Hete Bliksem
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup sugar ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon unsulfured molasses ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon juniper berries, whole ⓘ
- 1/2 nutmeg, cracked, or a pinch of freshly ground nutmeg ⓘ
- 1/2 blade of mace, or a pinch of ground mace ⓘ
- 1 cinnamon stick, broken in half ⓘ
- 1 pound fingerling potatoes ⓘ
- Kosher salt
- 1 head garlic, halved crosswise ⓘ
- 4 sprigs thyme ⓘ
- 4 bay leaves ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper ⓘ
- 8 ounces sliced bacon, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch thick lardons ⓘ
- Vegetable oil, for frying ⓘ
- 1/2 cup rice flour, or as needed ⓘ
- 1 large Honeycrisp apple, cored, seeded and cut into small dice ⓘ
Instructions
- For the syrup: In a small saucepan, heat the sugar without stirring until it begins to melt.
- Stir occasionally until completely melted and a medium caramel color.
- Carefully stir in butter, cream and molasses.
- Add salt, juniper berries, nutmeg, mace and cinnamon.
- Stir until smooth.
- Remove from heat and steep for 30 minutes, then strain through a fine-meshed strainer.
- While the syrup is steeping, prepare the poached potatoes.
- For the potatoes: Place the potatoes in a medium saucepan and cover with two inches of water and season heavily with salt.
- Add garlic, thyme, bay leaves and cayenne pepper.
- On low heat, poach the potatoes until tender but not bursting, about 25 minutes.
- Gently strain potatoes and discard garlic, thyme and bay leaves.
- Set potatoes aside until no longer steaming, then transfer to the refrigerator to cool.
- For the rest: In a large skillet over medium heat, spread out the bacon and cook, stirring occasionally, until crisp and golden brown.
- Transfer to paper towels to drain and cool.
- In a wok or deep skillet, pour in vegetable oil to fry the potatoes, heat to 350 degrees.
- Cut the potatoes into 1-inch slices, and dust thoroughly with rice flour.
- Shake off excess flour, and place potatoes in the oil.
- Fry until golden brown and crispy, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Transfer to paper towels to drain.
- In a serving bowl, combine the syrup, bacon and apples.
- Add the potatoes and toss gently to mix.
- Season to taste with salt and cayenne.
- Serve.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1272
kcal
64% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
Diet fit
High-protein
High-fiber
Contains
Milk
Wheat/Gluten
Estimated from ingredients & per-serving nutrition — verify against package labels for allergies or strict diets.
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).
Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data and may vary with brand, portion and preparation — see our methodology. This information is for general educational purposes only and is not medical or dietary advice (disclaimer).