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One of the last times Lidl had a French week they didn’t have Pommes Rissolées in their offer.
This time they did, so I picked up a couple of bags for the freezer. Makes it quicker and easier to cook pommes rissolées without having to peel and dice potatoes.
I do quite enjoy the way that Lidl does themed flavour weeks, and I often visit just to see what they have and get a few things.
This week is French week.
I enjoyed the Rosette Air-Dried Salami, so much so, that I went back a day later to get some more, but my local branch had sold out. It was tasty salami.
The Laiterie de la Montagne Tomme de Montagne was a delicious cheese. Soft and mild flavoured, I really liked it.
I also got some Pommes Noisettes from the freezer, these are tastier than the potato pots we get from Tesco. The last time Lidl did a French week, they did some Pommes Rissolées, however this time these were absent from the promotion.
I got a few other things as well and we have had some nice meals with the different things I bought.
When we went on holiday last year to France one thing we tried and enjoyed were Pommes Rissolées. We bought the frozen variety from the local supermarket and then cooked them in the oven.
Of course when we came home, we couldn’t find them on sale in our supermarkets. However they are pretty easy to do yourself.
I take Maris Piper potatoes and after peeling them, I then used my new kitchen toy I got for my birthday, a mandolin, (other similar models can be had on Amazon) to dice the potatoes into cubes, about 1cm big.
Then in a large frying pan I shallow fry them (I don’t have a deep fat fryer) and when they start to brown, I remove and drain them on kitchen towel.
I then finish them off in the oven with a couple of pieces of butter to aid the browning process and add some flavour. So they’re not quite Pommes Rissolées as we had them in France, but close enough.