Show-off Two-color Duchesse Potatoes |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 10 |
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Pretty adn colorful doesn't get any better than this. It pairs well with roasted meats and always is a covnersation starter. Ingredients:
2 lbs red skin or yukon gold potatoes |
1/4 stick butter |
1/2 tsp granulated garlic or garlic powder |
1/2 cup cream or half and half, warmed |
pinch white pepper or, if you prefer, black. |
salt |
2 lbs sweet potatoes |
pinch of nutmeg |
1/4 stick butter |
Directions:
1. Wash and scrub white potatoes.
2. Eye and peel and cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces. Pieces should be unform size.
3. Season water with salt and garlic and simmer. Do not boil
4. when potatoes are fork tender (do not overcook, this will develop starch and result in gummy potatoes) reserve one cup potato water and then drain in collendar.
5. Place butter in potatoes, season with pinch of white pepper or black pepper and mash with potato masher. Add warmed cream slowly until desired consistency is reached. If you use it all and If more liquid is needed, add reserved potato water.
6. set aside
7. Chunk sweet potatoes, do not peel
8. Simmer in water until fork tender
9. Drain and peel
10. Mash with butter and nutmeg
11. set aside
12. Lightly oil cookie or baking sheet.
13. Place large star tip in pastry bag and fold bag partially down. carefully place scoop of white potatoes on one side. Then take sweet potatoes being careful not to mix with white potatoes, place on opposite side of bag. Repeat layering and inching bag up until all potatoes are used. Then pipe out in spiral shape. You willhave a marbled effect of white and gold. Brown potatoes lightly in oven. Use spatula to plate.
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