Best Matchstick Potato Casserole Recipes

MATCHSTICK POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Melt half the butter in a pan and fry the onions for 5 minutes, or'til golden.
• Chop the remaining butter into small cubes.
• Spread half the potato over the base of a shallow oven-proof dish.
• Top with the anchovies and onion then the remaining potatoes.
• Pour half the cream over and then scatter with the butter cubes.
• Bake for 20 minutes in a hot oven until golden.
• Pour over the remaining cream and cook another 40 minutes or until the potato is tender.

MATCHSTICK POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Pour at least 1 inch of oil into a deep pot and heat it to 350 degrees F.
• Slice the potatoes into thin matchsticks (1/8-inch thick) with a vegetable slicer or mandoline, dropping them into a bowl of cold water as you cut. Drain the potatoes and dry them thoroughly with paper towels. Drop the potatoes in batches into the hot oil and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, until golden brown. Remove from the pot with a wire basket skimmer or slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Place on a baking sheet, sprinkle with salt, and keep warm in the oven while you cook the rest of the potatoes.
• Sprinkle the potatoes with parsley, if desired, and serve hot.

MATCHSTICK POTATOES

Steps:

• Peel potatoes and cut sides and ends flat so that potato is a solid rectangle four inches long. Adjusting your mandolin accordingly, cut potatoes into matchstick shapes or, using a sharp knife, cut them by hand, rinsing blade frequently to remove starch. Place matchsticks in a bowl of ice cold water. After five minutes pour off starchy water and refill. Put bowl in the refrigerator and let potatoes soak for an hour, then drain in a colander and pat them dry with a paper towel. You might hasten the drying by spinning them in a salad spinner.
• In a deep, heavy kettle with a frying basket, heat oil, which should be about two inches deep, to 350 degrees. Add potatoes a handful at a time. (Do not add too many potatoes at once or you will reduce temperature. Potatoes will be soggy and won't brown.) As they begin to cook, shake basket to separate them. If they clump, poke them with a wooden spoon or tongs. When they are crisp and golden, remove them from oil with tongs. Drain on paper towels. Add salt. Repeat in batches. Keep them warm and crisp in a low oven.

MATCHSTICKS

Steps:

• Cut puff pastry sheet into three strips and then the three strips in half.
• Bake pastry in a pre-heated oven 180C for 10 minutes or until lightly brown.
• Let pastry cool.
• Spread Jam and Cream on pastry and top with another piece of pastry.
• Sift icing sugar on top.

CHICKEN & POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease 9 x 13 dish with cooking spray.
• 2. Place cubed chicken, potatoes, garlic, celery, & onion in dish and toss together.
• 3. Mix water & chicken boullion until dissolved (or you can use 1/2 cup chicken broth).
• 4. Melt butter and add to chicken broth, also add cream of chicken soup, lemon juice, oregano, and italian seasoning, mix well, then pour over top of chicken and potatoes.
• 5. Season with salt & pepper to taste.
• 6. Cover with foil and bake for approximately 45 minutes, then uncover and bake for another 20-25 minutes.

POTATO-TOPPED CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in the tomato sauce, mushrooms if desired, garlic, salt and pepper. , Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Top with potatoes; sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted.

MATCHSTICK POTATOES

Steps:

• Peel potatoes and cut lengthwise into 1/8-inch-thick julienne in processor or with mandoline. Transfer as cut to a bowl of ice and cold water and let chill in water at least 30 minutes.
• Heat 1 1/4 inches oil in a 6- to 7-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until thermometer registers 375°F.
• While oil heats, drain potatoes and pat completely dry between several layers of paper towels. Fry potatoes in 6 batches, gently stirring once or twice with a slotted spoon or skimmer, until golden and crisp, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes per batch. Transfer potatoes with slotted spoon to paper towels to drain and season with salt. (Return oil to 375°F between batches.)

MATCHSTICK CHIPS

Steps:

• Square off four sides of each potato, then cut into 5mm slices. Stack the slices 2 or 3 a time and cut into thin 5mm sticks. Drop the chips into a large pan of cold water for 30 mins to get rid of excess starch.
• Drain in a colander, then tip into a clean tea towel, gather into a bag, twist well and whirl a few times in a large circle to spin out the water (this may be best done outdoors).
• Heat a deep-fat fryer, a third full of clean oil, to 180C. Fry the sticks, 2 handfuls at a time, in a chip basket, for about 2 mins until they are a crisp russet brown. Tip onto a paper-lined tray and sprinkle lightly with a little more salt.
• If making mussels too (see 'Goes well with') - while the mussels are draining and before you finish the sauce, place the potato sticks in a large shallow bowl, sift over the flour, cayenne and ½ tsp salt; mix well.

MATCHSTICKS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to very hot.
• cut the pastry sheet in half, and then cut each "half" into 5 pieces.
• place on backing trays that have been sprayed with oil.
• place in oven, wait one minute and then turn the heat down a little (200c).
• Cook about 10 mins, or until puffed and golden.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Filling.
• pour cream into large bowl, put the milk into the cream container to get all the cream and pour into the bowl whisk well.
• sprinkle over the pudding mix, and whisk for about a minute, untill it thickens, and is smooth.
• cover and refrigerate.
• When ready to serve, split the pastry, length ways, and spread jam on the bottom piece.
• Using large nozzle, pipe the filling over the jam, and cover with the "top" piece, dust with icing sugar.