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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

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

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
55 min.	1 hour 10 min.	2 hours 5 min.

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Keeping:

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

Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 20 min.

Ramekins of duchess potatoes : Photo of step #1

Peel and wash 1 kg potatoes.

Stage 2 - 40 min.

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Cook in salted boiling water until soft.

Stage 3 - 10 min.

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Put in a blender or a vegetable mill...

Stage 4 - 2 min.

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...until you have a classic mashed potato.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

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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.

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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.

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Whip until nicely smooth and yellow.

Stage 8 - 5 min.

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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.

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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.

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Add a layer of cooked leek.

Stage 11 - 5 min.

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Add some bacon.

Stage 12 - 5 min.

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

Stage 13 - 20 min.

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

Stage 14

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Serve hot.

Remarks

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

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).

How much will it cost?

For 8 people : 3.88 €
Per person : 0.49 €

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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: Baked potatoes with poached egg and tuna sauce , Smooth mixed vegetable soup, Boeuf (beef) bourguignon, Purée of Jerusalem artichokes with foie gras, Pan-baked hash brown (Hash-brown casserole), ... All
	Leek fondue: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Baked leek and Camembert slices, Salmon and leek fondue tart, Croque-monsieur gourmand, Scallops with fondue of leeks, Smoked haddock and leek fondue tartines, ... All
	Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Deep leek and potato quiche, Split peas "à la française", Truffade, Fillet of pollack cooked in two stages, Artichoke hearts forestier , ... All
	Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Household cake (Gâteau de ménage), Blanquette of veal, Baker's tuna and mushroom tart, Nanou's tuna tart, Potato purée , ... 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?
Posted by shauna october 7^th 2011 at 15:29 (n° 1)

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