Smothered Cottage Fries Recipes

PARMESAN COTTAGE FRIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Grease a 10x15-inch glass baking dish.
• Spread potatoes into the baking dish; drizzle olive oil on top. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese and 1 garlic clove over potatoes.
• Roast in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over low heat; season with 1 garlic clove, salt, pepper, and garlic-herb seasoning. Add mushrooms, tomatoes, bell pepper, and onion. Cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Remove baking dish from the oven. Flip potatoes and stir in mushroom mixture.
• Return baking dish to the oven; continue roasting until potatoes are slightly browned, about 15 minutes more.

THE SMOTHERLOAD

Steps:

• Bake the waffle fries as the label directs. Meanwhile, cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 4 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels, then chop into bite-size pieces.
• Combine the cheddar, mozzarella, cornstarch, pimientos and mustard powder in a food processor and pulse until smooth. Transfer to a medium saucepan; add 1/3 cup water and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the cheese melts and the mixture is smooth, about 5 minutes. Stir in the sour cream and season with salt and pepper. Divide the waffle fries among plates; top with the cheese sauce, bacon and scallions.

BISON GRAVY SMOTHERED FRIES

Steps:

• Heat a pressure cooker on the saute function. Sprinkle the meat on both sides with salt and pepper. Add olive oil to the pressure cooker, then sear meat, allowing it to brown, flipping once. Remove the meat from the pan. Add garlic, shallots, carrots and celery to the pressure cooker, then sprinkle with salt and pepper and allow to sweat lightly until tender, about 8 minutes. Deglaze the pan with red wine, scraping the brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Drop in bay leaves, then add stock and tomato. Place the meat back in the pressure cooker, nestling into the veggies and liquid. Top off with fresh thyme. Seal the pressure cooker according to the manufacturer's instructions, and pressure cook on high for 45 minutes.
• Depressurize pot according to manufacturer's instructions, then remove lid when it's safe to do so. Let meat cool until it's comfortable to touch, then shred by hand. It will be very tender and easy to do! Reserve the bones, scooping marrow out with a spoon, to be added to the finished sauce.
• Puree all remaining veggies and liquid with an immersion blender until smooth, then blend in the reserved bone marrow, chopped green chiles and Worcestershire sauce. Taste for seasoning. Add the shredded meat back to the sauce. Reheat when you are ready to serve.
• Cut potatoes into fries with a tabletop french fry cutter or by hand. Rinse potatoes in cold water, and hold in water. Set a pot of salted water to boil, then add potatoes and blanch in the water just until they begin to soften on the outside, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain and cool.
• To make the best, crispiest french fries, you'll need a deep-fryer or a Dutch oven filled with oil and a deep-frying thermometer attached. Bring the oil to 250 degrees F and fry the potatoes 4 minutes, then drain and cool. (These can be held for 2 to 3 days, refrigerated.) When ready to eat, bring the oil to 370 degrees F and fry the potatoes again until crispy golden brown, about 3 minutes. Drain and season right away with salt and pepper.
• Preheat the broiler or oven to 450 degrees F.
• Place fries in an ovenproof dish, smother with bison gravy, then top with Gruyere. Broil or bake until the cheese is just melted. Garnish with chives.

CHEF JOHN'S COTTAGE FRIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat and set aside.
• Combine potatoes, salt, ground black pepper, cayenne pepper, and herbes de provence in a large bowl. Drizzle olive oil over potatoes and stir to evenly coat.
• Place potatoes on baking sheet, spaced evenly, and bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
• Remove from oven, flip over each potato slice, and return to the oven for another 15 minutes. Continue cooking and flipping until potatoes are well browned, about 30 minutes. Potatoes should be crispy around edges, but still soft in the center.

SMOTHERED FRENCH FRIES

Steps:

• Bake french fries as directed on package.
• Meanwhile, mix sour cream, dressing and garlic until blended.
• Place french fries on platter; top with sour cream mixture, cheese, bacon and onions.

BAKED CHOPS AND COTTAGE FRIES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown pork chops in oil; sprinkle with seasoned salt. In a small bowl, combine cheese sauce and milk until blended. , Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Top with cottage fries and half of the onions. Layer with broccoli and pork chops., Cover and bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining onions. Bake until a thermometer reads 160°, 10 minutes longer.