Kartoffelplaetzchen

[cara]

4 potatoes
2 T cubed bacon
3 eggyolks
cornstarch
1 T chopped parsley
1 T chopped chives
salt
nutmeg

cook potatoes in salt water, drain and put into hot oven for about 5-10min to dry them out.
squeeze through a press into a bowl.
add the cubed bacon, eggyolks, cornstarch, parsley and chives and mix well.
Season with Salt and nutmeg.

put the dough an a floured board and form a roll of a radius of a bit less than an inch.
cut into small slices (ca. 1/2 inch) and frye in butter oil.

Use as a side dish with everything roasted or just enjoy with a salad ;o)

 

[Lefty]

Thank you for posting this recipe Cara. I can't wait to try it.

 

[urmaniac46]

mmm, lecker!!!! to be tried!! I suppose you fry the bacon beforehand, am I correct?

 

[TexasGirl]

Hey cara!! This sounds like a good comfort food!!

 

[cara]

urmaniac,
the original recipe doesn't say anything about that, but it tastes better when it's fried..

 

[PieSusan]

Gosh, imagine it as a potato kugel! That would be unbelievable!!!

 

[CharlieD]

I think I'd go with flour instead of starch. The dish is either Polish or Ukrainian, so flour sounds like more plausible ingredient to use.

 

[urmaniac46]

The dish is either Polish or Ukrainian, so flour sounds like more plausible ingredient to use.

Its name "Kartoffelplaetzchen" suggests clearly it's a German recipe. Actually German cuisine has a lot in common with Polish and possibly Ukrainian, with heavy use of potatoes and they can be pretty creative with repartoires with potatoes. Just like Mediterranean-Turkish-Middle Eastern cuisine have a lot in common and often unclear exactly which country some recipe originate from...

 

[lifesaver91958]

Sounds good! Thanks!

 

[cara]

I think I'd go with flour instead of starch. The dish is either Polish or Ukrainian, so flour sounds like more plausible ingredient to use.

as Urmaniac said, it's a german recipe... potatoes are a cheap and available, so in past people had to survive with potatoes ;o)
no pasta, no rice and almost no meat in the days before the 1950's