Pommes De Terre Aux Huitres Baked Potatoes With Oysters Food

POMMES DE TERRE CHARCUTIERE (BAKED POTATOES STUFFED WITH PORK)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Arrange the potatoes on a baking sheet and place in the oven. Bake one hour to one hour and 15 minutes or until done.
• Meanwhile, heat one tablespoon of the butter in a saucepan and add the onion and celery. Cook, stirring, until wilted. Add the pork, sage, salt and pepper to taste and cook, stirring down with the side of a heavy metal spoon to break up any lumps, until meat loses its raw look.
• When the potatoes are done, slice off the top of each one, about half an inch from the top. Carefully scoop out the center of each potato bottom to make a "boat" for stuffing. Put the scraped-out potato pulp into the saucepan and mash well and uniformly with the meat mixture. Add the milk, three tablespoons of the butter, salt and pepper to taste and parsley and blend thoroughly.
• Fill the potato boats with the mixture, piling it up and smoothing it over.
• Arrange the potatoes, stuffed side up, on a baking dish. Melt the remaining tablespoon of butter and brush the tops of each potato with it. Hold a sieve over the top of each potato and sprinkle the paprika through the sieve onto the tops of the potatoes.
• Return the potatoes to the oven and bake 15 minutes.

POMMES DE TERRE A LA BOULANGERE: POTATOES A LA BAKERY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
• Melt half the butter with the olive oil in a saute pan, and gently fry the onions until soft and lightly golden, about 15 minutes. Spread half the onions in the bottom of a casserole. Lay a layer of sliced potatoes on top, season with salt and pepper, and scatter with thyme leaves. Build another layer of onions, then a final one of potatoes, and finally pour over the stock. Cover the pan with foil, and bake until all the liquid has been absorbed, 2 to 3 hours, removing the foil for the last hour if you like a crisp top.

FONDANT POTATOES WITH GARLIC (FONDANT DE POMMES DE TERRE)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Put oil and butter in a baking dish. Put dish in oven until butter melts.
• Add potatoes and garlic and turn to coat all sides of potatoes. Bake 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown.
• Add the broth and rosemary and bake another 15 minutes, or until the stock is absorbed and potatoes are soft. Season with salt and pepper.
• Serve. (discard garlic).

SANDY POTATOES -- POMMES DE TERRE SABLEES

Steps:

• Choose a frying pan (I use non-stick) big enough to fit all the potatoes in one layer.
• Melt the butter in this pan and lay in the whole baby potatoes or potato wedges.
• Cook over a low heat, so the butter does not burn, turning the potatoes several times so they become golden all over.
• Smaller potatoes should be cooked in 25 minutes, while larger ones may take up to 40 minutes.
• When they are tender, add the extra butter and the breadcrumbs.
• Sauté for a couple more minutes until the breadcrumbs are crispy.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve immediately.

POMMES DE TERRE LORETTE

Steps:

• Make duchesse potatoes:
• Peel potatoes and cut into 1-inch pieces. Cover potatoes with cold salted water by 1 inch in a 2-quart pot, then simmer, uncovered, until tender, about 15 minutes.
• Drain potatoes in a colander and return to pot. Dry potatoes by shaking pot over low heat until all moisture is evaporated and a film begins to appear on bottom of pot, about 2 minutes.
• Force potatoes through ricer into a bowl. Add butter, whole egg and yolk, salt, and pepper and stir with a wooden spoon until very smooth. Keep potato mixture warm, covered.
• Make pâte à choux:
• Bring water, butter, salt, pepper, and nutmeg to a boil in a 1-quart heavy saucepan over high heat, then reduce heat to moderate.
• Add flour all at once and stir briskly with a wooden spoon until mixture pulls away from side of pan, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat and cool slightly, about 3 minutes. Add eggs 1 at a time, stirring well after each addition. Add potato mixture and stir until combined well. Transfer mixture to pastry bag.
• Form and fry potatoes:
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 200°F.
• Heat 2 inches oil in a 5- to 6-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until thermometer registers 370°F.
• Resting metal tip of pastry bag on edge of pot, pipe 8 (2-inch) lengths of potato mixture directly into oil (use caution when piping into hot oil), using a small knife or kitchen shears to cut off each length of dough at tip of bag. Fry potatoes, turning over once with a slotted spoon, until crisp, golden, and cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain briefly. Fry remaining potato mixture in batches in same manner.
• Transfer potatoes as fried and drained to a metal rack set in a large shallow baking pan in oven to keep them crisp and warm until ready to serve.

POMMES DE TERRE ROBUCHON

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cover the potatoes with cold water. Add 3 tablespoons of the kosher salt. Bring the water to a boil and simmer the potatoes until tender.
• Drain the potatoes and pass them through a fine-mesh food mill or ricer into a large bowl. Once nearly all of the potatoes have been passed through the mill, add the butter with the remaining potatoes to be passed through with them.
• Heat the cream in a large heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Add the mashed potatoes and heat through, stirring frequently. When the cream is fully incorporated, adjust the seasoning with the remaining tablespoon salt. The potatoes should have a thoroughly puréed consistency.
• Transfer the potatoes to a bowl and smooth, and using the curved edge of a small rubber scraper or spatula, feather the top. Sprinkle with the chives and serve.

POMMES DE TERRE LORETTE

Steps:

• Make duchesse potatoes:.
• Peel potatoes and cut into 1-inch pieces. Cover potatoes with cold salted water by 1 inch in a 2-quart pot, then simmer, uncovered, until tender, about 15 minutes.
• Drain potatoes in a colander and return to pot. Dry potatoes by shaking pot over low heat until all moisture is evaporated and a film begins to appear on bottom of pot, about 2 minutes.
• Force potatoes through ricer into a bowl. Add butter, whole egg and yolk, salt, and pepper and stir with a wooden spoon until very smooth. Keep potato mixture warm, covered.
• Make pâte à choux:.
• Bring water, butter, salt, pepper, and nutmeg to a boil in a 1-quart heavy saucepan over high heat, then reduce heat to moderate.
• Add flour all at once and stir briskly with a wooden spoon until mixture pulls away from side of pan, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat and cool slightly, about 3 minutes. Add eggs 1 at a time, stirring well after each addition. Add potato mixture and stir until combined well. Transfer mixture to pastry bag.
• Form and fry potatoes:.
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 200°F.
• Heat 2 inches oil in a 5- to 6-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until thermometer registers 370°F.
• Resting metal tip of pastry bag on edge of pot, pipe 8 (2-inch) lengths of potato mixture directly into oil (use caution when piping into hot oil), using a small knife or kitchen shears to cut off each length of dough at tip of bag. Fry potatoes, turning over once with a slotted spoon, until crisp, golden, and cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain briefly. Fry remaining potato mixture in batches in same manner.
• Transfer potatoes as fried and drained to a metal rack set in a large shallow baking pan in oven to keep them crisp and warm until ready to serve.
• Cooks' notes:.
• • Potato batter can be made, but not formed or fried, 1 day ahead and chilled in pastry bag, with tip covered.
• • Potatoes can be fried 2 hours ahead and kept at room temperature, on rack in baking pan and loosely covered with paper towels. Remove paper towels and reheat in a 400°F oven until heated through and slightly crisp, about 5 minutes.

POMMES DE TERRE LYONNAISE

Steps:

• In a large pan, saute the shallots and garlic slowly in the olive oil until caramelized.
• Add the fingerling potatoes, stock, and some salt and pepper.
• Cover pan and simmer slowly until the potatoes are tender, approximately 1/2 hour.
• Arrange on serving platter. Remove herb leaves from stalks and garnish the potatoes.
• Ooolala!