skillet handle will be hot). Place another plate on top and holding both plates together, flip them over. Carefully slide browned-side-up rösti

One of my main cooking philosophies is that a classic is always timely (which is a classier way of saying, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.) And that’s where this warm, crisp and satisfying po- tato rösti comes into play. Accented with fresh chive sour cream and smoked salmon, it’s as humble and delicious as it’s always been. ½ cup (125 mL) melted unsalted butter, divided 1 tbsp (15 mL) vegetable oil 3 russet potatoes, peeled, grated and squeezed dry in clean tea towel 2 tbsp (30 mL) flour ½ tsp (2 mL) kosher salt ¼ tsp (1 mL) black pepper 3 tbsp (45 mL) snipped chives, plus more for garnish 1 cup (250 mL) sour cream Generous 9 oz (275 g) smoked salmon or smoked trout or gravlax

back into the skillet and continue cooking for 6 to 7 minutes more, or until golden brown on bottom and cooked through. Remove from heat and slide rösti onto a serving plate. 4 Stir chives into sour cream. 5 Top warm rösti with curls of smoked salmon and dollops of chive sour cream, plus more chives for garnish if you please. Serves 4

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SKILLET RÖSTI WITH

SMOKED SALMON & CHIVE SOUR CREAM

94  FOOD & DRI NK HOLIDAY 2015