Recipe

November 23, 2009

Potato & Turnip Terrine Recipe

Recipe:

Step 1: Thinly slice shallots.

Step 2: Chop garlic (fine).

Step 3: Peel and thinly slice potatoes and turnip (most easily done using a mandolin).

Step 4: With the butter, sweat shallots and garlic in a pan. Add the cream and bring up to a simmer. Remove from heat and whisk in crumbled blue cheese. Set aside.

Step 5: Coat a narrow oven-safe pan (terrine dish or bread pan) with vegetable spray or butter.

Step 6: Place a layer of potatoes, then a layer of turnip. Now evenly coat with the blue cheese/cream mixture. Continue to layer in this sequence until ingredients are used. Should be 2″ thick before baking.

Step 7: Place a layer of parchment paper over the top and weight down to keep the layers compressed.

Step 8: Bake at 350-375°F for 45 minutes or until it can be pierced easily with a paring knife. Slice and serve.

Ingredients

4 medium Yukon Gold potatoes
1 turnip
1 shallot
1 garlic clove
1 tbsp unsalted butter
1 cup cream
1/4 cup blue cheese

Directions

Yield:

Step 1: Thinly slice shallots.

Step 2: Chop garlic (fine).

Step 3: Peel and thinly slice potatoes and turnip (most easily done using a mandolin).

Step 4: With the butter, sweat shallots and garlic in a pan. Add the cream and bring up to a simmer. Remove from heat and whisk in crumbled blue cheese. Set aside.

Step 5: Coat a narrow oven-safe pan (terrine dish or bread pan) with vegetable spray or butter.

Step 6: Place a layer of potatoes, then a layer of turnip. Now evenly coat with the blue cheese/cream mixture. Continue to layer in this sequence until ingredients are used. Should be 2″ thick before baking.

Step 7: Place a layer of parchment paper over the top and weight down to keep the layers compressed.

Step 8: Bake at 350-375°F for 45 minutes or until it can be pierced easily with a paring knife. Slice and serve.