Description
Bon Appetit
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Truffade is an easy, tasty dish made with mainly potatoes and cheese. So yummy!
Ingredients
- 500 gram/1 pound (approximately) waxy potatoes, such as Charlotte
- 250 gram/1/2 pound Tome fraîche de Cantal cut into thin strips or small cubes
- 5 gram/3 tablespoon Duck, Goose fat (lardon will do if the others are not available) or butter
- 1 large garlic clove, finely chopped or mashed in a garlic press
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Peel and cut the potatoes into slices.
- Sauté until browned and tender in a large pan or casserole dish, and season with garlic, salt, and pepper.
- Add the cheese at the end of cooking.
- Mix gently with a spatula or wooden spoon until the cheese has melted, and serve immediately with a green salad and slices of ham.
- Once the 'pancake' is fairly well set, you can flip it over to brown the other side.
- Add sautéed lardons to the potatoes while they are cooking, but it is not the “true” recipe. If you do use lardons, reduce the amount of salt.
Notes
It is important to use Tome fraiche de Cantal, a cheese that is quite different from regular Tomme cheese. The recipe won't be the same if Tomme cheese is used because it melts in a very different way than Tome Fraiche. The problem with this is that regular Tomme cheese is widely available in the UK and the USA, but the Tome fraiche de Cantal isn't. Even so, although I've pointed out the deficiency, try it with Tomme if that is all you can get, but it would never get a French seal of approval. 😉
(You can in a pinch, substitute a sharp cheddar mixed with mozzarella cheese, but the same deficiencies hold true as the Tomme.)
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- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: potato recipe
- Method: oven
- Cuisine: French