Doormat Potatoes with Garlic

Pommes paillasson a vail

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

By Caroline Conran

Published 2012

  • About

Paillasson means doormat or strawmat, and the grated potatoes look like a golden mat when they are crisped on the outside to a golden brown. You can use goose fat for this dish, which makes the doormat even more chewy and succulent.

Ingredients

  • 750 g potatoes, peeled
  • 3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
  • 2

Method

Work quickly with the potatoes as they tend to turn brown once they are grated.

Grate the potatoes either with a grater or in the food processor; squeeze them with your hands to remove excess water if they seem at all wet.

Mix them with the garlic and season with salt and pepper. Gently heat the oil and butter in a large frying-pan

Turn up the heat under the pan for a mo