Potatoes with cracklings
4 servings
40 minutes
Potatoes with cracklings is a traditional Ukrainian dish symbolizing home comfort and simplicity. It dates back to ancient times when peasants prepared hearty and uncomplicated meals from available ingredients. Tender potatoes boiled until soft harmoniously combine with crispy cracklings from lard, giving it a rich flavor. The composition is complemented by sweet golden fried onions and fragrant fresh dill. This dish has a rustic character; it is enjoyed hot, savoring simple yet profound flavors. Potatoes with cracklings are perfect for a family lunch or cozy dinner, accompanied by pickles or rye bread. It warms the soul, provides a sense of fullness, and brings one back to the roots of traditional cuisine.
1
Peel the potatoes, boil them until cooked under a lid on low heat in a small amount of salted water. Ideally, they should be cooked not on the stove, but in a Russian oven or in the oven.
- Potato: 1 kg
- Salt: to taste
2
Cut the fat into small cubes and fry until crispy. The cracklings should be crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Remove the cracklings from the pan and fry the sliced onions in the remaining fat until caramel soft.
- Lard: 200 g
- Onion: 2 heads
3
Sprinkle boiled potatoes with cracklings, fried onions, chopped dill, and ground pepper.
- Lard: 200 g
- Onion: 2 heads
- Dill: 20 g
- Ground black pepper: to taste