Tiroler Gröstl

Categories: Austria | International

This is the traditional Tiroler Gröstl as described in "Das Schmankerl-Kochbuch aus Westendor" featuring recipes from various restaurants in Westendorf. It's a great way to use up leftover potatoes and meat. 

Ingredients:

  • 1 kg potatoes
  • 1 onion, diced
  • leftovers of beef or pork, diced
  • vegetable oil
  • salt, pepper to taste
  • marjoram
  • chives and parsley
  • eggs (1 per person)

Preparation:

  • Boil potatoes with their peels on. 
  • Peel them while still hot.
  • Cool potatoes.
  • Cut potatoes in slices.
  • Heat oil in a large frying pan and brown onions and meat. 
  • Add potatoes and season with marjoram, salt and pepper.
  • Fry until browned evenly.
  • Sprinkle with parsley and chives.
  • Fry eggs.
  • Serve the potato Gröstl on a plate with one fried egg on top.

Notes:

Canadian Tiroler Gröstl:

  • This variation takes an Austrian favourite and creates a Canadian twist by adding fresh fiddleheads and using bacon for the meat.
  • Omit the beef or pork in the Gröstl, Instead fry bacon separately and then cut into tiny pieces.
  • Add the bacon once the potatoes are almost done frying.
  • At the same time bring a pot of water to a boil. 
  • Add a cup or two of fresh cleaned and rinsed fiddleheads to the boiling water for 1 minute. 
  • Drain and immerse cooked fiddleheads in cold water
    (this stops the cooking process and allows fiddleheads to retain a fresh green colour). 
  • Once cooled, drain fiddleheads and add them to the Gröstl. 
  • Serve with fried egg on top.
First Made:
2010-04-20
Source:
Das Schmankerl-
Kochbuch aus Westendor
(cookbook)
Country:
Austria




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