Truffle and potato galette with speck

Ingredients

• 500 g Desiree or Dutch cream potatoes, peeled and halved 
• 50 g black truffles 
• 50 ml extra virgin olive oil
• 100 g speck, finely diced
• Freshly ground black pepper

Resting time: 10 min

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180˚C.

Use a 3 cm pastry cutter, stamp out rounds from the potatoes and reserve the trimmings for another use. Using a mandolin or a sharp knife, slice the potato rounds into thin discs about 2 mm-thick.

Finely slice the truffles into rounds the same size as the potatoes and finely chop the offcuts. Set aside.

Line a 10 cm galette pan with baking paper (or a non-stick 15 cm crepe pan if you want to make a larger one). Place the pan over medium heat and drizzle a little oil over the baking paper. Arrange a layer of potatoes in the pan in a slightly overlapping circle, then sprinkle with a little speck and finely chopped truffle. Repeat the layers, finishing with a layer of potato. Cook for 3-5 minutes, making sure the base isn’t burning. Cover with another disc of baking paper and firmly press down on the baking paper. Transfer to the oven and cook for 10 minutes or until golden and tender. Remove from the oven and stand for 10 minutes.

To serve, invert the galette onto a serving plate. Top with the sliced truffle discs and finish with a grind of black pepper.

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