Paul Fehribach

Fehribach is the Chef/Owner of Big Jones in Chicago. He has receiving multiple nominations for the James Beard Foundation's Best Chef: Great Lakes, and in 2019 he beat Bobby Flay on the popular Food Network show Beat Bobby Flay. Big Jones appears on local, regional, and national listings for Best Brunch and Best Fried Chicken. Fehribach is the author of the Big Jones Cookbook and has just completed work on a second book.

I created this recipe many years ago because we all love savory pies, why not savory strudel? It gives me a chance to practice my strudel chops, and is a high-satisfaction vegetarian appetizer, or entree when combined with a salad or some roasted mushrooms. 

Like many of my potato recipes, Idaho potatoes are a must for this strudel because they combine ideal high-starch, low-moisture characteristics with robust potato flavor. No other potato gives you that fluffy texture that is advantageous for so many preparations.