Best Dauphine Potatoes Recipes

DAUPHINE POTATOES

Steps:

• For the choux paste:.
• Bring the water, salt and butter to a boil in a saucepan.
• Remove from the heat.
• Add the flour and mix in with a wooden spoon.
• Return to a moderate heat and stir continuously until the mixture leaves the sides of the pan.
• Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
• Gradually add the beaten eggs, mixing well.
• Potato mixture:.
• Add the butter and egg yolk to the warm mashed potatoes; mix well.
• Season to taste.
• Mix the choux mixture and the potato mixture together, making sure they are well combined.
• Mould the mixture into cylinder shapes (or quenelle them using two spoons).
• Deep fry in hot oil (185 degrees C./365 degrees F.), until golden.

DAUPHINE POTATOES

Steps:

• Bake the potatoes in a preheated 425°F. oven for 50 minutes to 1 hour, or until they are soft, halve them lengthwise, and scoop the potato out of the shells with a spoon, reserving the shells for another use. Force the scooped-out potato through a ricer or a food mill fitted with the medium disk into a large bowl. (There should be about 2 cups riced potato.)
• In a saucepan combine 1/2 cup water, the butter, the salt, and the nutmeg, bring the mixture to a boil, and stir in the flour all at once. Reduce the heat to moderate and beat the mixture vigorously with a wooden spoon for 3 minutes, or until the paste pulls away from the side of the pan and forms a ball. Remove the pan from the heat, add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition, and beat the mixture until it is smooth and shiny.
• Add the potatoes and beat the mixture until it is combined well. The potato mixture may be prepared up to this point 1 day in advance and kept covered and chilled. In a deep fryer or large kettle heat 2 inches of the oil until it registers 340°F. on a deep-fat thermometer. Transfer the potato mixture to a large pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch star tip and pipe eight 2 1/2-inch lengths, cutting them with kitchen shears or a small knife, directly into the oil. Fry the croquettes, turning them with a slotted spoon, for 3 minutes, or until they are crisp, golden, and cooked through, transfer them as they are fried to paper towels to drain, and sprinkle them with the salt. Make more croquettes in batches with the remaining potato mixture and transfer the drained croquettes to a rack set in a jelly-roll pan (to prevent them from becoming soggy). The croquettes may be made 2 hours in advance, kept covered loosely with paper towels at room temperature, and reheated on the rack in a preheated 400°F. oven for 5 minutes, or until they are heated through and crisp. If not making the croquettes in advance, keep them warm in a preheated 300°F. oven.

DAUPHINE OVEN BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Place 1/4 of potatoes in greased oven dish. Sprinkle 1/4 teaspoons of salt and 1/4 teaspoons pepper. On the 2nd layer, sprinkle half of the nutmeg and half of the cheese along with 1/4 tsp salt and 1/4 teaspoons pepper. Sprinkle 1/4 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoons pepper, only on the third layer. And the fourth and final layer will receive the remainder of the nutmeg, salt and pepper.
• Pour the cream over the potatoes making sure that it covers the potatoes completely. If it does not, add milk to assure complete coverage. Sprinkle the remainder of the cheese on top.
• Bake for approximately 1:15 hours Check potatoes; a fork should go in easily and the potatoes are soft.

DAUPHINE POTATOES WITH SORREL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Wash the sorrel and discard the stems. Chop the leaves coarsely. Melt two tablespoons butter in a skillet and saute the sorrel until it has wilted. Set it aside.
• Butter a nine-inch baking dish and layer it with potatoes and sorrel, pouring on a little cream and seasoning with salt and pepper as you go. Top with potatoes, cream, salt and pepper and the remaining butter cut in small pieces.
• Bake the potatoes for 45 minutes to an hour or until they are tender and the top is browned.

POMMES DAUPHINE - PUFFED POTATOES

Steps:

• 1. Clean and boil the potatoes in slightly salted water until soft (about 20 minutes) 2. Allow them to cool slightly, then peel them, and mash them as if making mashed potatoes. 3. Return them to a very low heat and dry the mashed potatoes stirring with a wooden spoon until they no longer stick to the sides of the pot. 4. While the potatoes are boiling, make the dough: boil 8 oz (25cl) of water with the butter and a pinch of salt, remove from heat and add the flour all at once mixing vigorously until absorbed, then put the mixture back on a low fire to dry slightly. 5. Remove the mixture from the fire and add the eggs, one at a time, and mix until you have a dough that is still wet and slightly sticky. 3. Mix the potatoes and the dough together completely in the ratio of 1/3 potato with 2/3 dough. Add salt, nutmeg and pepper to taste. 4. Heat several inches of oil in a pot or deep fryer to 350F (180C) and carefully drop a tablespoon of the mixture into the the oil - repeating until you are cooking 5-6 at a time. 5. Allow the mixture to puff up and brown before removing it to drain on paper towels. 6. Repeat until the mixture is gone. Serve hot. These are a fabulous accompaniment to meat dishes and chicken. As a variation add some grated cheese to the mixture before cooking.

SWEET POTATOES DAUPHINE

Steps:

• Saute onions and garlic until transparent, but not browned.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Layer potatoes (alternating colors) in a 13x9 Pyrex dish, sprayed with cooking spray.
• Combine onion mixture, salt, half and half, eggs, and pepper.
• Pour egg mixture over potatoes.
• Add cheese and bake uncovered for 30-35 minutes, or until potatoes are fork tender.
• Cool and cut into squares. Serve warm.
• Makes 12 servings.