Truffled Potatoes
Ingredients
6 potatoes
Milk
1/4 cup unsalted butter
An onion, sliced
A pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
5 eggs
1/2 cup cream
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons minced parsley
A white truffle
Salt
Directions
Scrub the truffle clean with a brush and a soft moist cloth.
Peel the potatoes and slice them rather thickly, then put them in a pan and add milk to cover, and dot with about half the butter. Salt and simmer, covered, until the potatoes are done but still firm.
Heat a second pan and sauté the onion in the remaining butter, stopping while it's still fairly crunchy.
Next, butter a pan and fill it with the potatoes and the onions. Beat the eggs with the cream and the parsley; check the seasoning, and pour the mixture over the potatoes. Heat through in a 340 F (170 C) oven for about 10 minutes, or until the egg mixture barely thickens. Finely shave the truffle over the potatoes and serve.
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