Polish regional cuisine
Pyra with bacon and herb quark
This version builds on the simple baked potato idea, but takes a heartier approach to dinner. Hot potatoes, rendered bacon and a fresh herb quark together result in an uncomplicated, very harmonious dish.
Timing
- Preparation: approx. 15 minutes
- Baking time: approx. 60-75 minutes at 200 °C top/bottom heat
- Quark and bacon in parallel: approx. 15 minutes
- Total: approx. 1 hour 20 minutes
Estimated nutrition
per serving · Calculated for 4 servings.
- Energy
- ≈ 395 kcal
- Protein
- ≈ 17.8 g
- Carbohydrates
- ≈ 29.8 g
- Fat
- ≈ 21.9 g
Approximate values based on the listed ingredients. Brands, cheese, portion size and preparation can change the values.
Calculation basis
Item weights and household measures are estimated. Unless specified: milk with 1.5% fat, cream with 30% fat and Gouda cheese. Optional ingredients, small amounts of seasoning and separately listed side dishes are excluded. For imprecise entries, the amounts below and comparable reference products are assumed. For alternatives, the first listed ingredient is used. Cooking losses have not been measured.
Quantity assumptions and ingredient mapping
- 4 large floury potatoes · ≈ 600.0 g
- 1/2 bunch of chives · ≈ 2.5 g
- 1 tbsp chopped parsley · ≈ 15.0 g
Matvaretabellen: Mattilsynet · Santa Maria
Food data: Max Rubner-Institut, BLS 4.0 (2025), CC BY 4.0. Calculated and rounded for this recipe. BLS 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
Ingredients
- 4 large floury potatoes
- 150 g bacon cubes
- 250 g quark
- 100 g sour cream
- 1/2 bunch of chives
- 1 tbsp chopped parsley
- 1 small garlic clove, optional
- Salt
- pepper
- 20g butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200 °C top/bottom heat. Wash the potatoes, rub dry, pierce and bake for 60 to 75 minutes until soft.
- For the herb quark, mix the quark and sour cream. Finely chop the chives and parsley and fold in.
- If desired, add a small amount of finely grated garlic and season with salt and pepper.
- Slowly fry the bacon cubes in a pan until crispy.
- Cut the finished potatoes lengthwise, fill them with a little butter and loosen the inside slightly.
- Top with herb quark, sprinkle with crispy bacon and serve immediately.
