Potato Pockets Sp5 Food

MASHED POTATO TRUFFLES: DARK CHOCOLATE AND ORANGE #SP5

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine well the mashed potatoes, the zest of one navel orange, and the juice of half of the orange.
• Melt 1 cup of the chocolate chips either in a double boiler, or by heating in the microwave for approximately 1.5 minutes, stirring every 25-30 seconds.
• Once the chocolate is thoroughly melted, add it to the potato mixture, stir well to combine, then allow the mix to chill in the refrigerator for 30-60 minutes, or until a scooped portion of the mix can be easily shaped (rolled in your hands).
• Line a baking sheet with wax paper. You're ready to form the truffles: scoop an approximately tablespoon-sized amount of the filling, and form into a ball by rolling with your hands. Set these on the wax paper, then allow the balls to chill in the refrigerator or freezer for another 30 minutes.
• Melt the remaining chocolate chips and dip the chilled filling balls to coat completely. The chocolate sets quickly, so work fast, and enjoy! These keep very well in the refrigerator and freezer and make great gifts.

TEXAS HASH CAKES #SP5

Steps:

• Heat a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add the chorizo and use a spoon to break it up and cook it until it is cooked through (approximately 8-10 minutes).
• In another skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Form hash browns into 6 small, flat rounds and place in hot pan. Cook hash brown cakes until golden and crispy (about 5-6 minutes), flip, and repeat on the other side.
• While hash brown cakes are cooking, prep fresh ingredients by slicing onion into 1/8 inch rounds and slicing avocado into 1/8 inch thick strips.
• Place hash brown cakes onto serving platter, spoon a generous portion of chorizo over the cakes, top with a few onion rounds and 3-4 strips of avocado. Serve immediately.

ANIMAL-STYLE SKILLET POTATOES #SP5

Steps:

• First, start caramelizing the onions: heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium heat for 1-2 minutes. Place the onions in the skillet and let cook, without stirring, for 5-8 minutes, until the bottom sides have started to brown. Once the bottom sides have started to brown, reduce the heat to low and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the onions are thoroughly browned, about 20 minutes.
• After the onions have been cooking for about 15 minutes, start cooking the potatoes. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a separate skillet over medium heat for 1-2 minutes. Add potatoes and cook, covered, until the potatoes are easily pierced with a fork, about 15 minutes. Stir occasionally.
• Stir the Thousand Island dressing into the potatoes and stir gently to coat. Tear each slice of cheese into four pieces and place on top of the potatoes. Place the lid on the skillet and cook 1-2 minutes, until the cheese has melted.
• Top with caramelized onions and serve.

PERFECT POTATO POCKETS

Steps:

• 1. In large bowl, mix the mashed potatoes and hot water. Add cream cheese; beat until blended. Stir in the ham, onions, bacon and Cheddar cheese.
• 2. Separate crescent dough into 8 triangles. Slightly stretch corners of short side of each triangle to make longer. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Spoon 1/3 cup potato mixture on center of each triangle. Bring corners to center over filling, overlapping ends; press gently to seal.
• 3. Mix butter and pepper sauce; brush over tops. Bake at 375°F 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.

POTATO BRUSCHETTA #SP5

Steps:

• Make 4 round potato patties.
• Flatten and grill hash browns in olive oil in pan over med. high heat until golden brown on both sides. (about 8 minutes each side).
• Top each patty with cheese.
• Saute spinach and tomato about 15 seconds.
• Top each patty with tomato and spinach.
• enjoy.

CRISPY POTATO POCKETS

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes until they're soft and falling apart.
• In a large bowl, combine potatoes and salsa (adding cooked meat is optional at this stage).
• Mix ingredrients until consistency is similar to "chunky" mashed potatoes.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Place small amount of potato mixture onto egg roll wrapper.
• Wet edges of wrapper and fold in half to form triangles.
• Seal with a fork.
• Do not overstuff wrappers.
• In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat.
• Saute stuffed wrappers until golden brown and crispy.
• Serve warm wrappers with cool cucumber dill sauce for dipping.
• Cucumber Dill Sauce: Combine cucumber, yogurt, dill, and salt to taste.

SIMPLE POUCH POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray four sheets of aluminum foil with cooking spray.
• Divide potatoes evenly among the sheets of aluminum foil; season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and oregano. Place 2 tablespoons of the butter flavored spread over each mound of potatoes. Create packets by folding and sealing the aluminum foil. Place the foil packets on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until potatoes are tender and easily pierced with a fork, 55 minutes to 1 hour. Drain melted butter-flavored spread before serving.

SWEET AND SPICY SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat; cook and stir shallots in the hot oil until soft, about 3 minutes. Stir apples, ginger, zest from 1 lime, red pepper flakes, and cayenne pepper into the pot. Reserve lime juice. Cook and stir mixture until apples are very soft, about 15 minutes.
• Pour chicken broth into pot; add sweet potatoes and salt. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes. Puree soup with an immersion blender until smooth. Stir reserved lime juice into soup. Garnish with lime wedges to serve.

SEAFOOD CHOWDER POT PIE

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, heat 2 cups water and the salt to boiling over high heat. Add potatoes; heat to boiling. Reduce heat to medium; cover and simmer 5 to 7 minutes or until tender; drain.
• Heat oven to 400°F Spray 11x7-inch (2-quart) baking dish with cooking spray.
• Meanwhile, in heavy 3-quart saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat, turning occasionally, until crisp. Remove bacon; crumble and set aside. Using wire whisk, stir flour into bacon drippings. Gradually stir in clam juice, whipping cream and onion salt. Heat until thickened and bubbly, stirring constantly. Stir in potatoes, bacon, peas and carrots, corn and thyme. Cook 3 to 4 minutes longer or until hot. Stir in shrimp and crabmeat. Spoon mixture into baking dish.
• On lightly floured surface, unfold pastry. Roll into 12x8-inch rectangle. With sharp knife, cut slits in pastry to allow steam to escape. Place pastry in baking dish over hot seafood mixture. Roll outer edges of pastry over edges of baking dish, and press onto edges.
• Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until crust is deep golden brown. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

ON THE GO POTATO CUPS #SP5

Steps:

• Start with heating your oven to 350 degrees. Then take a 12 cup muffin pan and add cupcake liners. (I spray the insides of the liners with a little cooking spray to avoid sticking).
• In a large bowl add all five ingredients listed above,stir together, then fill the muffin cups about 3/4th full.
• Bake for about 25 minutes (the center of the cup should be done) then take cups out of the pan and let cool for 5 to 10 minutes. On the go potato cups are ready to eat.

POTATO POCKETS

Steps:

• Divide the potatoes, carrots and onion equally among four pieces of heavy-duty aluminum foil (about 18 in. x 12 in.). Top with butter; sprinkle with salt if desired and pepper. Bring opposite short ends of foil together over vegetables and fold down several times. Fold unsealed ends toward vegetables and crimp tightly. , Grill, covered, over medium heat for 10-15 minutes on each side or until potatoes are tender. Remove from grill. Open foil and sprinkle with cheese; reseal Let stand for 5 minutes or until the cheese melts.

POTATO POCKETS #SP5

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Prepare the hashbrowns.
• Carmelize the onions in a pan with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, over low/medium heat.
• Lay the puff pastry sheet on a sheet pan and put 1/6 of the hashbrowns, onions and cheese in center of the puff pastry sheet.
• Brush water on the edges of the puff pastry, fold over the potato mixture and seal shut with the tines of a fork.
• Brush remaining olive oil on the pastry pockets.
• Bake until golden brown-approx 20 minute.