Scalloped Potatoes with Caramelized Onions

About this Recipe

This baked scalloped potatoes with cheese recipe uses freshly grated Parmesan cheese and fresh rosemary for a full, rich flavor that sets it apart from other potatoes recipes. Scalloped potatoes recipes is a recipe that is well worth the effort. Armed with a mandoline you can cut the potatoes in no time, and once you have the onions sauteed it's just a matter of putting all the ingredients together and putting it in the oven, for a side dish that will be the star of your family-friendly meal ideas.

Grandmother's Tip:

1. Cooking times vary with ovens and elevations which is why you need to check at the 50 minute mark.

2. If the potatoes are not cooked, bake covered another 10-20 minutes or until the potatoes tender. Check by poking with a fork to check for doneness.

3. Yellow onions are probably the best choice for this potatoes recipe. Yellow onions are the most popular cooking onion variety because they add great flavor to most soups, stews, and meat recipes. Usually, when a recipe calls for onion, yellow onions are a safe bet. White onions have a slightly milder flavor than yellow onions and are a good substitute if you need onion flavor, but don’t want it to be too powerful.

4. For this baked scalloped potatoes we like to use russet potatoes.

5. In general, store potatoes in a cool, dark place with good ventilation. If you store your potatoes properly, they will stay fresh for several weeks. If potatoes develop any green areas and begin to sprout, make sure to trim these off before cooking.

Cleaning up after making any recipe is also a great way to combat mold in the kitchen. When you’ve been cutting up vegetables as you would with this recipe, make sure that you’re cleaning off your working surface properly to avoid the accumulation of moisture on your wooden cutting board, or use a glass, stone or BPA free plastic cutting board. It’s important to wash any cutting board after using it so that bacteria can’t grow on the cutting board and so that it stays in good shape for the next time you use it. Use natural kitchen cleaners including white vinegar and essential oils to get rid of any bacteria and germs in your kitchen and spray everything down and wipe it clean. A clean kitchen is the kind of kitchen you’re going to want to cook in after all.


Ingredients

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Makes: Serves 6-8

2 Tablespoons olive oil

4 cups thinly sliced onions ( 1-2 medium sized onions)

7 medium sized russet potatoes, peeled, washed and cut into 1/8 inch thick slices

1 Tablespoon olive oil to toss into the sliced potatoes

1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon pepper

1/3 cup chicken or vegetable broth

1 teaspoon freshly minced fresh rosemary

1 teaspoon olive oil to grease the baking dish

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

2. Chop the onions. Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a large skillet on medium high heat. Add the onions and stir to coat with the olive oil. Turn down to low and cook until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Be sure to keep an eye on them and stir occasionally so they don't burn. After 20 minutes remove from the stove-top and set aside.

3. Meanwhile peel and wash the potatoes. Slice the potatoes into 1/8 inch rounds and put them into a large bowl. You can keep them covered in cold water to keep them from going grey but you will need to towel dry the water off the potato rounds before adding the oil.

4. Toss the sliced potatoes with the olive oil. Add the Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper.

5. Stir in the chicken broth. Toss well to coat all the potatoes evenly.

6. Grease the baking dish with oil.

7. Arrange the caramelized onions on the bottom to cover it evenly.

8. Arrange the potato rounds into the dish in nice rows and pour all the remaining liquid from the bowl you tossed the potatoes in over the potatoes.

9. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 50 minutes.

10. Once baked uncover the potatoes and set the oven to broil. Broil for a few minutes until the potatoes are lightly browned. Keep a close eye so you don't burn them.

ENJOY!

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Potatoes come in three basic categories to include starchy, waxy, and all-purpose. Starchy potatoes are the variety that is best used for baking and frying. Waxy potatoes have a more waxy, smooth texture, so they hold their shape while they are cooking. Waxy potatoes are good for recipes such as stews, soups, potato salads and scalloped potatoes. All-purpose potatoes have less starch than the starchy potatoes, but not starch that they completely fall apart when they are cooked. These potatoes work for most potato dishes.

Starchy potatoes are best for baking and frying. Because of the starch in these potatoes, they don't hold together all that well when cooked, but they are absorbent and fluffy and which makes them perfect for oil in the deep fryer or butter on a baked potato. Russets are good mashed, but you don't want to work them over, as they may become gluey. Some examples of starchy potatoes include russets, jewel yams, Japanese sweet potato and Hannah sweet potato.

Waxy potatoes have a waxy more smooth texture, so these potatoes hold their shape while when cooking. They work in potatoes recipe where you need to boil, slice, or roast. Waxy potatoes include Rose Finn Apple potatoes, Russian banana, Red Thumb, French Fingerling, Larette potatoes, and Austrian Crescent. All-purpose is just like the name implies all purpose and work for most potatoes recipes. All-purpose potatoes include Red Gold Potatoes, Purple Majesty potatoes, Norland Red, Yukon Gold, Kennebec Potatoes, and All Blue potatoes to name a few. Purple Majesty potatoes are oblong potatoes that have a very dark purple skin and purple firm, moist flesh. They keep their color when they are cooked and are high in antioxidants. They are best baked, roasted, in soup recipes and mixed into potato salad recipes.

With so many potato varieties to choose from, you might try a new variety once in a while in a potatoes recipe you haven't tried before. When choosing potatoes for your potatoes recipes, make sure they are firm, plump, and free of any soft spots, blemishes, and sprouts.



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