Potato PavÉ Food

POTATO PAVE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Pour cream into a large bowl; season with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Peel potatoes. Trim all sides of one potato to make a rectangular shape. Set a mandoline over bowl of cream and, starting with the flat side of the potato, slice potato lengthwise into very thin slices (alternatively, if you cannot set your mandoline over bowl, slice potatoes, adding slices to cream as you work). Toss potato slices in cream occasionally to keep them from oxidizing. Repeat process with remaining potatoes.
• Brush a 10-by-5-by-2 3/4-inch-high baking pan with half of the softened butter. Line pan with parchment paper, leaving a 5-inch overhang on all sides. Brush parchment paper with remaining softened butter and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Trim slices to form an even layer in the bottom of the pan; repeat process to form a second layer. Dot with a few cubes of butter; season with salt and pepper. Continue layering potatoes and adding butter and seasoning after every two layers until pan is filled. Fold sides of parchment paper over potatoes. Cover pan tightly with aluminum foil and transfer to oven.
• Bake until potatoes are completely tender when pierced with the tip of a sharp knife, about 1 hour and 50 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for 15 minutes. Cut a piece of cardboard slightly smaller than the size of pan; wrap with aluminum foil. Place foil-wrapped cardboard on top of potatoes and weight down with heavy cans; let potatoes cool to room temperature. Remove weights and tightly wrap pan. Refrigerate potatoes at least 6 hours or up to 2 days.
• To serve, run an offset spatula between the parchment paper and pan to release. Using the parchment paper overhang, carefully lift pave out of pan or invert onto a cutting board. Trim sides of pave and cut into 12 equal pieces; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat; add enough canola oil to coat. When oil is hot, add potatoes, cut-side-down, along with thyme and garlic. Cook, basting with oil, until browned on first side. Carefully turn and brown on opposite side.
• Transfer potatoes to a serving platter and arrange browned side up. Place a small piece of butter on each and sprinkle with chives. Serve.

POTATO PAVE

Steps:

• Thinnly slice potatoes with a mandolin.
• Place in bowl and pour heavy cream over potatoes.
• Preheat oven to 375.
• Line a baking pan with foil.
• Layer potatoes. Salt & peper and grate parmesan cheese over each layer.
• Pour remaining cream over potatoes.
• Top with a buttersheet of aluminum foil and bricks.
• Bake for one hour.
• Cool & trim edges, cut to serving size.
• Heat a saute pan with oil and saute each pave until golden brown turning once.

POTATO PAVÉ

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine cream, thyme, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Add potatoes to cream mixture.
• Remove a small amount of potato slices from cream mixture with a slotted spoon. Place potato slices in a layer in a greased 9x13 inch baking dish. Repeat procedure until no potato slices remain; discard remaining cream mixture.
• Bake, covered, until potatoes are tender, about 50 - 60 minutes. Remove baking dish from oven and place on a rack; uncover.
• Place a piece of parchment paper on top of potatoes. Place an empty baking pan or dish of the same size, bottom side down, on top of parchment paper. Fill empty pan with cans to weigh potatoes down. Let stand for 1 hour.
• Remove pan with cans from bottom baking dish. Remove parchment paper from potatoes. Cool potatoes in baking dish for 1 hour. Cover baking dish loosely and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or up to 24 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Remove baking dish from refrigerator. Uncover and run a knife around sides of dish to loosen potatoes. Invert potatoes onto a cutting board. Cut potatoes lengthwise into 3 equal strips. Cut each strip crosswise into 4 equal squares. There should be 12 squares. Place squares on a parchment paper-lined rimmed baking sheet.
• Bake until potatoes are heated through, about 20 - 25 minutes.

POTATO PAVE

Steps:

• Prepare pavé at least 6 hours ahead of time. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• In a large pot over medium heat, simmer cream, garlic, nutmeg, pinch of salt and freshly ground white pepper. Reduce by one-third.
• Blanch potato slices in seasoned cream until three-quarters cooked. Cook 1/3 of sliced potatoes at a time. Remove slices with a slotted spoon.
• Brush a loaf pan with vegetable oil.Overlap potato slices in a single layer in the loaf pan. Season with salt and pepper.Repeat until all potato slices are used. Tightly cover the potatoes with a sheet of aluminum foil and place another loaf pan over the foil and push down to compact potatoes.Remove foil and drizzle butter over potatoes.
• Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until the potatoes are golden brown on top and tender when tested with a knife.Remove pavé from oven and allow to cool for thirty minutes.Place foil on top and compact pave again by pressing on top with a loaf pan.Refrigerate for at least 6 hours.
• To Serve: Cut pavé into desired shape and reheat in oven or microwave with a little dab of butter on top.