Ham and cheese rösti with pineapple chutney (more pineapple)

AUTHOR
Valentine Lee
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
3 3
COOK TIME
50 mins
TOTAL TIME
50 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 1 small pineapple
  • 1 TABLESPOON Butter
  • 2 red onions
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Sugar
  • 1 TABLESPOON light balsamic vinegar
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 2 TABLESPOONS thickened wild cranberries
  • 80 g Gouda cheese
  • 80 g cooked ham
  • 1.25 kg waxy potatoes
  • 3 Eggs (size M)
  • 4-5 Tbsp Sunflower oil
  • 7-10 Tbsp Thyme

Directions

  1. 1

    Peel and slice the pineapple and cut out the hard stalk. Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a pan. Fry 4 pineapple slices briefly on both sides. Drain on kitchen paper.

  2. 2

    Cut approx. 300 g fruit flesh into small cubes. Use the rest of the pineapple for other purposes. Peel and finely dice onions. Caramelize sugar and some water in a pot until golden brown. Add the pineapple, onions and vinegar and boil the sugar loose.

  3. 3

    Simmer until the liquid has almost evaporated. Season with salt and pepper and stir in cranberries. Remove the chutney from the stove and let it cool down. Cut cheese and ham into 8 pieces each.

  4. 4

    Peel, wash and roughly grate the potatoes. Stir in eggs. Season with salt and pepper. Heat 2-3 tablespoons of oil in a pan. Squeeze the potato mixture a little. Form 4 Rösti from half of the potato mixture in the pan, adding 1 piece of ham and 1 piece of cheese each and frying over medium heat for 8-9 minutes, turning.

  5. 5

    Add 2 tablespoons of oil to the pan. Bake 4 more Rösti from the remaining mixture. Arrange the Rösti on plates. Add 1 slice of pineapple and arrange some chutney on each plate. Garnish with thyme.

  6. 6

    Add the rest of the chutney.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
580 kcal
CARBS
70 g
FATS
23 g
PROTEINS
23 g