The skillet potato cake is an easy and quick recipe. Perfect to serve for dinner. With a crispy crust and a gooey center, you’ll bring a delicious dish to the table. It’s simply made by grating the potatoes, then adding the rest of the ingredients: flour, scamorza cheese, and speck, it’s cooked in a skillet, but alternatively, it can also be baked in the oven.
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 6
- Cooking methods: Stovetop, Electric Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 212.33 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 21.90 (g) of which sugars 0.93 (g)
- Proteins 9.73 (g)
- Fat 10.15 (g) of which saturated 1.23 (g)of which unsaturated 1.26 (g)
- Fibers 3.00 (g)
- Sodium 166.22 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 90 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 1.1 lbs potatoes
- 1/2 cup flour
- 2 tbsps extra virgin olive oil (+ for greasing the skillet)
- 3.5 oz scamorza cheese
- 2 oz speck (if possible, diced small)
Tools
- 1 Skillet
- 1 Grater
How to Make the Skillet Potato Cake
Wash and peel the potatoes, then blanch them for about 6 minutes in salted boiling water.
Afterwards, grate them with a coarse grater into a large baking dish.
At this point, add the flour, oil, and salt to the potatoes and mix everything well.
Heat a non-stick skillet with a drizzle of oil, then pour half of the mixture, fill with the speck and scamorza cheese cut into cubes.
Pour the other half of the potato mixture over the filling while the skillet continues to cook.
Cook on low heat, turning it on both sides until the surface is well browned.
Storing the Skillet Potato Cake
The skillet potato cake can be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container until the next day. Variations can be made, such as air fryer cooking. Or you can add sliced and sautéed onions, along with grated Parmesan cheese.
