Farmer’s Frico from La Terra Fortunata by Fred Plotkin

Name: Farmer’s Frico from La Terra Fortunata by Fred Plotkin
Ingredients: 12 ounces/375 g semi-aged Montasio cheese, about 90 days old, cut into pieces about 1 inch/2.5 cm long and ½ inch/1.25 cm wide; 4 large mealy potatoes (such as Idaho), peeled and cut into large cubes; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 5 ounces/150 g speck or pancetta, diced; 1 yellow onion, cut into thin slices

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A filled frico such as this one and those that follow uses less cheese because it has other ingredients as well. Farmer’s Frico is typical of the remotest towns

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Ingredients

12 ounces/375 g semi-aged Montasio cheese, about 90 days old, cut into pieces about 1 inch/2.5 cm long and ½ inch/1.25 cm wide
4 large mealy potatoes (such as Idaho), peeled and cut into large cubes
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
5 ounces/150 g speck or pancetta, diced
1 yellow onion, cut into thin slices