Caramelized Onion And Fennel Mashed Potatoes Recipes

CARAMELIZED-ONION MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Boil whole russet potatoes in their skins until they're easily pierced with a knife; let cool slightly before peeling. While the potatoes are boiling, saute sliced white onions in olive oil or butter over low heat until soft and deeply caramelized. Mash the potatoes with milk or cream, butter, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir the caramelized onions into the potatoes just before serving.

CARAMELIZED ONION AND FENNEL MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large saucepan with enough cold water to cover. Place over high heat, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer, and cook until potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork, about 20 minutes. Drain in a colander, and carefully remove skins. Pass potatoes through a ricer into a large bowl.
• Meanwhile, coat a large saute pan with olive-oil cooking spray, and place over medium heat. Add onion, fennel, sugar, salt, and pepper, and saute until onions are tender and caramelized, about 15 minutes. If pan begins to brown before fennel and onion are cooked, add water, 1/4 cup at a time, and continue cooking. Transfer fennel mixture to the bowl of a food processor, add sour cream, and puree until mixture is smooth. Place milk in a small saucepan, and bring to a boil. Whisk milk and sour-cream mixture into potatoes until smooth and fully incorporated. Serve.

COLORADO LAMB AND CARAMELIZED ONION MASH WITH LAMB FENNEL ESSENCE

Steps:

• Remove all fat from the lamb top rounds and discard. Combine rosemary, thyme, garlic, and 1/8 cup canola oil. Marinate lamb in herb-garlic mixture, covered and refrigerated, overnight.
• For the Lamb Fennel Essence: Trim lamb scraps and dice into 1/8-inch cubes. Heat canola oil until just smoking. Pan fry lamb in batches. Cook until lamb is evenly caramelized dark brown, but not burnt. Strain off fat and de-glaze pan with vinegar and scrape fond from bottom of pan. Add thyme, fennel seeds, and red wine to pot. Reduce. Add demi-glace and simmer very slowly for 2 to 3 hours.
• Add water to bring sauce up to original volume as needed. Reduce by half and season with salt. Strain through fine chinois. Adjust seasoning.
• To finish, bring one cup of sauce to boil. Whip in two tablespoons of cold butter and check seasonings.
• For The Lamb: Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Remove lamb from marinade. Season well with salt. Sear the lamb over high heat with one tablespoon oil in ovenproof pan. Sear to a dark brown, then turn lamb over, and transfer to the oven for 7 to 10 minutes, for medium rare. Remove from oven, cover with foil, and allow to rest for 5 minutes before slicing.
• Place potatoes and salt in a large pot. Add cold water and cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook until completely tender, about 30 minutes. Drain well in a colander.
• Combine 4 tablespoons butter and cream in a saucepan over low heat and heat until butter is melted.
• Peel onions and slice thin as possible. To very hot skillet, add 2 tablespoons butter, then onions, and salt. Stir and continue to cook over high heat until they color. Then reduce heat and caramelize to a chestnut brown color.
• Mash the cooked potatoes into the pot they were cooked in. Keep potatoes warm over a very low flame, stirring in the cream and butter and onion mixture. Taste and adjust the seasonings.

MASHED POTATOES WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-low heat. Add onions, season with coarse salt. Cook, stirring frequently, until onions are caramelized, 35 to 40 minutes.
• In a medium saucepan, combine potatoes, garlic, and enough water to cover by 1 inch. Bring to a boil; add salt. Cover; reduce heat, and simmer until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain, reserving 1 cup liquid.
• Return potatoes and garlic to pan. Add remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil; season with salt. Mash until smooth, adding reserved liquid as needed. Stir in onions, and serve immediately.

CARAMELIZED ONION MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat; add onions and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook and stir for 15 minutes or until moisture has evaporated and onions are completely wilted. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook and stir for 30-40 minutes or until onions are caramelized. (If necessary, add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, if onions begin to stick to the pan.), Meanwhile, place potatoes and garlic in a large saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 18-22 minutes or until tender., Drain potatoes; place in a large bowl and mash. Add the sour cream, milk, pepper and remaining salt; mash until blended. Stir in caramelized onions. Transfer to a serving bowl. Drizzle with butter; sprinkle with cheese and bacon.

CARAMELIZED ONION MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat butter and olive oil in a large skillt over medium heat until butter is melted.
• Add onions; stir to coat with butter/oil.
• Cover and cook 10 miutes or until onions have wilted; stirring occasionally.
• Remove cover, increase heat to medium-high.
• Sprinkle with sugar; stir to combine.
• Cook 25-30 minutes or until onions are deep golden brown, stirring frequently
• If necessary, reduce heat to medium to keep onions from sticking.
• Stir in 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper.
• *Onions can be made 3 days ahead and refrigerated or 1 month ahead and frozen*.
• Place potatoes in large saucepan; add enough water to cover potatoes by 1 inch.
• Add 2 tsp of the salt.
• Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
• Reduce heat to medium-low to low; simmer 12 minutes or until potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork; drain.
• Return to saucepan; cover to keep warm.
• Microwave milk and 2 Tbs butter for 30-60 seconds or until butter is melted and milk is hot.
• Reheat caramelized onions over medium heat until hot.
• Press potatoes through potato ricer into medium bowl or mash with potato masher.
• Stir in milk/butter until potatoes are creamy.
• Stir in caramelized onions, remaining 1 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper.

CARAMELIZED ONION AND FENNEL RISOTTO

Steps:

• In a heavy pot or Dutch oven, heat oil and 2 tablespoons butter over medium-low heat. When butter is melted, add sliced onion and fennel and stir until coated. Cover the pan and cook slowly until tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in salt and sugar. Raise heat to medium-high and cook, stirring frequently until onions are dark brown, about 25-30 minutes.
• Simmer broth in a separate pot on the stove.
• To the onions and fennel, add garlic, Arborio rice and herbs. Cook, stirring frequently until the rice is translucent around the edges, about 3 minutes. Add wine and cook, stirring frequently, until fully absorbed, 4 to 5 minutes. When the wine is fully absorbed, add 2 cups hot broth and simmer, stirring every 3 to 4 minutes until liquid is absorbed, about 12 minutes. Stir in another 1/2 cup of hot broth and cook, stirring constantly until absorbed. Repeat with additional broth 2 or 3 more times, until rice is al dente. Remove risotto from heat and stir in remaining 1 tablespoon butter and Parmesan. Serve.

CARAMELIZED ONION AND HORSERADISH MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add onion and sugar; sauté 10 minutes or until caramelized.
• Remove from heat and stir in vinegar if desired.
• Place potatoes in a saucepan and cover with water.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until tender.
• Drain and return potatoes to pan.
• Add 3 tablespoons butter and milk; mash to desired consistency.
• Cook 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated through, stirring constantly.
• Combine Dijon mustard and remaining ingredients in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk until blended.
• Add Dijon mustard mixture and caramelized onion mixture to potato mixture, stirring to combine.
• Serve.

SCALLOPED POTATOES WITH CARAMELIZED FENNEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 13x9x2" or other 3-quart baking dish with 1 tablespoon butter; set aside.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon butter and oil in a large deep skillet over medium heat. Add fennel; season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until fennel is evenly coated with fat and begins to sizzle, about 2 minutes. Add wine and 1 bay leaf. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook, stirring occasionally, until fennel is tender, about 20 minutes.
• Uncover, increase heat to medium-high, and cook, stirring often, until liquid has evaporated and fennel is golden brown and caramelized, about 10 minutes. Add 1-2 tablespoons water to deglaze pan, scraping up any browned bits from bottom of pan for added flavor. Discard bay leaf. Set fennel aside.
• Bring remaining bay leaf, potatoes, cream, milk, and garlic to a simmer in a large wide pot (watch carefully; do not let mixture boil over). Season with salt and pepper and cover with lid slightly ajar; simmer gently until potatoes are just tender and liquid has thickened, about 10 minutes. Discard bay leaf and garlic.
• Using a slotted spoon, transfer 1/3 of potatoes to prepared dish, spreading in an even layer. Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with 1/3 cup Comté. Cover with half of fennel. Repeat process, finishing with remaining 1/3 cup Comté. Pour cream mixture over. Cover gratin tightly with foil and bake for 35 minutes. Remove foil and bake gratin until top is bubbling and golden, about 30 minutes longer. DO AHEAD: Gratin can be made 1 day ahead. Let cool; cover and chill. Rewarm, covered, in a 350°F oven for 20 minutes, then uncover and cook until bubbling around edges and warmed through in the center, about 20 minutes longer.

ROSEMARY POTATOES WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients; toss to coat. Transfer to a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan., Bake at 425° for 45-50 minutes or until potatoes are tender, stirring once., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute onions in oil until softened. Stir in sugar. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook for 30-40 minutes or until deep golden brown, stirring occasionally. Stir in vinegar. , Transfer roasted potatoes to a large bowl; stir in caramelized onions.