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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Grade this recipe: Last modified on: March 4th 2020
For 8 people, you will need:
- 0
1 kg potatoes - 1
125 g cream - 2
100 g butter - 3
125 g small pieces of bacon - 4
3 egg yolks - 5
1 pinch grated nutmeg - 6
3 tablespoons olive oil - 7
200 g Leek fondue - 8
salt - 9
pepper - Total weight: 1,655 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 55 min. | 1 hour 10 min. | 2 hours 5 min. |
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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.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
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.
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.
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.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 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 8 people : 3.88 €
- Per person : 0.49 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sorrel soup, Late Winter Soup with Fresh Spinach, Taos hotpot, Comtoise tart for Seàn, Grated potato cakes, ... All |
 | Leek fondue: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Smoked haddock and leek fondue tartines, Salmon and leek fondue tart, Scallops with fondue of leeks, Scallop and leek pancakes, Croque-monsieur gourmand, ... All |
| Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gratin-style spinach and chicken omelette , Nanou's tuna tart, Fish Mousselines, Potimarron and Parmesan tart, Purée of Jerusalem artichokes with foie gras, ... All |
| Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spaghetti Carbonara, Breton Pie, How to cook bacon and remove excess fat, Fillet of pollack cooked in two stages, Artichoke hearts forestier , ... All |
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