Duchess Potatoes

Name: Duchess Potatoes
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Red potatoes 1.5 lbs; Butter soft 5 tbsp; Grana Padano PDO cheese to be grated 1.8 oz; Egg yolks 3; Fine salt to taste; Black pepper to taste

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Gluten Free
Vegetarian

Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 60 min
Serving: 4
Cost: Low

PRESENTATION

Recipe by
Cooker Girl

The name might suggest some sophisticated dish: duchess potatoes, however, are very simple to prepare! For Sunday lunch, or to include in your Christmas recipes, this tasty and refined side dish of French origin is an alternative to the usual roasted potatoes. The Boiled potatoes are enriched with cheese and yolks, then shaped into pretty tufts to be browned in the oven... you'll get a crispy exterior crust that hides a soft and flavorful interior. Perfect for accompanying classic main courses of both meat, like roasts and braised dishes, and fish, duchess potatoes have everything it takes to become your trump card in the most important menus... like the New Year's Eve menu or Christmas recipes!

Try also these delicious Christmas side dishes to make with potatoes:

INGREDIENTS: Red potatoes 1.5 lbs (700 g); Butter 5 tbsp (70 g) - soft; Grana Padano PDO cheese 1.8 oz (50 g) - to be grated; Egg yolks 3; Fine salt to taste; Black pepper to taste

Preparation

How to prepare Duchess Potatoes

To make the duchess potatoes, boil the potatoes with their skins starting from cold water for about 30-40 minutes, until they are tender enough to be easily pierced with a fork 1. Peel the potatoes while still hot 2 and pass them through a potato ricer 3.

Gather the mashed potatoes while still hot in a bowl and add the yolks 4, butter 5, and grated cheese 6.

Salt, pepper, and mix everything with a hand whisk 7 until you get a homogeneous mixture 8. Transfer the mixture to a piping bag with a half-inch star tip 9.

Squeeze out tufts onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper 10 and bake in a preheated convection oven at 350°F for 15-20 minutes, until golden 11. Serve your duchess potatoes immediately 12!

Storage

Duchess potatoes can be stored in the refrigerator for 2-3 days in an airtight container.

You can freeze them after baking and bake them directly from frozen for 3-4 minutes.

Tip

It's preferable to use a potato ricer instead of a potato masher to achieve a finer consistency. To mix the ingredients, you can use a stand mixer with a whisk attachment!

If you don't have a convection mode, you can bake in a preheated conventional oven at 370°F.

To shorten the cooking time, you can cook the Potatoes in Pressure Cooker!

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