Pan-Fried Potato Cake with Onions and Bacon: Potatoes Lyonnaise
- 4 tablespoons clarified unsalted butter
- 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
- 4 strips smoked bacon, cooked until crisp and then crumbled or diced
- 2 1/2 pounds red-skinned potatoes, peeled
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley leaves
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Meanwhile, put 1 tablespoon of clarified butter in a saute pan over medium heat.
- Add the sliced onion and saute until golden brown, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in the crumbled bacon.
- Set aside.
- With the julienne blade of a mandoline or the large holes of a shredder/grater, shred the potatoes.
- By handfuls, squeeze any excess liquid from the shreds and transfer them to a mixing bowl.
- Add the remaining butter and the salt and pepper and mix well.
- Heat a 10-inch nonstick ovenproof skillet over medium heat.
- Add the olive oil.
- Squeezing away any liquid that has accumulated in the bowl, arrange half of the potatoes in an even layer.
- Spread the sauteed onion over the potatoes, and then top with the remaining potatoes in an even layer.
- Saute over medium heat until the underside of the potatoes are golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.
- To flip the cake, slide it out of the skillet browned side down onto a large plate, then invert the skillet over the plate and flip both together to return the cake to the skillet browned side up.
- Put the skillet in the oven and bake until the cake is cooked through, about 10 minutes more.
- The potatoes should feel tender when the cake is pierced with a skewer or a sharp knife tip.
- With a spatula, lift 1 side of the cake slightly to check if the underside is well browned.
- If not, put the skillet on top of the stove over medium-high heat and cook briefly to brown the underside.
- Slide the potato cake onto a serving platter.
- Garnish with parsley and, with a sharp knife, cut it into 6 wedges.
- Serve immediately.
clarified unsalted butter, onion, bacon, potatoes, salt, freshly ground black pepper, olive oil, parsley
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/pan-fried-potato-cake-with-onions-and-bacon-potatoes-lyonnaise-recipe.html (may not work)