Pommes De Terre Au Lard Or Speckkartoffeln Bacon Potatoes Recipes

POMMES DE TERRE AU LARD OR SPECKKARTOFFELN (BACON POTATOES)

Steps:

• Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add potatoes and bacon, stirring frequently until potatoes are golden yellow and cooked through, about 20 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Finally, remove the potatoes and bacon from the pan. Place them on a plate lined with paper towels to soak up some of the fat.
• These beautiful country potatoes go well with sausages (Vaud sausage) and sauerkraut.

SUMMER CORN CHOWDER WITH SCALLIONS BACON & POTATOES

Steps:

• Cut corn off the cobs, save two cobs.
• When slicing scallions, be sure to keep the dark green part separated from the white and light green, you will use all the onion.
• Cook bacon in a 3-4 quart saucepan over medium heat until browned and crisp, about 5 minutes.
• With a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to a paper towel lined plate.
• Pour off and discard all but about 1 TBS of the bacon fat.
• Return the pan to medium heat and add the butter.
• When butter is melted, add the white and light green scallions and the jalapeño, salt, and a few grinds of the black pepper.
• Cook stirring until the scallions are very soft, about 3 minutes.
• Add the broth, corn, corn cobs, potatoes, and thyme and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
• Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until the potatoes are completely tender, about 15 minutes.
• Discard the corn cobs.
• Transfer 1 cup of the broth and vegetables to a blender and puree. Return the puree to the pot and stir in the cream and all but 1/3 cup of the scallions and blend the flavors.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper and served sprinkled with bacon and reserved scallions.

FONDANT POTATOES WITH GARLIC (FONDANT DE POMMES DE TERRE)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Put oil and butter in a baking dish. Put dish in oven until butter melts.
• Add potatoes and garlic and turn to coat all sides of potatoes. Bake 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown.
• Add the broth and rosemary and bake another 15 minutes, or until the stock is absorbed and potatoes are soft. Season with salt and pepper.
• Serve. (discard garlic).

FèVES AU LARD (TRADITIONAL QUEBEC NAVY BEANS)

Steps:

• Put the beans and water into a jar with a lid for 18 hours (counting the cooking time, that's 5 hours later than you want to be eating them the next day, so if you want your beans at 5 pm on Tuesday, soak them at 10 pm on Monday. It's ok to give or take a couple hours, but I'd rather give than take.).
• When the 18 hours are almost up, finely dice the fatback, discarding the skin, and dice the onion.
• Put the diced fatback in the pressure cooker, lid off, and cook it on medium heat until it starts to sizzle.
• While you're waiting for it to sizzle, drain the beans, reserving the water.
• Also, mix together the molasses, ketchup, mustard and savory in a small bowl, adding a little bean water so it can pour easily.
• When the fatback sizzles, stir it a little and add the beans.
• Then, add the onion, about half of the water and the condiments and stir well.
• Add more bean water just until it covers the beans, using it to rinse the remaining condiments from the small bowl if necessary.
• Put the lid on (with the high pressure valve, not the one for vegetables), put on high heat until steam comes out and reduce the heat to the lowest you can without stopping the whistling sound (for me it's a little lower than medium).
• Cook that way for 40 minutes, take the cooker off the heat and wait at least 20 minutes before opening it.
• Troubleshooting and tips : if there's a significant amount of liquid left on the bottom of the cooker, stir the beans, screw the lid back, put on high heat, let the pressure build and take off the stove as soon as it whistles. Then, wait 10 minutes before opening.
• Also, beans are at their best when reheated. Once refrigerated, always stir them well before serving the first leftover portion, so as to distribute the sauce that will have settled to the bottom and hardened.

POACHED PERCH FILLETS (FILETS DE PERCHE)

Steps:

• To make poaching liquid, combine water, leek greens, pickling spice, and salt in a medium-sized pan.
• Bring to a boil over high heat.
• Turn heat to medium low and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Rinse fish fillets under cold water and pat dry with paper towels.
• Place fillets in a large frying pan, top with cooked leek greens, and pour 1 cup of poaching liquid over fish.
• Cover and allow to simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes.
• Scrape leek mixture from fish, remove fillets using a slotted spoon, and place them on a large serving platter.
• Keep platter of fish in a warm oven until ready to serve.
• Pour liquid from the pan through a fine sieve and reserve clear stock only.
• Place butter in a medium-sized pan over medium-high heat.
• Add white parts of leek and saute, stirring constantly until leeks are golden.
• Add flour and stir until flour is light brown.
• Add 1 cup of reserved fish stock, dill weed, and pepper.
• Stir to blend well.
• Remove from heat, add sour cream, and blend.
• Pour sauce over fish fillets.
• Optional: Sprinkle with chopped tomato pieces.

POMMES DE TERRE SARLADAISES

Steps:

• Heat the goose fat or vegetable oil in a heavy frying pan or wok. Add the potatoes, and sauté, tossing frequently with a wooden spoon, until they start to brown and become golden about 25 minutes.
• Sprinkle with salt and freshly ground pepper, the garlic, and the parsley. Serve warm.