Food
|Friuli Venezia Giulia Region
Cheese and Potato Crisp - Frico
Variants
Ingredients
200g low-fat Montasio, 2 medium sweet potatoes
Preparation
Slice the sweet potatoes into thin rounds or matchsticks.
In a non-stick or lightly oiled skillet, cook the sweet potatoes over medium heat until slightly browned and softened, stirring occasionally.
Add the grated or thinly sliced cheese to the pan and mix evenly with the potatoes. Allow the cheese to melt and bind everything together.
Season lightly with salt and pepper.
Press the mixture down into the pan with a spatula to form a uniform cake. Cook over medium-low heat until the bottom develops a golden-brown crust.
Carefully flip the frico and cook the other side until crisp and golden as well. Serve hot.
Ingredients
200 g low-fat Montasio (or another aged cheese with lower fat content), 2 medium sweet potatoes (instead of regular potatoes)
Preparation
Sliced sweet potatoes are cooked in a pan until slightly browned and softened; Add cheese to the pan and mix evenly. Allow it to melt and bind with the potatoes; Season lightly with salt and pepper;
Press the mixture into the pan to form a uniform cake and cook over medium-low heat until the bottom forms a golden crust. Flip carefully and brown the other side; Serve hot.
Ingredients
200g lactose-free cheese (like lactose-free Montasio, aged cheddar, or plant-based cheese), 2 potatoes
Preparation
Sliced potatoes are cooked in a pan until slightly browned and softened;
Add lactose-free cheese to the pan and mix evenly. Allow it to melt and bind with the potatoes;
Season lightly with salt and pepper;
Press the mixture into the pan to form a uniform cake and cook over medium-low heat until the bottom forms a golden crust. Flip carefully and brown the other side;
Serve hot.
Ingredients
200g silken tofu, 2 potatoes
Preparation
Sliced potatoes are cooked in a pan until slightly browned and softened;
Add smashed tofu to the pan and mix evenly. Allow it to melt and bind with the potatoes and onion;
Season lightly with salt and pepper;
Press the mixture into the pan to form a uniform cake and cook over medium-low heat until the bottom forms a golden crust.
Flip carefully and brown the other side.
Serve hot.
