Crispy Potato and Sour Cream Tart
Updated Jan. 26, 2024

- Total Time
- 1¼ hours
- Prep Time
- 10 minutes
- Cook Time
- 50 minutes, plus 10 minutes cooling
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Ingredients
- 1¼pounds fingerling or baby Yukon Gold potatoes
- ¾teaspoon fine sea or table salt, more for the water
- 1cup sour cream, more for brushing
- 1cup grated Parmesan
- 3tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 2large egg yolks
- 3tablespoons chives, finely chopped
- 3garlic cloves, finely grated or minced
- 1teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
- 1teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
- All-purpose flour, for surfaces
- 14 to 16ounces puff pastry, thawed if frozen
- Tobiko, trout or salmon roe, for topping (optional)
- Handful of crumbled potato chips, for topping
Preparation
- Step 1
Heat oven to 425 degrees. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
- Step 2
Add potatoes to a medium pot of salted water. Bring to a boil and boil potatoes for 10 to 15 minutes, or until tender when pierced with a knife. Drain and cool completely. Once cool, slice into ¼- to ½-inch-thick coins.
- Step 3
While the potatoes are boiling, in a medium bowl, stir together sour cream, ½ cup grated Parmesan, butter, egg yolks, 2 tablespoons chives, garlic, thyme, lemon zest and ¾ teaspoon salt. Gently fold the cooled sliced potatoes into the mixture.
- Step 4
Place dough on a lightly floured counter. Use a rolling pin to roll out the dough to ⅛-inch thick.
- Step 5
Carefully transfer dough to the prepared sheet pan. Use a knife to score a 1-inch border along the edge. Spread the potato mixture in an even layer inside the scored border. Brush border generously with sour cream. Top potatoes with the remaining ½ cup grated Parmesan.
- Step 6
Bake the tart until golden brown and the crust is baked through on the bottom, about 25 to 35 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let sit for 10 minutes before slicing. Top with more chopped chives, trout or salmon roe (optional) and crushed potato chips before serving.
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Comments
Forget the caviar. I’m going to make this with crispy bacon crumbles!
I think this would also be amazing with smoked salmon and maybe a sprinkle of fresh dill.
What size sheet pan, please?
What happens to the parchment paper when you cut the squares? How do you serve it with paper sticking to the bottom?
I want to try this with pork floss. Or cold with pickled mustard seeds. So many ways to riff on this!
I made this with bacon and omitted the potato chips as it seemed too much topping. It was just OK - very heavy and not the cocktail/wine appetizer I had hoped for. I made two tarts as the frozen puff pastry I used (Trader Joe's) came in two pieces; baked them of 1/4 sheet pans. It needed more flavour and less of the cream mixture, which wasn't very flavourful. I won't make it again - not worth the effort.
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