Herbed Potato Souffle Recipes

FAVORITE HERBED POTATOES

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook potatoes in butter and oil for 6-8 minutes or until browned. Add the remaining ingredients; cook and stir for 2-3 minutes or until well coated.

HERBED POTATO SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°.
• Butter and flour a 2-quart soufflé dish.
• In a medium saucepan, cover the potatoes with cold water and bring to a boil. Simmer until tender, about 20 minutes.
• Drain the potatoes and return them to the saucepan.
• Shake the pan over high heat to dry out the potatoes, about 1 minute.
• Add the 2 tablespoons of butter and mash the potatoes.
• Stir in the half-and-half and let the potatoes cool slightly.
• Stir in the cheese and the herbs and season with salt and pepper.
• Stir in the 5 egg yolks.
• Transfer the potato mixture to a large bowl.
• In another large bowl, beat the 7 egg whites until foamy.
• Add the cream of tartar and beat until stiff peaks form.
• Stir one-third of the beaten whites into the potato mixture.
• Using a rubber spatula, fold in the remaining whites until no streaks of white remain.
• Scrape the mixture into the prepared soufflé dish and bake in the bottom third of the oven for about 45 minutes, until the soufflé is puffed and richly browned.
• Serve immediately.

POTATO SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Butter an 8-inch-long, 1/4-inch-deep oval gratin dish. Coat with bread crumbs, and set the dish aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the potatoes, egg yolks, cream, Parmesan cheese, and garlic until creamy and well combined. Season with salt and pepper, and set the potato mixture aside.
• Place egg whites and a pinch of salt in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Whip on medium speed until the whites are glossy and stiff.
• Fold the egg whites into the potato mixture. Transfer mixture to the prepared gratin dish, and bake until golden and puffy, about 40 minutes. Top with nutmeg, and serve.

POTATO SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Remove the top oven rack and place a rack on the bottom 1/3 of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease the ramekins with the 3 tablespoons of butter. Dust the inside of the dish with the bread crumbs (see Cook's Note**).
• Place the unpeeled potatoes in a pot of cold salted water. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and continue simmering for about 30 minutes or until fork tender. Drain.
• Carefully peel the potatoes while they're hot. Cut them into large chunks; while still hot mash by running them through a ricer/food mill. In a large bowl, mix the potatoes, 1/4 cup of the butter, and the warm milk. Season, to taste. Beat in the eggs and egg yolk.
• Carefully peel the potatoes while they're hot. Cut them into large chunks; while still hot mash by running them through a ricer/food mill. In a large bowl, mix the potatoes, 1/4 cup of the butter, and the warm milk. Season, to taste. Beat in the eggs and egg yolk.
• Fill each of the 8 ramekins halfway with the potato mixture. Make an indentation in the potato layer, pushing the potato up along the souffle dish wall. Fill the indentation with a portion of the Cambazola cheese. Equally divide the remaining potato mixture among the 8 ramekins, mounding the mixture above the top of the dish.
• Place a small amount of butter on top of each souffle and dust with paprika. Place souffles on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Increase the temperature to 425 degrees F and continue baking for another 5 minutes. Serve hot.

POTATO SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Boil potatoes in lightly salted water for 15 minutes or until tender.
• Drain and mash well.
• Add butter, nutmeg, egg yolks, light cream, salt and pepper and mix well.
• Fold in egg whites.
• Place potato mixture into a greased casserole pan (large enough hold all the mixture, but be only 2/3 full).
• Bake in preheated 375°F oven for about 20 minutes (until puffed and heated through).
• Serve immediately.

SWEET POTATO SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Bake sweet potatoes in oven until soft 1 to 1 1/2 hours at 350°F Pierce with fork to test.
• Peel then mash with egg beater.
• Mix in each ingredient separately except for eggs and beat after each addition until light and fluffy.
• Separate the egg whites and yolks; throw away the yolks.
• In a separate bowl, whip the egg whites until they have medium peaks (the peaks should lean at about 45 degrees.).
• Pour the egg whites into the heavier base custard.
• Mix by lightly pushing down and pulling the custard up and over the egg whites using a sweeping "S" motion as you work.
• Pour into 15x10-inch Pyrex pan or two 9x13-inch.
• Mix topping ingredients together and sprinkle over sweet potatoes.
• Bake at 325°F for 25 minutes.
• This will puff up so don't have the pans too full.
• This freezes very well. If you use yams it is much dryer than using sweet potatoes.
• Full recipe serves 15.