FISH AND CHIPS
Reference:
Gourmet, December 1999
Prep:
Active time: 45 min Start to finish: 1 hr
Servings:
Makes 80 hors d'oeuvres
Ingredients
Cooking Instructions
| 2/3 | cup crme frache (5 oz) |
| 1 | 1/2 tsps finely grated fresh lemon zest, or to taste |
| 1 | tsp finely chopped fresh chives |
| 1/4 | cup olive oil |
| 4 | large russet (baking) potatoes |
| 6 | oz caviar (preferably osetra) |
| Special equipment: | |
| Mandoline or other manua |
Cooking Instructions
| Step 1 | Preheat oven to 375F. |
| Step 2 | Stir together crШme frache, zest, chives, and salt to taste. Chill topping until ready to use. Brush 2 large baking sheets generously with some oil. Cut potatoes crosswise on a slight diagonal into 1/8 -inch-thick slices with mandoline. Cut out 80 potato stars with cutter and arrange in 1 layer on baking sheets. Brush tops with more oil and season with salt. |
| Step 3 | Bake stars in batches in middle of oven until golden and crisp, about 10 minutes (stars may curl). Immediately transfer stars carefully with a metal spatula to paper towels to drain and cool (stars will continue to crisp). |
| Step 4 | Serve stars topped with crme frache and caviar. |
| Step 5 | Cooks\' notes: |
| Step 6 | Crըme frache topping may be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered. |
| Step 7 | Stars may be made 2 days ahead and kept, between paper towels, in an airtight container at room temperature. |
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