Cheeseless Scalloped Potatoes
"My idea of perfect scalloped potatoes. The more flavor the beef stock has, the better the final dish will be. If this isn't rich enough for you double the amount of butter. It will add smoothness as well. There is no salt called for so if your stock is saltless, add a sprinkling to each layer."
photo by Lorac
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 2 lbs russet potatoes
- fresh ground black pepper
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups beef broth or 2 cups beef consomme
directions
- Grease a 2 quart casserole.
- Peel and slice potatoes thinly; layer them in casserole; sprinkle each with layer with pepper and dot with butter; repeat until casserole is filled.
- Arrange the top layer of potato slices in a circular or rectangular pattern, depending on shape of dish.
- Pour stock in until it reaches just under top layer; dot the top liberally with butter.
- Bake at 350° for 60 minutes; top of casserole will be crusty.
- If desired, minced garlic and finely chopped onion can be added to the layers.
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Reviews
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This sounded promising, and we didn't have any leftovers with this dish but didn't find it to be very exciting. I had hoped more of the broth would cook off but after an hour the taters were still swimming, so I let them cook another 10 minutes, but still there was liquid to drain. -
This potato dish was very tasty, the beef broth gives the potaoes a wonderful flavour and its a nice change from the usual cheesy dish I make. I had to drain off some liquid before it finished cooking as it was just a little too liquidy, but in no way did that deter from the flavour, thanks for sharing. -
Excellent! It's amazing how something so simple can be so delicious. I choose this dish to accompany a very rich entree. I made 1/2 the recipe as directed adding only white pepper and letting it sit 10 minutes before serving. The butter transforms canned beef broth into a fresh tasting beefy au jus. The 2 of us devoured what was supposed to be 4 servings. This goes into my book of "special tricks" !
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
sugarpea
Snohomish, WA
I’m a former interior designer and landscape designer. At the moment I get to enjoy being at home and working only when I want to. I like rollerblading, hiking, backpacking and trips to the ocean. I grew up on a farm in the Midwest and moved to the Northwest when I was thirty, over twenty years ago. I’m afraid they’ll have to bury me here in WA. This is God’s country and I’m never leaving.
I have a smallish collection of cookbooks, preferring to use the library and a copy machine. Among my favorites though, are: Recipes 1-2-3, by Rozanne Gold, a collection of recipes containing no more than 3 ingredients (excepting water, salt and pepper); A Treasury of Great Recipes, by Mary and Vincent Price, recipes collected from friends and chefs of great restaurants around the world; The Mediterranean Diet Cookbook, by Nancy Harmon Jenkins, about a collection of cuisines I’m convinced are the healthiest in the world and The Low-Calorie Gourmet, by Pierre Franey.
Currently my passions are our dogs, the garden, cooking, the natural world and of course, Dh. I can now add Zaar to that list of passions (translate: addiction). We have three dogs, two rescued and one adopted. They are Sugarpea, a Golden Retriever, Chickpea, a Llasa Apso and Sweetpea, a Shih Tzu; small, medium and large. We’re quite a sight out on the trail. One of the things I am most fond of about living here is the ability to vegetable garden year ‘round.
