Baked Garlic With Blue Cheese And Rosemary Food

BROCCOLI WITH BLUE CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat and add the flour. Cook, whisking constantly, until the butter begins to toast the flour, about 3 minutes. Add the rosemary and nutmeg and whisk for 15 seconds to toast. Add the milk. Bring the sauce to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes over low heat, stirring occasionally. Add the blue cheese and whisk until melted. Set aside over low heat to keep warm.
• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Set up a bowl of ice water and set aside. Line a tray with paper towels.
• Trim the broccoli stems and break the heads into equal-size florets. Add the broccoli to the boiling water and let cook until bright green and tender but still with a slight resistance when pierced with a knife, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer the broccoli to the ice bath for about 10 seconds just to shock and stop the cooking. Using a spider or a slotted spoon, transfer the broccoli from the ice bath to the paper towel-lined tray. Give the tray a good shake to get any excess water off the broccoli. Set aside.
• Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons butter together with the olive oil in a large cast-iron pan over medium heat. Add the shallots and garlic and cook until softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add the broccoli and toss gently with a wooden spoon or tongs to coat. Cook until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Remove the broccoli from the heat and ladle the warmed blue cheese sauce over the top. Garnish with the minced Fresno and freshly ground black pepper.

ROASTED POTATOES WITH WARM BLUE CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• For the potatoes: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, toss the potatoes with the olive oil, rosemary, lemon zest and juice and some salt and pepper. Transfer to a baking sheet and roast until tender, about 35 minutes.
• For the blue cheese sauce: While the potatoes are cooking, melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the flour and cook, whisking constantly, until the flour begins to toast, about 3 minutes. Add the rosemary and nutmeg and cook, whisking, for 15 seconds more. Add the milk, bring to a simmer, reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the cheese and 2 tablespoons of the chives.
• Transfer the potatoes to a large bowl. Top with the cheese sauce and garnish with the minced Fresno, torn parsley and remaining chives.

STUFFED BAKED POTATOES WITH BLUE CHEESE AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Pierce potatoes with fork. Place on oven rack; bake until cooked through, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Transfer to baking sheet; cool 5 minutes. Cut off top third of each potato. Scoop flesh from bottoms into bowl, leaving 1/4-inch-thick shell. Scoop flesh from tops; add to bowl. Discard tops.
• Add 1/4 cup sour cream, 1/4 cup blue cheese, butter, garlic and rosemary to potato flesh; mash. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer mixture to pastry bag fitted with large star tip; pipe mixture into potato shells, dividing equally. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Bake potatoes on baking sheet until heated through and beginning to brown, about 25 minutes. Spoon 1 tablespoon sour cream atop each potato. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon blue cheese over each and serve.

TWICE-BAKED POTATOES WITH BLUE CHEESE AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F
• Pierce potatoes with toothpick or fork.
• Place on oven rack; bake until cooked through, about 1 hour 15 minutes (or microwave on high until tender, turning once, 10 to 15 minutes).
• Transfer to baking sheet; cool 5 minutes.
• Cut off top third of each potato.
• Scoop flesh from bottoms into bowl, leaving 1/4-inch-thick shell.
• Scoop flesh from tops; add to bowl. Discard tops.
• Add 1/4 cup sour cream, 1/4 cup blue cheese, butter, garlic and rosemary to potato flesh; mash.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer mixture to pastry bag fitted with large star tip; pipe mixture into potato shells, dividing equally. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover and chill.).
• Preheat oven to 400°F
• Bake potatoes on baking sheet until heated through and beginning to brown, about 25 minutes.
• Spoon 1 tablespoon sour cream atop each potato.
• Sprinkle 1 teaspoon blue cheese over each potato and serve.
• Variation:.
• For a tangy, mellow flavor, try soft fresh goat cheese in place of the blue cheese.
• Do-Ahead:.
• Note that these potatoes keep for two days in the refrigerator.

BLUE CHEESE & ROSEMARY SCALLOPED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter 9x13 baking dish.
• Toss sliced potatoes with 2 tsp salt, pepper and rosemary.
• Toss cheeses together.
• (Feel free to use more than 3/4 cup of each- I do!) Layer half the potatoes in the dish and sprinkle with half the cheese then top with remaining potatoes.
• Whisk together sour cream, cream and 1 tsp salt.
• Pour cream mixture over potatoes.
• Tap dish on counter to settle ingredients and pop any air bubbles.
• Top with remaining cheese.
• Bake for one hour and fifteen minutes or until browned and tender.
• Note: This dish should be prepared and baked the same day.
• Do not refrigerate overnight.
• Trust me.

ROSEMARY , ROASTED GARLIC, CHEESE, MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place garlic in small ovenproof bowl, and drizzle with olive oil.
• Roast for 30 minutes, or until very soft.
• Cool and peel the garlic, and reserve the oil.
• Boil potatoes and rosemary in a large pot of salted water until tender, about 20 minutes.
• Drain, reserving 1 cup liquid.
• Discard the cooked rosmary.
• Place potatoes in a large bowl with milk, butter, garlic, and reserved olive oil.
• Mash to desired consistency, adding reserved cooking liquid as needed.
• Mix in 1/2 cup cheese.
• Season with minced fresh rosemary, salt and pepper all to taste.
• Garnish with fresh rosemary.

BAKED GARLIC WITH BLUE CHEESE AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Cut 1/2 inch off top end (opposite root end) of each garlic head, exposing top garlic cloves.
• Remove any loose papery outer skin.
• Place garlic cut side up in nonaluminum baking dish.
• Top with butter.
• Pour oil over.
• Add 1 can broth and white wine to dish.
• Sprinkle chopped rosemary over garlic.
• Place 2 rosemary sprigs in dish.
• Season with pepper.
• (Can be made 8 hours ahead. Cover; chill).
• Bake uncovered until garlic is tender, basting every 15 minutes with pan juices and adding more broth if necessary to maintain some sauce in dish, about 1 hr 15 minutes.
• Add cheese to dish and continue baking until cheese is almost melted, about 10 minutes.
• Discard rosemary sprigs.
• Garnish with fresh rosemary sprigs.
• Serve with bread.