Potato babka
A Belarusian potato bake made with grated potatoes, onion and pork fat, baked until golden. Serves 4.
Potato babka combines grated potatoes with onion and fried pork fat, then bakes until set and golden. Allow about 25 minutes for hands-on preparation and up to 60 minutes for baking.
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Method
- 01
Grate the vegetables
Finely grate the potatoes and onions into a large bowl.
Ready to continue when: The potatoes and onions are finely grated and combined.
15 min - 02
Fry the pork fat
Cut the pork fat into pieces and fry it in a pan until browned and rendered. Stir the flour into the pan, mixing it with the rendered fat.
Ready to continue when: The pork fat is browned, and the flour is mixed into the fat with no dry lumps.
10 min - 03
Combine
Pour the fried pork fat and flour mixture over the grated potatoes and onions. Stir until evenly distributed.
Ready to continue when: The mixture is cohesive, with the potatoes and onions evenly coated.
5 min - 04
Bake
Heat the oven to 180 °C. Grease a baking dish with some of the rendered fat left in the pan. Add the mixture, level it, and bake for 50 to 60 minutes, until set and golden.
Temperature: 180 °C / 356 °FReady to continue when: The top is golden, and a small check shows that the centre has set.
60 min
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