Roquefort Potato Gratin Food

DOUBLE-BAKED ROQUEFORT POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Pierce potatoes with fork. Place potatoes directly on oven rack. Bake until potatoes are tender, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Transfer to baking sheet; cool 5 minutes.
• Halve each potato lengthwise. Scoop flesh from potatoes, leaving 1/4-inch-thick shell; place flesh in large mixing bowl. Add crumbled Roquefort cheese and sour cream to potato flesh; mash until smooth. Season mixture with salt and pepper.
• Spoon potato mixture into 8 potato shells, mounding slightly and dividing equally (reserve remaining 4 potato shells for another use). Place potatoes on baking sheet. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over potatoes. Dot with butter. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.).
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake potatoes until heated through and beginning to brown on top, about 25 minutes. Sprinkle parsley over potatoes and serve.

EMERIL LAGASSE'S POTATO, ONION & ROQUEFORT SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt the butter over medium-high heat.
• Add the onions and cook, stirring, until just beginning to caramelize, about 10 minutes.
• Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds.
• Add the potatoes, salt, pepper, cayenne, and bay leaf, and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes.
• Add the stock and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, until the potatoes are tender, about 25 to 30 minutes.
• Remove and discard the bay leaf.
• Remove from the heat and puree until smooth.
• Add the light and heavy creams, and stir well to blend.
• Gently reheat and barely simmer; careful not to boil.
• Add 3/4 cup of the cheese, the thyme, and Port, and whisk until the cheese is just melted.
• Adjust the seasonings, to taste.
• Top each serving with some of the remaining 1/4 cup of cheese and the crumbled bacon.

BLUE CHEESE POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F; lightly butter or oil a 9"x13" baking pan.
• Rinse the potato slices in cold water then pat dry.
• You're going to make three layers of potato slices, cheese/cream, salt/pepper: layer 1/3 of the slices in the bottom of the prepared pan, then top with 1/3 of the cheese, cream, salt, and pepper.
• Repeat twice with remaining ingredients (except garnish).
• Bake uncovered at 350 degrees F for 50 minutes or until the potatoes are tender and the top is browned and bubbling.
• Sprinkle with freshly grated Parmesan, and serve hot.

ROQUEFORT POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Butter 15 x 10 x 2-inch glass baking dish. Layer potatoes in prepared dish, sprinkling each layer with salt and pepper. Bring cream to boil in heavy medium saucepan. Reduce heat to medium. Add Roquefort to cream; whisk until cheese melts. Pour cream mixture over potatoes. Cover with foil. Bake until potatoes are tender, about 1 hour.
• Preheat broiler. Mix breadcrumbs and rosemary in small bowl. Sprinkle over potatoes. Dot with butter. Broil until butter melts and crumb mixture is golden brown, watching closely, about 4 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes. Serve warm.