Potato And Polenta Cakes With Artichoke Puree Recipes

POTATO AND POLENTA CAKES WITH ARTICHOKE PUREE

Steps:

• Boil potatoes until tender, drain, mash roughly.
• Stir in shallots, cheese, 1/4 cup salsa, egg white, paprika and polenta - mix well.
• Shape potato mixture into 6 patties.
• Shallow fry in batches until lightly browned on both sides and heated through. Drain on paper towel if you like.
• Meanwhile, add the salami to a clean pan, and cook, stirring until crisp.
• Top potato cakes with extra salsa, artichoke puree and salam strips.
• *For the puree: Process artichokes, garlic, cream and juice until smooth. Add oil gradually in a thin stream with motor is running.

POLENTA POUNDCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Butter and lightly flour the insides of a 10-inch round cake pan.
• Sift together the flour, polenta, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• In a mixer, on medium speed, cream the butter until light and fluffy. Add 1 cup of the sugar and beat until pale and fluffy Add almond paste and beat again. Blend in vanilla and almond extracts, then beat in the egg yolks, 1 at a time, being sure that each is mixed in before the next is added. Alternately, beat in small amounts of the sifted dry ingredients and the cream to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
• In a clean mixer, beat egg whites until opaque, then add remaining 1/4 cup sugar and beat until whites form soft peaks. Fold into batter gently but thoroughly. Pour the batter into the cake pan. Bake on the middle shelf of the oven for about 60 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. (Do not test or move the cakes before they have baked for at least 45 minutes since they are delicate and may fall.)
• Allow the cake to cool and when cooled remove from the pan and dust the top with powdered sugar. Cut into eighths or tenths.
• Serve this cake with summer fruits -peaches, nectarines, apricots, berries¿-tossed with a little sugar, freshly squeezed lemon juice and a pinch of gray salt.

POLENTA POTATOES

Steps:

• Butter a 9-by-14-inch broiler-proof baking dish.
• Cut out the blemishes or imperfections from the potatoes. Quarter the potatoes, add them to large pot with salted water to cover and boil until soft, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Mash the potatoes, transfer them to a large bowl and cool in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the cream, milk and 1 stick of the butter in a stock pot until warm. Add the polenta and 1 teaspoon of salt and cook over medium heat, stirring continuously to prevent clumping, until smooth and creamy, 50 to 60 minutes.
• Stir the pepper and remaining stick of butter into the polenta. Add the polenta to the mashed potatoes and stir until thoroughly combined.
• Transfer the polenta mixture to the prepared baking dish and spread it into an even layer.
• Preheat the broiler. Broil the polenta mixture until the top of the dish has browned, 12 to 15 minutes. Serve immediately.

SWEET OR SAVORY POLENTA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a baking dish with some of the melted butter.
• Combine polenta, flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Whisk milk, eggs, and remaining melted butter together in a second bowl. Add flour mixture and briefly stir batter until well combined. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 30 minutes.

ARTICHOKE AND POTATO PURéE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan combine the potato, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces, with enough cold water to cover it by 1 inch and simmer it, covered, for 10 to 15 minutes, or until it is very tender. While the potato is cooking, in a small skillet cook the artichoke hearts in the butter with salt and pepper to taste over moderate heat, stirring, until they are very tender. Drain the potato, return it to the pan, and cook it covered, over moderate heat, shaking the pan, for 30 seconds, or until excess liquid is evaporated. Force the artichoke mixture and the potato through a food mill fitted with a medium disk into a bowl, discarding the solids, and season the purée with salt and pepper.

ROASTED POTATOES AND ARTICHOKES

Steps:

• Place potatoes and artichokes in a shallow baking pan coated with cooking spray. Drizzle with oil. Sprinkle with thyme, salt and pepper; stir to coat. , Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 35-40 minutes or until potatoes are tender, stirring every 15 minutes.

BAKED POLENTA WITH SAUSAGE AND ARTICHOKE HEARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium. Add onion and cook until softened, 5 minutes. Add sausage and cook, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, until browned, 8 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds. Remove skillet from heat and stir in artichokes; season with salt and pepper.
• In a 2-quart baking dish, layer polenta rounds and spoonfuls of sausage mixture. Pour stock over top and bake until bubbling and polenta is pale golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

ARTICHOKE AND POTATO FRITTATA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a 10-in. ovenproof skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender, 3-4 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Remove onion mixture from pan., Add remaining oil to same pan; arrange potatoes on bottom of pan. Cook over medium-low heat until tender, 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally., In a large bowl, whisk eggs and milk. Stir in tomatoes, artichokes, onion mixture, 2 tablespoons goat cheese, 1 tablespoon fresh basil, salt and pepper. Pour egg mixture over potatoes; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake until eggs are completely set, 25-30 minutes., Let stand 5 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining basil. Cut into wedges.

ARTICHOKE, POTATO, AND CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Combine the seasoning mix ingredients in a small bowl.
• Place a large pot half filled with water over high heat.
• Add the artichokes and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer just until the artichokes are tender, about 25 minutes.
• Remove the artichokes from the pot, reserving the cooking water, and allow them to cool.
• The best way to do this is to turn them upside down on your drainboard-all the excess water will drain out and they'll cool quickly.
• Boil the potatoes in the water in which the artichokes were cooked just until they're tender, about 35 to 40 minutes, reserving 1 cup of the water (or if most of the cooking water has evaporated, add enough water to measure 1 cup).
• Peel the potatoes and dice enough into 1/2 inch cubes to measure 1 cup firmly packed: slice the remainder into 1/2 inch thick rounds.
• Set aside.
• You may be tempted to eat all the artichokes yourself right now, but resist!
• Inside every leaf there's a small amount of pulp-the good part.
• To get it out, with your thumb on the back of a teaspoon, scrape the pulp off the inside of the leaf, always scraping away from yourself.
• Reserve the pulp and discard the leaves.
• Scrape out and discard the choke, the fuzzy section underneath all the little leaves, and be sure to get it all.
• Peel the stems and dice the hearts and stems into bite-sized pieces.
• Arrange the artichoke stems, hearts, and pulp and the potato slices in a 9x13 inch casserole, alternating layers of potato and artichoke.
• Set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 350*F.
• Melt the butter in a 3-quart pot over high heat.
• When the butter sizzles, add the onions, ginger, serrano peppers, and seasoning mix.
• Stir and cook, and when the onions begin to brown, about 6 minutes, add the diced potatoes.
• Reduce the heat to medium if necessary to prevent burning.
• Cook, stirring and mashing the potatoes constantly, until the mixture becomes thick, fairly dry, and brown, about 4 minutes.
• Add the reserved cooking water and cook, continuing to stir, for 6 minutes.
• Add the tamari and cook for 5 minutes, stirring vigorously and mashing the potatoes until they disintegrate.
• The mixture should be a rich brown color.
• Stir in the heavy cream, bring to a boil, then add the mozzarella cheese.
• Stir and remove from the heat.
• Pour this sauce over the artichokes and potatoes in the casserole and top with the Cheddar cheese.
• Bake until the cheese is a beautiful golden brown, about 25 minutes.
• Serve hot.

POTATO AND ARTICHOKE GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Butter 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Melt butter in skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; sauté until soft. Spread onion mixture in prepared dish. Top with half of potatoes. Sprinkle with teaspoon thyme, half of salt, and pepper. Arrange half of artichokes over potatoes. Repeat with remaining potatoes, thyme, salt, pepper, and artichokes. Pour cream and half and half over potatoes. Bake until potatoes are tender, about 1 hour. Cool slightly.