Rösti

Name: Rösti
Total time: 1 h 57 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1,000 g waxy potatoes; 2,000 ml Water; 1 tsp Salt; 1 pinch Ground black pepper; 30 g clarified butter; 30 g clarified butter

1 hr 57 min · 44 min active · makes ~3.1 l · Medium

Rösti is a crispy Swiss potato cake made from shredded waxy potatoes and clarified butter, golden and tender throughout.

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Rösti

Rösti is a crispy Swiss potato cake made from shredded waxy potatoes and clarified butter, golden and tender throughout.

See more →

TOTAL TIME

1 hr 57 min

ACTIVE TIME

44 min

QUANTITY

~3.1 l

DIFFICULTY

Medium

CUISINE

—

Who’s eating

Cooking for A typical adult.

This should leave everyone comfortably full.

Portions & fullness

Ingredients0/5

Tools0/12

Ingredients

0/5 gathered · 4 servings

1,000g

2,000ml

1tsp

1pinch

60g

#	Quantity	Notes	State
1	1,000g	—	—
2	2,000ml	—	—
3	1tsp	—	—
4	1pinch	—	—
5	60g	—	—

Tools

12 items

Serveware

1 item

Procedure

19 steps

1 of 19

Put the unpeeled potatoes in the large saucepan.

Waxy potatoes · 1,000 g

⏱ 15s

ResultWaxy potatoes

2 of 19

Cover with 2 litres of cold water.

Water · 2,000 ml

⏱ 15s

ResultPotatoes in cold water

3 of 19

Bring to the boil.

⏱ 10 min

ResultBoiling potatoes

4 of 19

Boil for about 10 minutes, until a skewer goes in at the edge but meets resistance in the middle.

⏱ 10 min

ResultPar-boiled potatoes

5 of 19

Drain in the colander.

Par-boiled potatoes · step 4

⏱ 20s

ResultDrained par-boiled potatoes

6 of 19

Pour the water away.

Drained par-boiled potatoes · step 5

⏱ 5s

7 of 19

Leave to cool completely, at least an hour, or overnight in the fridge.

⏱ 1 hr

ResultCold firm potatoes

8 of 19

Pull off the skins with your fingers.

⏱ 3 min

ResultPeeled cold potatoes

9 of 19

Grate the potatoes on the coarse side of the box grater into the large bowl.

Peeled cold potatoes · step 8

⏱ 4 min

ResultGrated potato

10 of 19

Scatter over the salt.

Salt · 1 tsp

⏱ 5s

ResultSalted potato

11 of 19

Add a pinch of pepper and toss gently with your hands.

Ground black pepper · 1 pinch

⏱ 20s

ResultSeasoned grated potatoused in step 14

12 of 19

Put half the clarified butter in the large frying pan.

Clarified butter · 30 g

⏱ 10s

ResultHot clarified butter

13 of 19

Heat over a medium heat until hot.

⏱ 1 min 30s

ResultHot clarified butter

14 of 19

Tip in the potato, spread it to the edges and press it down firmly with the spatula into a tight cake.

Seasoned grated potato · step 11

⏱ 1 min

ResultPressed potato cake

15 of 19

Cook undisturbed for about 12 minutes, until the underside is deep golden and the cake holds together; lift an edge with the spatula to check.

⏱ 12 min

ResultRösti golden underneath

16 of 19

Slide the rösti out onto the flat plate, golden side down.

Rösti golden underneath · step 15

⏱ 20s

ResultRösti golden underneathused in step 18

17 of 19

Add the rest of the clarified butter to the pan and let it heat.

Clarified butter · 30 g

⏱ 10s

ResultHot clarified butter

18 of 19

Wearing oven gloves, turn the plate over the pan so the rösti drops back in, uncooked side down.

Rösti golden underneath · step 16

⏱ 20s

ResultTurned rösti

19 of 19

Cook for about 10 minutes more, until golden and tender in the middle when pierced with a skewer.

⏱ 10 min

ResultCooked rösti

Total Time1 hr 57 min

#	Product	Action
1	1,000 g	Put the unpeeled potatoes in the large saucepan.⏱ 15sResultWaxy potatoes
2	2,000 ml	Cover with 2 litres of cold water.⏱ 15sResultPotatoes in cold water
3	—	Bring to the boil.⏱ 10 minResultBoiling potatoes
4	—	Boil for about 10 minutes, until a skewer goes in at the edge but meets resistance in the middle.⏱ 10 minResultPar-boiled potatoes
5	Par-boiled potatoesstep 4	Drain in the colander.⏱ 20sResultDrained par-boiled potatoes
6	Drained par-boiled potatoesstep 5	Pour the water away.⏱ 5s
7	—	Leave to cool completely, at least an hour, or overnight in the fridge.⏱ 1 hrResultCold firm potatoes
8	—	Pull off the skins with your fingers.⏱ 3 minResultPeeled cold potatoes
9	Peeled cold potatoesstep 8	Grate the potatoes on the coarse side of the box grater into the large bowl.⏱ 4 minResultGrated potato
10	1 tsp	Scatter over the salt.⏱ 5sResultSalted potato
11	1 pinch	Add a pinch of pepper and toss gently with your hands.⏱ 20sResultSeasoned grated potatoused in step 14
12	30 g	Put half the clarified butter in the large frying pan.⏱ 10sResultHot clarified butter
13	—	Heat over a medium heat until hot.⏱ 1 min 30sResultHot clarified butter
14	Seasoned grated potatostep 11	Tip in the potato, spread it to the edges and press it down firmly with the spatula into a tight cake.⏱ 1 minResultPressed potato cake
15	—	Cook undisturbed for about 12 minutes, until the underside is deep golden and the cake holds together; lift an edge with the spatula to check.⏱ 12 minResultRösti golden underneath
16	Rösti golden underneathstep 15	Slide the rösti out onto the flat plate, golden side down.⏱ 20sResultRösti golden underneathused in step 18
17	30 g	Add the rest of the clarified butter to the pan and let it heat.⏱ 10sResultHot clarified butter
18	Rösti golden underneathstep 16	Wearing oven gloves, turn the plate over the pan so the rösti drops back in, uncooked side down.⏱ 20sResultTurned rösti
19	—	Cook for about 10 minutes more, until golden and tender in the middle when pierced with a skewer.⏱ 10 minResultCooked rösti
Total Time		1 hr 57 min

Serving

Slide it onto the serving board, cut into wedges with the knife and serve.

Nutrition

per serving

Estimated · pre-cooking · 100% ingredients covered

Nutrient	Per serving
	328kcal
	5g
	15g
	9g
	44g
	3g
	5g
	598mg

Ingredients0/5

Tools0/12

Recipe

Rösti

Rösti is a crispy Swiss potato cake made from shredded waxy potatoes and clarified butter, golden and tender throughout.

What you’ll doYou will par-boil whole potatoes until barely tender, cool them completely, then peel and coarsely grate them into a bowl. Season the grated potato, heat clarified butter in a frying pan, spread the potato in an even layer, and press it down firmly to form a cake. Cook the first side over medium heat until deep golden and holding together, then flip it onto the second side using a plate as an aid, and cook until that side is equally golden and the centre yields to a skewer.

Serves4

Total1 hr 57 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Waxy potatoes1,000 g
Water2,000 ml
Salt1 tsp
Ground black pepper1 pinch
Clarified butter60 g

Tools

Metal skewersServing boardLarge saucepanLarge frying panChef's knifeLarge bowlSpatulaColanderBox graterLarge flat platePeelerOven glove

Method

Put the unpeeled potatoes in the large saucepan.

15sLarge saucepanWaxy potatoes · 1,000 g

Cover with 2 litres of cold water.

15sLarge saucepanWater · 2,000 ml

Bring to the boil.

10 minLarge saucepan

Boil for about 10 minutes, until a skewer goes in at the edge but meets resistance in the middle.

10 minLarge saucepan, Metal skewers

Drain in the colander.

20sColanderPar-boiled potatoes · step 4

Pour the water away.

5sLarge saucepanDrained par-boiled potatoes · step 5

Leave to cool completely, at least an hour, or overnight in the fridge.

1 hrColander

Pull off the skins with your fingers.

3 minColander

Grate the potatoes on the coarse side of the box grater into the large bowl.

4 minLarge bowl, Box graterPeeled cold potatoes · step 8

Scatter over the salt.

5sLarge bowlSalt · 1 tsp

Add a pinch of pepper and toss gently with your hands.

Result · Seasoned grated potato · used in step 14

20sLarge bowlGround black pepper · 1 pinch

Put half the clarified butter in the large frying pan.

10sLarge frying panClarified butter · 30 g

Heat over a medium heat until hot.

1 min 30sLarge frying pan

Tip in the potato, spread it to the edges and press it down firmly with the spatula into a tight cake.

1 minLarge frying pan, SpatulaSeasoned grated potato · step 11

Cook undisturbed for about 12 minutes, until the underside is deep golden and the cake holds together; lift an edge with the spatula to check.

12 minLarge frying pan, Spatula

Slide the rösti out onto the flat plate, golden side down.

Result · Rösti golden underneath · used in step 18

20sLarge flat plateRösti golden underneath · step 15

Add the rest of the clarified butter to the pan and let it heat.

10sLarge frying panClarified butter · 30 g

Wearing oven gloves, turn the plate over the pan so the rösti drops back in, uncooked side down.

20sLarge frying pan, Oven gloveRösti golden underneath · step 16

Cook for about 10 minutes more, until golden and tender in the middle when pierced with a skewer.

10 minLarge frying pan, Metal skewers

Slide it onto the serving board, cut into wedges with the knife and serve.

Result · Cooked rösti

30sServing board, Chefs knife

Printed 13 October 2026