Potato Pockets Food

POTATO POCKETS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat until hot but not smoking. Add potatoes, and cook, stirring frequently, until tender, about 12 minutes. Stir in onion and sausage, breaking up sausage as it cooks; continue cooking until meat is no longer pink, about 5 minutes more. Stir in thyme and salt; remove from heat.
• Place puff pastry on a lightly floured surface, unfold, and roll out to a 12-inch square. Cut into quarters to get four 6-inch squares. Place one quarter of the sausage mixture in the middle of each puff-pastry square. Gently fold one corner of the square over the filling to the opposite corner, forming a triangle; press edges to seal. Repeat with each remaining square.
• Place filled pockets on a rimmed baking sheet, and brush lightly with egg. Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Serve immediately.

GRILLED POTATO PACKETS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss potatoes with green onions, bacon, salt and pepper. Place half of the mixture on a greased double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 18 in. square); dot with 1 tablespoon butter. Fold foil over potato mixture and crimp edges to seal. Repeat to make a second packet., Grill, covered, over medium heat 20-23 minutes on each side or until potatoes are tender. Remove from grill., Open foil carefully to allow steam to escape. Sprinkle potatoes with cheese. Grill opened packets, covered, 3-5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

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.

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.

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 PACKETS

Steps:

• On two pieces of heavy-duty foil (about 18 in. x 18 in.), divide potatoes, onion, butter, salt and pepper. Fold foil around potato mixture; seal tightly. Cook on a covered grill over medium heat for 20-30 minutes or until potatoes are tender.

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.

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.

POTATO AND ONION POCKETS

Steps:

• Dont bother to peel the potatoes, just slice into 1/4 inch slices. mix the potatoes, onions and garlic cloves together and place in the middle of a large piece of foil. Dot with the butter and season well. Wrap up the foil securely and either place in a 300 degree oven for 1 1/2 hours or cook on a b'cue grill ( low heat).

POTATO POCKETS FILLED WITH SPINACH-CHILI

Steps:

• Bake potatoes at 320 F about 1 hour.
• Let cool until just warm, peel and puree.
• Mix pureed potatoes with 2 egg yolks, starch butter and salt, pepper, nutmeg to taste.
• Roll out dough thinly (about 1/4 inch) between two sheets of baking paper which are dusted with some starch.
• Cut out as many rounds of 6 inches diameter as possible.
• Generously sprinkle cookie sheet with polenta.
• Carefully, using a spatula, place dough rounds onto polenta sprinkled cookie sheet. Refrigerate.
• For the filling, saute finely chopped shallots, garlic, chili and whole pine nuts in 2 1/2 ounces butter. Add spinach, saute shortly, season with salt, pepper, nutmeg to taste.
• Cream remaining egg yolk, baste dough rounds with egg yolk and place 1 tablespoon filling on one half of each round.
• Put aside remaining spinach filling.
• With a spatula, carefully flip other half of dough rounds over and seal rims, pressing lightly with a fork.
• In a large pot, bring slightly salted water to a slow boil, carefully place dough pockets in simmering water, let simmer for 3 - 5 minutes.
• Place remaining spinach on plates. Get pockets out of the boiling water, place on bed of spinach. Pour molten butter over the pockets, if desired.