Fill a large pan with water. Add the whole garlic cloves and dried herbs. Place the pan over high heat until boiling.

Slice the potatoes finely using a sharp knife or mandoline slicer. Then add the sliced potatoes to the boiling water.

Cook the potatoes for about 7 minutes. They should still be a little crunchy. Don't overcook them! Then drain the potatoes. Discard the garlic and pat the potatoes dry between 2 clean kitchen towels.

Melt the butter in a small saucepan. Cover the bottom of a spring form with baking paper and tighten it. Brush the bottom with some melted butter. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Put a layer of the half cooked potato slices on the bottom. Brush with melted butter and season with pepper and salt.

Keep building the galette up this way until all the potato slices are used. Brush the top with the remaining butter and season with pepper. Put the potato galette in a preheated oven at 400°F (200°C) for 30 minutes. Check if the potato is tender. Bake for another 15 minutes if necessary. Then open the spring form and remove the side circle.

Here comes the tricky part. Put the galette on a clean surface, keep the baking paper steady with one hand and carefully pull the springform bottom from underneath the galette. Then place the bottom on top of the galette again and turn the whole lot upside down. Carefully peel away the baking paper.

Place the galette under a hot grill for a few minutes until the top starts to brown nicely and crisp up. Keep an eye on it! Slice the potato galette up. Serve hot.