Basler Rosti With Bacon And Onion

This yummy rosti version contains bacon and onions. Potatoes are best if cooked the day before.

Peel potatoes , grate or cut into thin strips and mix with the salt.

Cut onions into very fine onion rings.

Melt the butter and lard in a frying pan.

Add the diced bacon , onions and potato and fry gently , stirring gently and frequently.

If you want a slimmer version , you can pre-cook the bacon and this way omit the bacon fat.

Bring together into a cake and cover with an upside-down plate.

Fry over gentle heat for 20 minutes.

Pour the milk over the top and fry , covered , for about another 10 minutes.

potatoes, onion, salt, butter, lard, bacon, milk