Description
Ina Garten’s potato galettes showcase delicate layers of crispy potatoes paired with silky smoked salmon. Delightful French-inspired pastry becomes an elegant appetizer that impresses guests with minimal kitchen effort.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large russet baking potatoes (565 g / 1.25 lbs)
- 2 tbsps canola oil
- 4 tbsps (57 g / 0.5 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 0.5 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 4 tbsps crème fraîche
- 115 g / 0.25 lb thinly sliced smoked salmon, preferably Scottish
- Minced fresh chives, for serving
Instructions
- Potato Preparation: Using a mandoline, slice russet potatoes into ultrathin matchsticks, ensuring precise and uniform cuts that maintain structural integrity.
- Moisture Elimination: Spread potato strips on a kitchen towel, gently roll to extract excess liquid without compromising the delicate strands, creating a perfectly dry foundation.
- Seasoning Technique: Combine potato matchsticks in a mixing bowl, thoroughly integrate kosher salt and black pepper, ensuring comprehensive and even flavor distribution.
- Galette Construction: Heat an 8-inch nonstick skillet with canola oil over medium heat, carefully layer seasoned potato strips to create a uniform, compressed base that promises crisp perfection.
- Initial Cooking Phase: Allow potatoes to sizzle undisturbed for 5-6 minutes, developing a golden, crisp foundation while cultivating deep, rich flavors through strategic heat application.
- Butter Infusion: Drizzle melted butter around the galette’s edges, enabling liquid to penetrate underneath, continuing cooking until achieving a rich, amber complexion with perfectly crisp edges.
- Precision Flipping: Execute a careful spatula maneuver to liberate the galette, then flip with calculated precision, adding another butter layer to enhance browning and flavor complexity.
- Final Crisping: Cook the inverted surface for 4-5 minutes, developing a bronzed exterior with a satisfying crunch, then transfer to a paper towel to drain excess oil.
- Salmon Presentation: Spread a luxurious layer of crème fraîche across the golden potato canvas, then delicately arrange translucent smoked salmon slices with artistic finesse.
- Garnish and Serve: Sprinkle finely chopped chives and a whisper of kosher salt, slice each galette into six elegant wedges, and present immediately to capture the perfect temperature and textural harmony.
Notes
- Potato Precision: Use a mandoline’s finest julienne blade for uniform, ultrathin potato matchsticks to ensure consistent cooking and texture.
- Moisture Management: Thoroughly dry potato strips with a kitchen towel to prevent sogginess and achieve maximum crispiness during cooking.
- Fat Finesse: Drizzle melted butter around the galette’s edges to create a golden, crisp exterior and enhance overall flavor profile.
- Serving Suggestion: Present immediately after preparation to maintain the galette’s optimal crunchiness and preserve the delicate salmon’s freshness.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 470
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 36 g
- Saturated Fat: 16 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 37 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 9 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg