Country French Potato Dinner
A super-simple & comforting French meal that you can customize to fit your local ingredients.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 kg waxy potatoes such as Yukon gold
- 225 g (8 oz) lardons (see note 1 for substitutes)
- 700 g (25 oz) fromage blanc (see note 2 for substitutes)
- 4 tbsp chopped fresh chives
- Salt & pepper
Instructions
- Steam the potatoes: Peel the potatoes. Place a steaming basket inside a large pot or pressure cooker. Add water to the pot, to just under the bottom of the steaming basket. Place the peeled potatoes in the bowl, and cover. Steam with the water at a boil until the potatoes are tender. The amount of time will depend on the size of your potatoes. For smaller potatoes (about 60 g/2 oz each), steam for about 25-30 minutes. I used a pressure cooker and cooked for 18 minutes under pressure.
- Cook the lardons: While the potatoes are steaming, cook the lardons in a pan over medium heat until cooked through and golden on some sides.
- Serve: Once the potatoes are done, put each item in its own bowl on the table so that each person can take the amount they would like. The dish is eaten by taking some potatoes on your plate, then topping with some fromage blanc, then lardons and chives. Lastly season with salt and pepper. Serve with a lettuce salad.
Notes
- Options to replace the lardons include pork belly or thick-cut bacon, cut into matchsticks.
- Substitutes for fromage blanc include Greek yogurt, a 50-50 mix of sour cream and non-fat Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, or quark cheese.