Tag: russet potatoes

Twice Baked Potatoes – They Take Longer, But At Least They’re More Complicated

I don’t do a lot of things in the kitchen purely for
esthetic reasons, but these twice baked potatoes are one of my more beautiful
exceptions to that rule. You can get almost the exact same flavors by just
adding stuff to a regular baked potato, but what you won’t get in that
scenario is the impressive, over-stuffed height, and gorgeous, golden-browned
crust seen here.

Is it worth it? Only you can answer that. For me, once in a
while, for those extra fancy dinners, the answer is a resounding yes. Taste is,
and always will be, the most important aspect of cooking, but when entertaining
guests on special occasions, don’t forget that you’re putting on a
show with the food. And when it comes to starchy side dishes, this is a great
way to express that flair for the dramatic.

Like I said in the video, this is a demonstration of
technique, and not necessarily a recipe I want you to follow verbatim. I will
list what I used below, since I’m required to by food blogger common law, but if there was ever a
recipe that you’d want to experiment with, this is the one.

By the way, since there‘s a certain amount of prep involved
here, you can make these ahead of time, up to the point of the second baking,
and then just finish when it gets closer to service. I hope you give this show
stopping side dish a try soon. Enjoy!

Ingredients for 4 Twice Baked Potatoes:

4 large russet potatoes

3 tbsp butter

1 or 2 tbsp minced green onion

salt, pepper, cayenne to taste

1/2 cup shredded white cheddar cheese

1/2 cup cream or milk

1 egg yolk

Bake at 400 degrees F. for an hour to cook potatoes, and
then 20-30 to brown after stuffing.

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Cottage Pie with Turkey

by Pam on March 16, 2014

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!!

One of my favorite meals to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day is Cottage Pie^[1]. It’s usually made with ground beef, but because we are trying to eat healthier around here, I decided to try one with ground turkey instead. I found a terrific recipe from the Food Network Kitchen^[2] that looked great. I adapted it just a bit by doubling the recipe, adding a touch of Worcestershire sauce, and using russet potatoes instead of red potatoes. It was a comforting, delicious, and guilt free dinner. I served this cottage pie with my House Salad^[3] and we all enjoyed our meal.

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.

Place the potatoes in a medium pot and cover with cold salted water. Bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer until tender when pierced with a knife. Drain the potatoes and return to the pot over low heat. Stir the potatoes for a couple of minutes to dry them out. Add the milk, butter, cheese, and green onions, then mash with a hand masher until smooth. Season with sea salt and white pepper, to taste.

Heat the olive oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add the carrots and onions; cook until tender and beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Add the turkey and thyme, and continue to cook, breaking the turkey up with a spoon, until the turkey is cooked through and lightly browned. Add the minced garlic, and cook, for 30 seconds then add the ketchup and Worcestershire sauce then cook until lightly caramelized. Stir the chicken broth and flour together in a small bowl until smooth, and then pour into the skillet. Cook until thickened, about 2 minutes. Season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.

Coat the baking dishes with cooking spray. Ladle the turkey mixture evenly into the baking dishes. Spoon the mashed potatoes over the filling.

Place into the oven and bake until the potatoes are lightly browned and the turkey filling is bubbly around the edges, 10 to 15 minutes. Sprinkle with Green Onions.

Let the cottage pies cool for 5 minutes before serving. Enjoy.

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Cottage Pie with Turkey

Yield: 8

Cook Time: 30 min.

Ingredients:

For the Potatoes:

3 russet potatoes, peeled and cubed
1/4 + 2 tbsp cup warm 2% milk
2 tbsp sour cream
1 tbsp butter
1/2 cup shredded extra sharp Cheddar
1 green onion, chopped
Sea salt, to taste
White pepper, to taste

Turkey Mixture:

1 tbsp olive oil
2 carrots, finely diced
1 small onion, chopped
16 ounces ground turkey (93/7)
1 tsp fresh thyme, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
4 tbsp ketchup
1-2 tsp Worcestershire, to taste
2 cups chicken broth
4 tsp flour
1 cup frozen peas
Sea Salt and Freshly cracked pepper, to taste

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.

Place the potatoes in a medium pot and cover with cold salted water. Bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer until tender when pierced with a knife. Drain the potatoes and return to the pot over low heat. Stir the potatoes for a couple of minutes to dry them out. Add the milk, butter, cheese, and green onions, then mash with a hand masher until smooth. Season with sea salt and white pepper, to taste.

Heat the olive oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add the carrots and onions; cook until tender and beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Add the turkey and thyme, and continue to cook, breaking the turkey up with a spoon, until the turkey is cooked through and lightly browned. Add the minced garlic, and cook, for 30 seconds then add the ketchup and Worcestershire sauce then cook until lightly caramelized. Stir the chicken broth and flour together in a small bowl until smooth, and then pour into the skillet. Cook until thickened, about 2 minutes. Season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.

Coat the baking dishes with cooking spray. Ladle the turkey mixture evenly into the baking dishes. Spoon the mashed potatoes over the filling.

Place into the oven and bake until the potatoes are lightly browned and the turkey filling is bubbly around the edges, 10 to 15 minutes. Sprinkle with Green Onions. Let the cottage pies cool for 5 minutes before serving. Enjoy.

Adapted recipe and photos by For the Love of Cooking.net
Original recipe by Food Network Kitchen

References

^{^} Cottage Pie (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)
^{^} Food Network Kitchen (www.foodnetwork.com)
^{^} House Salad (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)
^{^} Print Recipe (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)
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Loaded Philly Cheesesteak Baked Potato

Quick skillet steak with onions, peppers and mushrooms are loaded on top of a baked potato and topped with melted cheese – this is awesome and perfect for the meat and potato lover in your life!

I’ve had this idea for a while, and finally made it for dinner to test it out – start to finish this took 20 minutes and it was so good! I used a full fat provolone cheese, because I wanted the cheese to melt nice, after all this is a cheese steak and at 8 points plus for the whole meal I was able to splurge. If you want to use reduced fat, that’s totally up to you, you’ll save 1 point.

Can you do this with sweet potato? Of coarse you can! But I thought russet would pair perfect with the steak and just to clear up
the confusion, white potatoes aren’t all that bad for you. Potatoes are
have gotten a bad rap as a white starchy food, but when they’re not
drowning in butter or deep fried as french fries, they are actually a
healthy, low calorie, high fiber food and a good source of vitamin B6,
vitamin C, copper, potassium and manganese. They also contain a variety
of phytonutrients that have antioxidant activity so if you want to stick
with a traditional baked potato, it’s OK!

Skinny Tip: If you buy bag of russet potatoes, the potatoes are much smaller
than the ones they sell individually, they average about 5 to 6 oz each.

Loaded Philly Cheesesteak Baked Potato
gordon-ramsay-recipe.com
Servings: 4 • Size: 1 potato • Old Points: 8 pts • Points+: 8 pts
Calories: 390 • Fat: 13 g • Protein: 26 g • Carb: 44 g • Fiber: 4 g • Sugar: 3 g
Sodium: 293 mg (without the salt) • Cholesterol: 56 mg

Ingredients:

4 (5 1/2 oz) russet potato, washed and dried
1/2 lb thin sliced beef round sandwich steaks
salt and fresh cracked pepper, to taste
garlic powder, to taste
1/2 medium onion, sliced into long 1/4″ thick strips
1/2 red bell pepper, thinly sliced into 1/4″ thick strips
1/2 green bell pepper, thinly sliced into 1/4″ thick strips
1/2 tsp olive oil
8 oz sliced mushrooms
cooking spray, sprayed about 4 seconds
4 slices provolone cheese

Directions:

Poke holes in the potato with a fork, then cook in the microwave using the baked potato setting until potatoes are soft and cooked through (about 8-10 minutes on high for 4 potatoes). If you don’t have a microwave, bake about 45 minutes at 400°F.

Meanwhile, slice beef into thin strips. Season with salt, garlic powder and fresh pepper to taste. Heat a large skillet over high heat. When the skillet is very hot, spray with cooking spray and add half of the beef. Cook one minute, then turn steak and cook an additional 30 seconds. Set aside in a large dish.

Spray the skillet again and when it gets hot add the remaining steak, cooking one minute, then turning and cooking 30 seconds more. Add remaining steak to the dish.

Return skillet to heat and spray once again with cooking spray; add onions and peppers and season with salt and pepper. Cook one minute, then turn and cook an additional 1 to 2 minutes or until onions are golden. Set aside with steak.

Lower heat to medium and add 1/2 tsp olive oil to the skillet, add mushrooms, salt and pepper and lightly spray the top of the mushrooms with cooking spray. Cook 1 1/2 minutes, then turn mushrooms and cook another minute and a half. Add to dish with steak and onions and stir to combine.

Split the potato in half lengthwise down the middle as I did in the photo then divide the steak and vegetables evenly over each potato and top each with a slice of provolone. Place under the broiler to melt the cheese, careful not to burn.

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