Farmer’s Frico

Frico del Fattore

Preparation info
  • Serves

    up to 4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
La Terra Fortunata

By Fred Plotkin

Published 2001

  • About

A filled frico such as this one and those that follow uses less cheese because it has other ingredients as well. Farmer’s Frico is typical of the remotest towns in Carnia, such as Sauris and Ampezzo. Speck is bacon that is cured and smoked before being aged for 6 months.

Ingredients

  • 5 ounces/150 g speck or pancetta, diced
  • 1 yellow onion, cut into thin slices

Method

Heat the speck or pancetta in a medium-size pot or casserole for a few seconds over medium heat until it begins to render some fat. Then add the onion slices. Once they begin to give off a fragrance, add some salt and pepper to taste, and then the potatoes. Stir with a wooden spoon to combine the ingredients. Add cup