Potato Cakes

These are discs of potato that are poached in butter. As they soften, the potatoes absorb a rich butter flavour. They can be made well in advance and kept refrigerated. To finish, the potatoes are pan-fried to a golden brown. For an alternative, I’m including a recipe for roasted potato discs. These are quickly blanched, fried and roasted.

While disc-shaped potatoes look good, they can still be cooked very simply by splitting lengthways in two and then cooking by either method.