This is a curley one.... A Swiss recipe. Any help ???????

Question

I need a recipe, for ' Rosti, with Lamb cutletts, and red currant juice. If anyone has a recipe for beetroot chips, that would be really handy, too. I don't know where my date, who i'll be cooking for, came up with this stuff, but that's what she wants to have for dinner. Any help, would be fantastic. Thanks.

Answer 1

ROSTI (SWISS FRIED POTATOES)

2 lbs. potatoes
3 tbsp. butter
1 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. milk

It is important that the potatoes be cooked at least 1 day before hand. They must be pressed together in the pan like a round loaf and covered with a soup bowl or a tightly fitting lid. Rosti must not be stirred, otherwise they will not form a crust. Boil the unpeeled potatoes until semi-tender the day before preparation. Peel and grate.
Heat butter in skillet. Add potatoes and sprinkle with salt. Using a spatula, press into a round loaf. Sprinkle with milk and cover tightly. Reduce heat as soon as potatoes begin to sizzle. Fry very slowly for another 30 minutes. During this time, a brown crust will form. Cover pan with a hot platter and flip the Rosti onto it.

HAZEL NUT LAMB CUTLETS

2 lb. boneless lamb cutlets
1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1 c. milk
1 egg
1/2 c. toasted hazel nuts, finely crushed
1/2 c. Parmesan cheese
1/4 c. whole grain rye cracker crumbs
2 tbsp. butter
1 tbsp. olive oil

Trim all fat and gristle from lamb and cut into slices about 1/2 inch thick. Pound each cutlet to expand diameter and reduce thickness to about 1/4 inch.
Dust cutlets with mixture of flour, salt, and pepper. Beat milk and egg together and dip each cutlet in mixture.

Mix hazel nuts, Parmesan cheese and rye cracker crumbs and coat both sides of each cutlet, pressing nut mixture well into meat.

Saute cutlets in butter and olive oil over moderately high heat for a few minutes on each side until nicely browned. Serve immediately. Makes 4 servings.

NOTE: Toast hazel nuts in 200 degree oven 20 minutes before crushing.

WATERGRUWEL (BARLEY WITH RED CURRANT
JUICE)

4 c. water
1/2 c. barley, washed
1 cinnamon stick
2 c. red currant juice (or other fruit juice)
Juice of 1 lemon
1/2 c. sugar
1 c. raisins

Bring the water to a boil and add the barley and cinnamon stick. Lower the heat and simmer very slowly, uncovered, for 1 1/2 hours. Add the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and continue simmering slowly for 1/2 hour or until the mixture is the consistency of thick soup. Remove the cinnamon stick. Serve hot or cold. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

Answer 2

beetroot chips...I don't know about that but I have a recipe for Sweet and Sour Beetroot.
1/2 pound beets
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 onion, diced
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 cup chicken broth
2 tablespoons brown sugar
6 tablespoons malt vinegar
salt and pepper to taste

Place beets in a large saucepan, and cover with water. Bring to a boil, and cook for 15 to 20 minutes, depending on the size of the beets. Drain, cool, peel, and dice.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute onion until tender. Stir in flour, and cook for about 2 minutes. Gradually stir in chicken stock. Add the diced beets, and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in brown sugar and vinegar. Cook for 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.


If she's going to be that picky though guy, I'd just make hamburgers and french fries.

Answer 3

Here is a recipe for the Roestis:

1 pound Yukon gold potatoes, chilled and shredded
1/4 pound onions, shredded
4 teaspoons vegetable oil
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

Combine potatoes and onions in a tea towel. Squeeze as much liquid as possible from the mixture. In a large mixing bowl, combine this mixture with the oil and divide into four equal parts.
In a 10-inch non-stick saute pan melt 1/2 a tablespoon of butter. Season one part of potato mixture with salt and pepper and spread into a thin layer in the pan. Brown for 5 to 7 minutes. Invert the roesti onto pan lid and remove pan from heat. Add additional 1/2 tablespoon of butter to the preheated pan. Slide roesti into pan raw side down and brown for an additional 5 to 7 minutes. Remove to a rack and hold in a warm oven. Repeat previous steps for remaining potato mixture.

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Here seems to be an easy recipe for lamb cutlets:

http://www.ichef.com/recipe.cfm?task=display&itemid=84581&recipeid=84241

Beetroot Chips:
http://www.ochef.com/245.htm

I guess your date wants to test you ;-)

Good luck!

Answer 4

Try this website for beetroot chips:

Answer 5

she sound high maintenance. i think you should change it up and do a picnic in the park with assorted cheeses and some good wine.