Golden Mashed Potatoes With Carrots Onions Bacon Food

GOLDEN MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• In a soup kettle or Dutch oven, cook the potatoes and carrots in boiling salted water until tender; drain. Place in a bowl; mash and set aside. , In a skillet, saute onions in butter until tender. Add to potato mixture. Add sour cream, salt and pepper; mix until blended. , Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-40 minutes or until heated through. Freeze option: Cool unbaked casserole; cover and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake casserole as directed, increasing time as necessary to heat through and for a thermometer inserted in center to read 165°.

GOLDEN MASHED POTATOES WITH CARROTS, ONIONS & BACON

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cover potatoes and carrots with 2 inches of cold water and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp; drain on paper towels, then crumble when cooled. Discard all but 2 tablespoons of the bacon drippings from skillet; add oil and onion to drippings and sauté 10 minutes or until softened and lightly browned. Stir in thyme; cook 2 minutes longer.
• When potatoes are fork-tender, drain in a colander and transfer mixture to a large bowl. Add buttermilk, butter, and salt; mash with a potato masher until potatoes are smooth, with small flecks of carrot visible. Stir in onions. Crumble bacon over top.

CARROT & BACON MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium-sized pot with a tight fitting lid over medium high heat. Add onions and carrots and fry until onion is transparent, about 2 minutes.
• Add water, cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 5 minutes.
• In the meantime peel potatoes and cut into 1 inch dice. Add to carrots,cover, bring to a boil again and cook over low heat for 30 minutes until vegetables are completely soft and almost all liquid has evaporated.
• If there is some water, cook it off uncovered over high heat, shaking pot to avoid sticking.
• Mash vegetables with a masher.
• Add milk gradually, beating with a whisker until desired consistency. Depending on the starch in potatoes this might require about 1-1 1/4 cups milk.
• Add butter, salt, cayenne and nutmeg to taste.
• If using fried bacon bits, mix one half into vegetables and sprinkle other half on top.

GOLDEN POTATOES & ONIONS

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a shallow pan and cook the onions with the thyme and bay for 20 mins until very soft, then turn up the heat to medium and cook for 5 mins more until sticky and golden.
• Add the olive oil to the pan, scatter in the potatoes and fry for about 10 mins until golden. They won't crisp because of the onions but you want them soft around the edges; add more oil to the pan if necessary. About 30 secs before serving toss through the parsley and season.

MASHED POTATOES WITH CARROT

Steps:

• Place the vegetables in a saucepan, cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 12-15 minutes or until tender., Drain and place vegetables in a bowl; mash until smooth. Add the cream, butter, salt, pepper and sugar; mix well.

CARROT POTATO AND ONION GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F Generously butter a medium-size gratin dish.
• Make a layer of one-third of the potato slices in the bottom of the prepared gratin dish.
• Add a layer of half the onions and then half the carrots.
• Dot with 2 tablespoons of the butter and season well with salt and pepper.
• Repeat the layers and finish with the remaining one-third of the potato slices. Dot with the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and season with salt and pepper. Pour in the stock.
• Cover with aluminum foil and bake until the vegetables are tender, about 45 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle with the cheese.
• Bake 10 minutes longer, until the cheese is golden brown. Serve very hot.
• Makes 6 to 8 servings.