Recipe for homemade pommes rösti
Rösti, rösti or rosti, it’s essentially the same thing.
Rösti is a potato pancake that originates from Austria, Switzerland, and Southern Germany. In Switzerland, many consider rösti to be the national dish. Here, it is either eaten for breakfast or as a side dish to various meat dishes, and it’s also common to sprinkle grated cheese on top.
In this version, I’ve made them simple and delicious, and you can always spice them up with, for example, cheese or whatever you prefer.
Pommes Rösti Recipe

Ingredients
- 1 pcs. Onion
- 300 gram Potato
- 1 pcs. Egg
- Spices salt og peber
- Butter til stegning
- Oil til stegning
Instructions
- Peel the potatoes and the onion.
- Grate both on the coarse side of a grater.
- Put the grated vegetables in a cloth and wring them completely free of liquid.
- Place the vegetables in a bowl and add eggs, salt, and pepper.
- Mix the ingredients thoroughly.
- Heat a pan with plenty of butter and oil.
- Put the potato mixture in the pan and fry the Rösti on both sides until golden and crispy.
- Serve as a side dish to many different meals.
