Potato side dish

This is sort of Like a gratin, but better!!!! Its nice and crispy on the top and sides, but very soft and creamy on the inside! here's what you need:

3-4 Potatoes, Sliced thin
Butter, (about 1 stick)
Salt, Pepper
The spices you like! Oregano, parsley, chives, basil... WHATEVER!!! it doesn't matter! just mix and match!

In a double boiler (a pan of boiling water, with a glass heat proof bowl on top) Place butter, Salt, Pepper, spices and sliced potatoes, Steam for 30 mins to an hour, place a sheet of foil on top to help keep the steam in. Stir every few mins to make sure all potatoes are covered in butter and spices.

Pour out potatoes in a pan or tray (use the foil that you used to keep the steam in to help with clean up) You'll want to do this so they can be spread out and cool a little so you can touch them. You'll want to place the potatoes in single layers in a gratin dish, or loaf pan. bake @ 400 degrees for about 30-45 mins. make sure the top is nice and golden brown.


Here are few things you can do, but not needed... to make a little more rich, you can pour about 1/4 cup of cream over the top and let it ooze down into the potatoes. You can also add cheese and/or french fried onions to the top to make a cheesy dish.... You could even add cheese to the inside of the potatoes if you REALLY Wanted!!! Enjoy!

Final... Meat Loaf Dinner

Mashed potatoes
Meat Loaf
and
the meal on plates!

Shepherds pie ... finished

Once the meat mixture has simmered for a few mins... add to a casserole dish, add the potatoes... I used scalloped so i added the dried potatoes first, and then poured the cream mixture (from the box) to the top. Bake at 350 for 25-30 mins. Once the mixture is bubbling hot add the french fried onions to the top, crushing them with your hand as you sprinkle them on top. Bake for another 5 mins, or until the onions are golden brown and crispy.
Take out of the oven, let cool for a few... and then ENJOY!!!

I hope this was fun and easy for you to make... let me know if you have any questions...

Shepherds pie... cont...

Once the onions are caramelized add the hamburger meat, break it up, and cook it through. once cooked through, drain off grease and add veggies... you can use as much or as little as you like... i used about a cup of frozen carrots and broccoli... you can through in spinach, zucchini, squash, anything!!!

After the veggies are added, add the 2 spoons of sour cream, and splash of milk or cream (i used cream) (you could also make a gravy out of the grease and use that as the "sauce" but i like the sour cream/cream mixture...

Mix up everything and let it simmer for a min or two...

Shepherds pie... yum

Okay, I made this for dinner last week... I actually made it Thursday, but didn't feel like baking it off, so i refrigerated it and made it Sunday night for dinner... You need:

little drip of olive oil

1 Onion

1 lb of hamburger

2 spoons of sour cream

a splash of milk or cream

Veggies... any kind, frozen or fresh

potatoes... i used scalloped potatoes, but you can use mashed, and i used them from the box,but you could make them from scratch.

french fried onions...



so here we go:
dice up the onion... doesn't need to be perfect... i did big dice because they will sweat and shrink and I wanted to taste them in the end result...
cook the onions in the olive oil until they are caramelized, but not completely cooked through.... I use a little liquid... either vegetable, chicken, beef broth, or water... I add it little by little as I'm cooking the onion to de-caramelize the pan and it helps the onions to cook a little faster with out getting burned.



I had to do a few different posts because the blogger couldn't handle all of my pics in 1 blog... hmmmm