"Fish and Chips"

Name: "Fish and Chips"
Ingredients: 2/3 cup creme fraiche (5 oz); 1 1/2 teaspoons finely grated fresh lemon zest, or to taste; 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh chives; 1/4 cup olive oil; 4 large russet (baking) potatoes; 6 oz caviar (preferably osetra); Mandoline or other manual slicer; 1 1/2- to 2-inch star cutter

8 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

2/3 cup creme fraiche (5 oz)
1 1/2 teaspoons finely grated fresh lemon zest, or to taste
1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh chives
1/4 cup olive oil
4 large russet (baking) potatoes
6 oz caviar (preferably osetra)
Mandoline or other manual slicer
1 1/2- to 2-inch star cutter

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 375F.
2

Stir together creme fraiche, zest, chives, and salt to taste.
3

Chill topping until ready to use.
4

Brush 2 large baking sheets generously with some oil.
5

Cut potatoes crosswise on a slight diagonal into 1/8 -inch-thick slices with mandoline.
6

Cut out 80 potato stars with cutter and arrange in 1 layer on baking sheets.
7

Brush tops with more oil and season with salt.
8

Bake stars in batches in middle of oven until golden and crisp, about 10 minutes (stars may curl).
9

Immediately transfer stars carefully with a metal spatula to paper towels to drain and cool (stars will continue to crisp).
10

Serve stars topped with creme fraiche and caviar.