Was wondering if anyone has any yummy potato bake recipes. I am having friends over for late lunch/ early dinner and in this cold weather I feel like a yummy potato bake. Problem is for me, every time I attempt it, it ends up too runny.
To avoid it going runny, I use cream instead of milk.
With mine, I have potatoes, cream, diced bacon, onions, chicken stock powder & cheese, in an oven at 200 degrees, for just over an hour.
For mine you will need:
*medium sliced potatos (partially cooked)
*onion
*bacon
*cream
*cheese
Cook onion and bacon together and add a bit of garlic to taste if you wish.
then make the layers - potato, sprinkle of onion/bacon mix, 3 teaspoons of cream dribbled over the top, sprinkle of cheese. Then repeat the layers!
Cook at 160/180 for about 30min! It is AMAZING!!
I think it was monnie who gave me the tip of the century!
I do half milk and half cream (or maybe just a bit more cream). Don't make the potatoes swimming in the liquid or it will never thicken. Just so that it just reaches the top of the potatoes or just under. Then I microwave for 15 mins on high (make sure the dish is big enough to stir the slices of potato (gently). Then I'll bake in the oven for about 25 mins till the cheese melts (I don't top with cheese till after the microwaving). I find this way they are more creamier and yummy. Its like Nigella's stovetop baked potatoes but instead of doing the first part on the stove you do it in the microwave.
My fave flavours are french onion soup (about 1-2 TBS) or garlic and salt & pepper. I don't really go for bacon and onion as to me thats a meal in itself.
Ok well I have a glass round Pyrex dish, and I do about 5-6 medium sized potatoes, and then 1 300mls of cream and then milk to top. I play it totally by ear, sorry I can't be more specific. If you find the potatoes are too high up the side, ie. doesn't allow for stirring room then I'd say just take a layer off, then mix the cream and milk together (maybe 300 mls cream and then fill the container with milk mix together with garlic/french onion etc and then just pour over potatoes till nearly at the top so about 1/2 cm or 1 cm from the top. Then microwave on 5 min bursts on high till potatoes are soft then cook in the oven topped with cheese.
Is that more helpful? With the potatoes just peel 5-6 then slice, if you need more peel and slice another thats what I do. Or if you need less then don't use the others
Thanks a heap Cailin. I know once your making something your used to, the recipe sort of goes out the door. I'm like that with other things. Just not so when I don't know what I'm making.
Ok well this is my old recipe and its foolproof...
5-8 potatoes varies depending on size.
1 Square or rectangle glass pyrex dish (or lasagne dish/pan or similar)
600mls cream
Garlic granules
Salt & Pepper
Layer potatoes then sprinkle with garlic, salt & pepper between each layer. Then pour cream over layers till just covered.
Bake in the over at 180C for 1hour then top with cheese and bake again for another 25 mins till cheese is cooked.
This is foolproof its fattening but foolproof! If you find the potatoes are cooked before the hour (always stab in the middle with a skewer) then top with cheese and do the 25 mins.
my mum does it kinda weirdly, she cuts all the potato and onion up, layers them into a casserole dish or pyrex, cover with glad wrap then microwaves for like 15 mins then adds cream then sits for about 10 mins out witht the cream in and lid on, the potatoes suck up all the cream and go nice and squishy, then oven for bout half hour-45 mins covereed with cheese.. its always come out perfect - not runny at all.
Trish - if you feel particularly lazy I've used a couple of those packet mix potato bake thingies... very easy, and quite tasty!
I had a recipe for one, that had egg, cream & cheese in it, and made with mashed potato.. it was delish! (must find it - you've made me want it now). It didn't taste eggy, and I think the egg helped it not be runny.
I've found my v-slicer a godsend with potato bake coz you can get the potato slices really thin so it cooks nice & quick
dam you trish - now I have to go hunting through boxes in the garage and find all my recipe books and printouts that I haven't unpacked since the move! LOL. I'm craving it!
I make another potato bake with soup. Slice potatoes and layer in dish with salt n pepper and sliced onion between each layer. Once you've reached the top of your dish pour over one can of cream of chicken soup. You can then cook for about 10 mins in the microwave and then cover with grated cheese and finish it off (melt/brown the cheese) in the oven or grill. You can also cook the whole time in the oven if you prefer for about an hour on 180. Just remember to cover the dish with a lid or foil so it doesn't dry out while cooking and then remove lid/foil to melt the cheese.
It's simple and yum on a cold night, I even have it with a bbq sometimes in summer. It's also not as fattening as the cream recipes.
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