Potato Draniki with Pike Caviar, Potato Straws, and Green Sauce

⏳ Time

15 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Recipe by John Smith, chef at a popular American restaurant. Potatoes in two forms— as draniki and thin, crispy straws. The draniki are made without flour, and the varying sizes of grated potatoes make them visually appealing and prevent them from falling apart in the pan. As for the potato straws, they are an Asian-style version of potato chips that can enhance the presentation of steaks and salads, as well as serve as a garnish for stews.

Ingredients

Parsley - 1.8 oz
Cilantro - 1.8 oz
Dill - 1.8 oz
Safflower Oil - 5 fl oz
Xanthan - 0.1 oz
Salt - to taste
Potato - 14.1 oz
Chicken Egg - 3 pieces
Wheat Flour - 2.8 oz
Garlic - 1 clove
Sour Cream - 2.8 oz
Pike Caviar - 0.7 oz

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Prepare the green sauce. Blanch the parsley, dill, and cilantro in salted boiling water, then transfer them to ice water. Drain, place in a blender bowl, and add 50 grams of sunflower oil and 100 ml of cold water. Blend until smooth, then add a thickener — xanthan gum. Mix thoroughly.

Step 2

Prepare the potato pancakes. Grate 150 g of potatoes — half on a coarse grater and half on a fine grater. Squeeze out excess moisture, then add 1 egg, flour, minced garlic, salt, and pepper. Mix thoroughly, shape into two pancakes, and fry them in sunflower oil on both sides until golden brown for about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Prepare the potato fries. Cut the remaining potatoes into very thin strips (or grate them using a Korean carrot grater), rinse in water, dry with a towel, and fry in hot oil for about 1 minute until golden and crispy. Then, carefully transfer them with a slotted spoon onto paper towels to remove excess oil.

Step 4

Prepare a poached egg.

Step 5

Place the potato pancakes on a plate, top with a poached egg, drizzle with green sauce (20 g), and sprinkle with fried potato sticks. Next to it, add a quenelle of sour cream and top it with caviar.