Pommes Fifine

Name: Pommes Fifine
Ingredients: 4 egg yolks; Chives; Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1½ lb (700 g) potatoes, cleaned; 1 oz (25 g) butter; 4–5 tablespoons olive oil

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Potato Year

By Lucy Madden

Published 2015

About

Who is Fifine? Alas, I have not been able to find out. The charm of this recipe lies in its visual appeal, with golden cubes of potato served around half an eggshell containing the raw yolk. The diners stir this into the hot potatoes.

Ingredients

1½ lb (700 g) potatoes, cleaned
4–5 tablespoons olive oil

Dinner
August
Vegetarian

Method

Steam the potatoes for 10 minutes, rub off the skins and cut into cubes. Fry in the hot oil and butter until golden. Season and serve, sprinkled with chives, around the half shell of an egg, filled with the yolk, for each person.