Pommes De Terre Aux Huitres Baked Potatoes With Oysters Recipes

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, melt one tablespoon of the butter in a saucepan and add the onion, green pepper and celery. Cook, stirring, until wilted but still crisp.
• 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 the stuffing. Put the scrapedout potato pulp into the saucepan and mash well and uniformly with the green pepper mixture. Add the cream, two tablespoons of the butter, salt and pepper to taste, nutmeg and scallions. Blend well.
• Cut each oyster in half (if they are large) and add them to the potato mixture. Cook, stirring, over moderate heat for about two minutes.
• Fill the potato boats with the mixture, piling it up and smoothing it over.
• Sprinkle the top of each potato with bread crumbs. Arrange the potatoes, stuffed side up, on a baking dish. Melt the remaining tablespoon of butter and pour it over the crumbs. Place in the oven and bake 15 minutes.

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.

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a kettle and add water to cover and salt. Bring to the boil and cook about 3 minutes. Drain.
• Heat the oil in a saucepan large enough to hold the potatoes in one layer. Add the potatoes. Cover and cook, turning often, until potatoes are golden brown on all sides, about 5 minutes.
• Pour off the fat and add the broth. Cover closely and cook over moderately low heat about 10 minutes. Add the butter and stir. Uncover the potatoes and cook until all the liquid is evaporated from the saucepan.

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.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees; bake potatoes about 1 hour. (If potatoes are cooked along with crown of pork or suckling pig at 375 degrees, allow about 15 minutes more.)
• When potatoes are done, remove from oven to cool slightly. When cool enough to handle, cut in half and scoop the white flesh into bowl. Mash potatoes with fork while adding all but 2 tablespoons of the butter, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
• Melt remaining butter over medium-high flame in a 10-inch skillet (cast iron is best). Transfer potato mixture into skillet; pack it firmly and smooth over the top with a spatula. Place skillet in preheated oven and bake about 30 minutes, or until golden brown. To demold potatoes, place a circular platter over skillet and invert it.

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.