Potato Spuma Recipes

RASPBERRY SPUMA

Steps:

• Put raspberries in a small saucepan with 1/2 cup sugar over medium heat. Mash berries with a wooden spoon and simmer for 2 minutes. Strain through a fine-meshed wire sieve, pushing against berries to extract all juices. Discard seeds and solids. You should have 1 cup raspberry syrup. Set aside to cool slightly.
• In a mixing bowl, combine egg whites with 1/4 cup sugar. Set bowl over a pan of boiling water and, using a wire whisk, beat egg whites and sugar just enough to dissolve sugar and until whites are warm to the touch, about 1 minute.
• Remove bowl from heat. Beat egg whites vigorously until you have a fluffy meringue with shiny stiff peaks, about 3 minutes. (You may use electric beaters or stand mixer.)
• Using a rubber spatula, quickly fold raspberry syrup into meringue. Transfer to a serving dish, cover and freeze for at least 2 hours. (You may freeze mixture up to 3 days in advance.)
• To serve, garnish with berries and spoon raspberry spuma into small bowls.

PERFECT SMASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Put 1 3/4 pounds baby potatoes in a pot and cover with water. Add 2 bay leaves, 2 garlic cloves and a big pinch of salt; bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook until the potatoes are tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Drain, discarding the bay leaves and garlic. Toss the potatoes with 2 tablespoons olive oil, transfer to a baking sheet and smash with a spatula or measuring cup. Drizzle with more olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Broil, turning, until crisp and golden, 15 to 20 minutes.

MOM'S POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Cook onion and celery in butter til tender, not brown.
• Add water, potatoes and eggs, in shell and washed, and cook until potatoes are tender (about 10-12 minutes).
• Peel and chop eggs.
• Put back in with potates.
• Add evaporated milk, salt, pepper.
• Put little bit of butter on top of soup in bowl.

POTATO, PROSCIUTTO & FONTINA CAKE

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water; season the water generously with salt.
• Bring the water to a boil (BTB) and reduce to a simmer (RTS). Cook the potatoes for 25 to 30 minutes, or until fork-tender. Drain the potatoes well.
• In a small saucepan, heat the cream.
• While the potatoes are still hot, mash with a potato masher, leaving them a little bit lumpy; stir in the hot cream.
• Mix in the Fontina, prosciutto, and eggs and stir well to combine. Taste and add salt if you need to-you probably will.
• Form the potato mixture into cakes about 2 1/2 inches wide and 3/4 to 1 inch thick. Put them on a baking sheet and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Coat a large nonstick sauté pan with olive oil and bring to high heat. Working in batches, brown the cakes on both sides, about 2 minutes per side. Place the browned cakes on a baking sheet and transfer them to the oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until heated through.
• These lovely cakes need to chill for at least an hour before cooking so if you want to really streamline the operation, make the cakes ahead (even the day before) and stick them in the fridge until you're ready to eat.

POTATO SPUMA

Steps:

• In a saucepot filled with cold water, bring potatoes to a boil. Cook until very soft. Drain and reserve cooking water. Puree potatoes, cream and butter until smooth. Adjust puree with reserved cooking water. The puree should be thick but still pourable. Season with salt. Pour mixture into whip bottle, such as iSi® whip charged with 2 cartridges. Place whip bottle in bain marie at approximately 105°F.