Babka Ziemniaczana (Polish Potato Cake) With Wild Mushroom Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

• 20g of unsalted butter, for greasing
• fine breadcrumbs, for coating
• 200g of smoked streaky bacon, or smoked cured pork cheek, finely chopped
• vegetable oil, for frying
• 2 medium onions, finely chopped
• 2kg floury potatoes, such as Maris Piper, peeled
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 50g of plain flour
• 1 tsp dried marjoram
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
• 30g of dried wild mushrooms, ideally porcini
• 500ml of boiling water
• 25g of unsalted butter
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 200g of chestnut mushrooms, sliced
• 150ml of soured cream
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• finely chopped dill, to serve
• 1 sprig of curly parsley, to serve