Buttermilk Scalloped Potato Onion With Swiss Cheese Food

SWISS CHEESE AND BACON SCALLOPED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter an 8-cup casserole dish.
• Combine onion, Swiss cheese, bacon, flour, salt, and pepper in a bowl.
• Spread 1/3 of the potatoes into the bottom of the prepared casserole dish and top with 1/3 of the cheese mixture. Repeat layering twice, ending with cheese mixture. Pour heated half-and-half over top layer. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove foil and continue baking until potatoes are tender, 25 to 30 minutes.

BUTTERMILK SCALLOPED POTATOES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
• Coat the inside of a 2-quart casserole dish with nonfat cooking spray.
• In a large zip-type plastic bag, combine flour, salt, pepper and paprika.
• Add potato slices and seal bag. Shake until potato slices are coated with flour mixture.
• Layer slices in casserole dish.
• In a medium saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add buttermilk to pan and heat; DO NOT BOIL!
• Pour mixture over potatoes and bake, uncovered, 1 hour or until potatoes are tender.

BUTTERMILK PARMESAN POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Lightly grease 9x13 inch baking dish. Arrange potatoes over the bottom of the dish, and set aside.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and onion; cook and stir until the onion is transparent, about 5 minutes. Stir in 3 tablespoons butter until melted. Sprinkle the flour, salt, and pepper over the onion mixture. Cook and stir until mixture bubbles and thickens, about 2 minutes. Continue to stir the flour mixture while gradually pouring in the milk and buttermilk, and return the mixture to boiling. Stir in 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese; cook for 2 minutes until melted, and mixture is smooth. Pour the mixture over the potatoes in the baking dish, stirring to coat evenly.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1/2 hour, and stir. Bake 1/2 hour longer, stir the potato mixture again, and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Bake for 20 minutes more.

SWISS POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the potatoes, milk, cream, salt, garlic, nutmeg and pepper. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. , Pour into a 3-cup baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 20-25 minutes or until heated through and golden brown.

BUTTERMILK SCALLOPED POTATOES

Steps:

• Spray a lasagna style pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Melt butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add onions and garlic, saute for 5 minutes or until onion starts to soften.
• Whisk in flour and cook an additional three minutes to cook out the raw taste of flour.
• Slowly whisk in buttermilk and half and half. Continue stirring over medium heat until liquid starts to bubble slightly.
• Place half the potatoes in the prepared lasagna pan.
• Pour half the buttermilk sauce over the potatoes.
• Arrange remaining potatoes on top and pour on the rest of the buttermilk sauce.
• Cover and cook for 45 minutes.
• Uncover and cook for an additional 45 minutes or until potatoes are browned.
• Serve hot.

BUTTERMILK SCALLOPED POTATO & ONION WITH SWISS CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mash together the mustard and the butter with a tablespoon of buttermilk; set aside.
• Pour enough of the buttermilk to cover the bottom of an au gratin dish. Layer onion slices and potato slices alternately; sprinkle salt and pepper to taste over each potato layer and put blobs of the butter mixture on each layer of potato; ending with a potato layer and butter mixture blobs. Pour the rest of the buttermilk over all. Open layers a little with a fork as you pour to let the buttermilk through.
• Sprinkle Swiss cheese shreds evenly over the top. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until potatoes are fork tender and top is browned and crunchy.

SWISS SCALLOPED POTATOES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8x8 cooking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside. Peel and chop the onion. Set aside.
• 2. Peel the potatoes. Cut the potatoes into thin slices. ( a mandoline or ceramic slicer works great for this step.) Put the potatoes to soak in a little cold water while you prepare the sauce.
• 3. To make the sauce, melt the butter in a 2 qt. saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour and stir with a whisk to make a roux. (It should look like creamy peanut butter at this point.)
• 4. Slowly add the soymilk, stirring to blend. Bring the mixture just to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Stir til thickened. Take 6 slices of Swiss cheese and tear them into pieces. Add the pieces to the sauce. Stir until melted. Add nutmeg and stir well. Remove from heat.
• 5. For the assembly, drain the potatoes, and blot lightly with a paper towel. Layer the casserole as follows: Put 1/4 C sauce in the pan. Layer potatoes, onions, salt and pepper, 4 slices of cheese and 1/3 of the remaining sauce. Repeat twice ending with remaining cheese and sauce. Spread sauce to cover cheese.
• 6. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
• 7. Notes: you can use milk instead of soymilk. If so, warm the milk in a microwave for about 30-45 seconds at 40% power before adding it to the roux. You can caramelize the onions before adding them to the casserole, for richer flavor.

CHEESE SCALLOPED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cook onion in butter until soft, add flour and cook for 2 minutes, whisking. Whisk in milk and cook until thick and bubbly. Remove from heat and add 3/4 cup of cheese, stirring until melted; season with salt and pepper. Layer half of potatoes in a baking dish and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover with half of sauce. Layer remaining potato slices on top of sauce and season. Top with remaining sauce and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake, covered, for 30 minutes or until potatoes are tender.

SCALLOPED POTATOES AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a 2-quart baking dish and set aside.
• In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the pancetta and cook, stirring, until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Add the onions and season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring, until the onions begin to caramelize, about 20 minutes. Add the thyme and garlic and cook 1 minute.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the Swiss chard and blanch until tender, about 3 minutes. Drain and squeeze on towels to remove excess liquid.
• Spread a layer of potatoes in the bottom of the prepared dish, slightly overlapping the slices. Season with Essence, and top with a layer of the onions. Place a layer of Swiss chard on top, followed by more potatoes and onions. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Add the cream, top with cheese and cover with foil.
• Roast until nearly all the liquid has been absorbed, about 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking until golden brown and bubbly, an additional 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and let sit for 10 minutes before serving.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly and store in an airtight jar or container.
• Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch. Published by William and Morrow, 1993.