Potato Pie with Garlic and Parsley

Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Complete Book of Herbs

By Geraldene Holt

Published 1991

  • About

This classic dish of the French country kitchen retains its deserved popularity despite every twist of gastronomic fashion.

Ingredients

  • 450 g (1 lb) peeled waxy potatoes such as Desiree
  • 2 cloves

Method

Slice the potatoes very thinly into a bowl and mix with the garlic, parsley and some salt and freshly milled black pepper.

Roll out just over half the pastry and use to line a 20cm (8in) diameter tart or quiche tin. Layer the seasoned potato slices in the pastry case and cover with the rest of the pastry rolled to fit. Brush the top of the pie with beaten egg, then use a sharp-bladed kn