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Ramekins of duchess potatoes

Duchess potatoes are a mix of mashed potato and egg yolks, cooked in the oven, in a decorative shape and delicious. In this recipe they top a ramekin containing a layer of mashed potato, cooked leek, and thinly sliced bacon.

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Last modified on: March 4^th 2020

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For 8 people, you will need:

1 1 kg potatoes
2 125 g cream
3 100 g butter
4 125 g small pieces of bacon
5 3 egg yolks
6 1 pinch grated nutmeg
7 3 tablespoons olive oil
8 200 g Leek fondue
9 salt
10 pepper
Total weight: 1,655 grams

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 20 min.

Peel and wash 1 kg potatoes.

Stage 2 - 40 min.

Cook in salted boiling water until soft.

Stage 3 - 10 min.

Put in a blender or a vegetable mill...

Stage 4 - 2 min.

...until you have a classic mashed potato.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Divide mashed potato in two, salt and pepper the first half, then over a low heat add 100 g butter and 125 g cream while stirring constantly.

Set aside.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

Make the duchess potatoes: salt and pepper the other half of the mashed potato, add 3 egg yolks and 3 egg yolks.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

Whip until nicely smooth and yellow.

Stage 8 - 5 min.

Cook 125 g small pieces of bacon in a frying pan without fat, until they are cooked but not browned.

Set aside.

Stage 9 - 5 min.

Preheat your oven to 180°C or 356°F.

Start assembling the ramekins: butter the bottom, and put in a layer of mashed potao about 1 cm or 0.5 inch deep.

Stage 10 - 5 min.

Add a layer of cooked leek.

Stage 11 - 5 min.

Add some bacon.

Stage 12 - 5 min.

And finish with a layer of duchess potatoes, if possible by using a forcing bag (it's prettier).

Stage 13 - 20 min.

Cook in the oven until duchess potatoes are golden brown (about 20 minutes).

Stage 14

Serve hot.

Remarks

If you don't have a forcing bag, spread the duchess potatoes on top of ramekin, and shape with a fork.

Keeping

Several days in the fridge, covered by a plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
3,335 Kcal or 13,963 Kj	50 gr	209 gr	281 gr
167 %	19 %	20 %	43 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
201 Kcal or 842 Kj	3 gr	13 gr	17 gr
10 %	1 %	1 %	3 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
417 Kcal or 1,746 Kj	6 gr	26 gr	35 gr
21 %	2 %	2 %	5 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Egg

How much will it cost?

For 8 people : 3.88 €
Per person : 0.49 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Big knife-cut chips (French fries) , Comtoise tart for Seàn, Cervelas salad, Baked potoatoes with herb butter or cream , Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, ... All
	Leek fondue: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Scallop and leek pancakes, Scallops with fondue of leeks, Salmon and leek fondue tart, Smoked haddock and leek fondue tartines, Baked leek and Camembert slices, ... All
	Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Lumberjack turnovers, Bacon rolls, Aperitif rolls, Small cheese and bacon rolls , African style chicken, ... All
	Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Du Barry soup, Sliced cauliflower with 3 cheeses, Feta and spinach brik pie, Leopard cake, Pasta with green asparagus, ... All

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Haccp is a very strong and precise method, can you give me more details about the one you plan?
Posted by jh october 17^th 2011 at 13:36 (n° 2)
Im doind a haccp plan with critical control points for a class for this potato, can you help with that?
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