Potato Rings With Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dipping Sauce Recipes

RANCH POTATO WEDGES WITH THREE DIPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Make the ranch seasoning: In a medium bowl, whisk the buttermilk powder with the dried parsley, dried chives, garlic and onion powders, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
• Bake the potato wedges: In a large bowl, toss the potatoes with the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Add 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons of the ranch seasoning and toss well. Arrange the potato wedges on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until browned and crisp; flip the wedges halfway through baking.
• Make the dips: Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk the sour cream with the remaining ranch powder, then divide this mixture evenly among 3 small bowls.
• Stir the chives and 1 teaspoon of water into one bowl of the ranch dip. Stir the BBQ sauce and hot sauce into the second bowl. Stir the giardiniera into the last bowl. Season each dip with salt and pepper.
• Serve the ranch potato wedges with the three dips.

POTATO RINGS WITH HOMEMADE BUTTERMILK RANCH DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the potatoes in a large pot and fill with water.
• Bring to a boil on medium-high heat and cook until the potatoes are fork-tender, 20-25 minutes.
• Drain the potatoes into a colander and pour back into the pot.
• Pour the cream and butter over the potatoes and mash with a potato masher until smooth (Add more cream 1 tablespoon at a time, if needed).
• Fold in the caramelized onions and chives until fully incorporated. Season with salt and pepper and stir.
• Spread the mixture onto a sheet pan, about ½ inch thick and place in the refrigerator until the mixture has cooled down and hardened, 4-6 hours.
• While the potato mixture cools place both flours, garlic powder, onion powder and smoked paprika into a shallow dish and stir together until fully combined. Set aside.
• When the potato mixture has cooled, remove from the refrigerator and using 1-1 ½ inch circle cutters, cut out as many circles as possible (usually makes about 32-40).
• Using a ½ inch circle cutter, cut out a ½ inch circle from every 1-1½ circle, creating a small donut shape.
• Dip the potato rings into the flour mixture followed by the egg mixture and finally again in the flour mixture (make sure the rings are completely coated).
• Place the coated rings onto a clean sheet pan, lined with parchment paper and place in the freezer and allow the rings to freeze completely, 4-6 hours.
• Once the potato rings are frozen, preheat the oil, in a large pot, to 375°F.
• While the oil heats up, place the ingredients for the dipping sauce into a mixing bowl and whisk together. Season with salt and pepper.
• When the oil is hot, carefully drop a few of the rings into the oil and fry for 4-6 minutes or until golden brown.
• Drain onto a large plate lined with paper towels and season with salt with pepper.
• Repeat with the remaining potato rings and serve immediately with the dipping sauce.

RANCH POTATO RINGS #5FIX

Steps:

• Peel film at corner of Simply Potatoes package to vent and heat on high for 3 minutes in microwave.
• Completely remove film and stir.
• Microwave on high for 1 additional minute.
• Add 1 Tablespoon of Hidden Valley Ranch mix. Mix well. You can add more according to your taste.
• Let cool just enough to touch. You want it a bit warm. It pipes out better when it's a little warm.
• Load your piping bag with the mashed potatoes, (or Zip Lock Bag). Snip off the tip of the bag enough to have a nice size whole.
• On a wax paper lined baking sheet, pipe mashed potatoes out into an "onion ring" shape. Nice plump circles.
• Once all your rings are done, stick into freezer until firmly frozen. 30 minutes should work fine.
• Preheat your deep fryer to 350.
• Prepare your Onion Ring Batter according to the directions on the box.
• Take a few out of the freezer at a time. Work in batches keeping the others frozen until ready to batter and fry.
• Dip your potato ring into batter, shake off excess.
• Fry 2-3 minutes per side or until golden brown. Serve with your favorite dipping sauce.
• Note~you do not have to cook these right away. They keep frozen beautifully for future cravings.