30g butter 1 onion, chopped 3 medium potatoes, coarsely grated
Squeeze the grated potato before cooking to reduce the amount of water and starch. Heat the butter in a pan, add onion and cook until soft. Add potatoes and stir until they are sticky; cool. Shape teaspoons of potato mixture into rounds with wet fingers and flatten. Heat some butter and oil in a pan and cook rösti for 3-5 minutes on each side until browned.
90g cream cheese 2 tablespoons sour cream grated zest of a lemon 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon chopped chives
Serve rösti topped with lemon chive cream, made by beating the above ingredients together.