Rosti (Swiss Potato Patties)
Rösti is a potato dish from Switzerland. It was originally a common breakfast eaten by farmers in the canton of Bern, but today is eaten all over Switzerland. Many Swiss people consider rösti a national dish. Today it is more commonly served to accompany other dishes, rather than for breakfast.
Ingredients
- 1 potato (either washed or peeled)
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
Ingredients for 1 serving (185 g) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Grate the potato into a dish, and squeeze out the excess moisture, discarding the liquid.
- 2
Split the mixture into two even piles.
- 3
Pour the oil into a frying pan and heat moderately.
Stovetop - 4
Place the two piles separately onto the pan, pushing down on top of them with a spatula in order to ensure that the piles stay intact.
- 5
Fry until the underside is golden brown, then carefully flip and cook the other side.
Stovetop - 6
Add salt and pepper to taste, and serve.
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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