Pommes Anna
Pressed layers of thin potato slices baked in clarified butter until crisp-edged and cake-like.
- prep 15 min
- cook 45 min
- total 60 min
- serves 6
- intermediate
- vegetarian
Ingredients
- 1 kg potatoes
- 120 g clarified butter
- 4 sprigs thyme
- 1 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp pepper
Steps
- Slice potatoes 2 mm thick on a mandoline, do not rinse to keep starch.
- Brush a heavy ovenproof pan with butter, lay overlapping potato rounds in concentric circles.
- Season each layer, drizzle with butter, strip thyme.
- Press firmly, cook stovetop 8 minutes to crisp the base.
- Bake at 200°C for 35 minutes, rest 5 minutes, invert onto a plate.
≈ 280 kcal · 4 g protein · 32 g carbs · 14 g fat — per serving, estimate