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Tiroler Gröstl
Tiroler Gröstl: Tyrolean pan of crisp potatoes, onion and pork with a fried egg
Tiroler Gröstl is what Tyrolean mountain huts serve to skiers and hikers coming in from the cold, and what farmhouse kitchens around Innsbruck make on Monday from Sunday's roast. Cold boiled potatoes are fried until crusty with onions, then tossed with cubes of leftover roast pork or smoked pork, caraway and marjoram, and crowned with a fried egg. It is made in one big pan and brought to the table in it. Chef's tip: let the potatoes fry undisturbed for the first few minutes; the brown crust is the whole dish.
- Total time
- 35 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the pan
To serve
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Heat the 3 tbsp lard or vegetable oil in a large cast-iron or heavy pan over a medium-high heat. Add the 1 ¾ lb waxy potatoes, boiled in skins and chilled in one layer and fry without moving them for 6–8 minutes, until golden underneath.
8 minStep 2: Turn the potatoes, add the 2 onions and fry 6 minutes more, turning now and then, until the onions are soft and browned.
6 minStep 3: Add the 10 ½ oz cooked roast pork or smoked pork loin, 1 tsp caraway seeds and 1 tsp dried marjoram and fry for 5 minutes, until the pork is sizzling and piping hot right through. Common mistake: adding the meat at the start; it dries out before the potatoes crisp.
5 minStep 4: Season with 1 tsp salt and ½ tsp black pepper and scatter with 2 tbsp chopped parsley or chives. Keep warm over the lowest heat.
1 minStep 5: Fry the 4 eggs in the 1 tbsp vegetable oil for the eggs in a second pan for 3–4 minutes, until the whites are fully set; cook the yolks firm for anyone pregnant, very young or elderly. Slide them onto the Gröstl and serve from the pan, with 10 ½ oz caraway cabbage salad if you like.
4 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 520 kcal
- Protein
- 28 g
- Carbs
- 38 g
- Fat
- 28 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does tiroler Gröstl take?
- About 35 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 25 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of waxy potatoes, boiled in skins and chilled?
- Sweet potato, same weight (sweeter, cooks a little faster).
- What can I use instead of onions?
- 2 shallots per onion.
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