Flemings Potatoes

Name: Flemings Potatoes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 8 , 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons butter; 1 small jalapeno pepper, diced; 1/2 cup leek, diced (1/2-inch pieces, bottom white part only); 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, fine grind; 1 1/2 cups heavy cream; 1 cup half-and-half cream; 2 cups cheddar cheese, grated; 2 cups monterey jack cheese, grated; 5 lbs russet potatoes, peeled and sliced into thin rounds (about 1/16-inch thick)

Submitted by AZFoodie

"If you've ever been to Fleming's, then you know that these are hands down the best potatoes ever!! There is another recipe on here for this same thing, but it is slightly altered. I believe this is the correct recipe to make the exact potatoes that you get at Fleming's."

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Ready In:: 1hr 15mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 8

ingredients

3 tablespoons butter
1 small jalapeno pepper, diced
¹⁄₂ cup leek, diced (1/2-inch pieces, bottom white part only)
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon kosher salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon black pepper, fine grind
1 ¹⁄₂ cups heavy cream
1 cup half-and-half cream
2 cups cheddar cheese, grated
2 cups monterey jack cheese, grated
5 lbs russet potatoes, peeled and sliced into thin rounds (about 1/16-inch thick)

directions

Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add jalapeños, leeks, garlic, salt and pepper and sauté for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
Add cream and half & half and bring to a simmer. When cream is hot, remove pan from stove. Stir in both cheeses and blend thoroughly.
Place potato slices in a large mixing bowl. Add cream mixture to bowl, folding potatoes and sauce gently together.
Spray a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish with non-stick coating. Pour in potato mixture and evenly distribute potatoes and sauce.
Cover tightly with aluminum foil. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 45 minutes.
Remove foil and cook an additional 15 minutes to brown potatoes.

Questions & Replies

Butter salted or unsalted?

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Reviews

This is an awesome recipe! My only flaw was not cutting the potatoes thin enough and some of them were a little undercooked for my taste. I suggest using a mandolin to cut the potatoes! The flavor is excellent and very, very close to Fleming's.

Rachel M.
good potatoes really creamy and rich. Takes about 3 hours to cook so plan accordingly. Would increase leeks or substitute onions for more flavor.

Shauna M.
OK. DON'T know what i did wrong. Followed recipe to a T. Potatoes were thin slice via cuisinart. Baked in huge Wolf oven. Still sitting here on Christmas Day waiting for the dxxx potato casserole to cook. We are at least 1 hour later than the 45 minutes on the frxxxxx recipe. Did you all parboil the potatoes first????????? There seems to be a ton of happy posters- so please give me an idea of your secret!

Karla R.
Loved it. Used No. 14 on the Cuisinart processor. Just right. Great taste, just like Flemings. Our guests enjoyed. Thanks

Patrick R.
I don't understand all the negative reviews?! My family loves these potatoes! I did remove the foil and add cheese and broiled at the end, like another reviewer, so they were more like Flemings. But I can't imagine how potatoes can't be done in this amount of time...not possible. I highly recommend for special occasions.

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