Grated Potato Cakes with Apple Sauce and Herb Dip
Grated potato cakes with apple sauce and herb dip is a recipe featuring fresh ingredients from the root vegetable category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 6 ripe apples (e.g., Boskop)
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 0.5 cinnamon stick
- 2 cloves
- 6 tbsp dry white wine
- 300 g Low-fat quark
- 150 g Sour cream
- 3 tbsp whipping cream
- 4 tbsp mixed chopped herbs (parsley, chives, sorrel, tarragon, mint, etc.)
- Salt
- Pepper (freshly ground)
- Lemon juice
- 800 g starchy potatoes
- Nutmeg (freshly grated)
- 2 Eggs
- 4 tbsp flour
- 2 tbsp clarified butter
Instructions
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1.
For the apple sauce peel, quarter, core and dice the apples. Mix with sugar, lemon juice and spices; bring to a boil in a pot, then deglaze with wine or juice. Simmer over medium heat for 5-7 minutes, remove from heat, strain out the spices and let the compote cool.
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For the herb dip whisk the quark with sour cream, whipping cream and herbs; season with salt, pepper and a splash of lemon juice.
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3.
Peel, wash and grate the potatoes. Place in a kitchen towel and squeeze out excess moisture. Reserve the liquid. Mix potato shreds with nutmeg, salt, eggs, flour and the reserved starch. Heat clarified butter in a pan; using a tablespoon, drop small potato mounds into the pan. Flatten slightly and fry until golden brown on both sides. Remove, drain on paper towels and serve plated with apple sauce and herb dip.