Wild Mushroom and Potato Matafaim

Name: Wild Mushroom and Potato Matafaim
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 250 g (9 oz) new potatoes; 50 g (2 oz) unsalted butter; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley; 50 g (2 oz) plain flour; 1 banana shallot, chopped; 100 g (4 oz) mixed wild mushrooms, cleaned; A pinch of sugar; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 free range eggs, separated; 150 ml (¼ pint) milk; Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

A Passion for Vegetables

By Paul Gayler

Published 1999

About

Ingredients

250 g (9 oz) new potatoes
50 g (2

Europe
France
Main course
Mediterranean
Vegan

Method

Matafaim, meaning ‘to beat hunger’, is a potato dish eaten by farmers in the south of France after they have brought in the harvest. Traditionally it is torn with forks to serve.

Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/gas mark 5. Boil the potatoes in their skins until just tender. Dra