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Souffle Potatoes With Custard Royale
Ingredients
4 lb potatoes 2 lb Spanish onions 4 oz butter 1 ds salt 1 ds white pepper,ground 2 cloves garlic,per cocotte 10 6-ounce cocottes 4 whole eggs 8 oz heavy cream 1 ds salt,to taste 1 ds white pepper,to taste
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Method
Preparing the Potatoes--
Sweat the onions in melted butter until slightly browned. Peel and wash potatoes, slice thinly in the shape of the cocotte (a small cup-shaped baking dish). Rub cocotte with whole butter and garlic clove. Alternate layers of potato and sauted onions, seasoning each one until cocotte is full.
Preparing the Custard Royale--
Combine 4 eggs, 8 ounces heavy cream, salt, and white pepper and pour over cocottes, pressing gently on potatoes to remove any air that may be trapped.
Bake in preheated oven at 325 degrees F for approximately 45 minutes or until potatoes are tender and custard is set. Let sit 5 minutes before removing from cocotte.
NOTE: Grated Romano cheese may be added for additional flavor.
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