Orlando Murrin

Straw potato cakes

Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
A Table in the Tarn: Living, Eating and Cooking in South-west France
A Table in the Tarn

By Orlando Murrin

Published 2008

  • About

I have tried dozens of different potato accompaniments, from rösti to potato baskets, but this is the simplest and best.

Ingredients

  • 2 medium potatoes, shredded into tiny matchsticks, using a mandolin or julienne slicer
  • 1 shallot, chopped very finely
  • duck

Method

Because there is only me in the kitchen cooking dinner, dishes have to be practical and achievable. This potato dish is so quick that it can be made while the meat rests. A few hours in advance you can peel the potatoes and julienne them; keep them under water.

When ready to cook, drain the potatoes thoroughly and squeeze as dry as you can on a towel - twisting and wringing as much as p