Red, White and Blue Potato Stacks
Ingredients:
Fried Chips
- 2 each Idaho® Russet Potatoes, 100 ct.
- 1 teaspoon salt, plus more for seasoning
- 2 cups canola oil
Sage Potato Garnish
- Red and White Potatoes
- 4 pounds Idaho® Russet Potatoes, cut into quarters
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper, black or white
- 2 Tablespoons chipotle peppers in adobo, pureed
- 8 oz. goat cheese
- 4 cloves garlic, roasted and smashed
Blue Potatoes
- 1 pound Idaho® Purple Potatoes
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- ½ cup of heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Directions:
Fried Chips
- Peel potatoes and slice thin on a mandolin. Place in a bowl and cover with cold water and salt. Let soak for at least 30 minutes. Drain, rinse, and blot dry with paper towels.
- Heat a skillet with oil over medium high heat. Fry potato chips until brown and bubbles dissipate. Place on a paper towel lined plate and hold until assembly.
- Season with salt to taste.
Sage Potato Garnish
- Peel and cut the potatoes in equal size pieces so that they all cook at the same time.
- Place the potatoes into a large pot and fill with cold water. Make sure there is enough water to fully cover the potatoes.
- On medium high heat bring to a boil.
- Cook uncovered for about 15 to 20 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender.
- Heat the cream on the stove top until warm, but not boiling hot.
- Drain the potatoes and transfer them to a mixer bowl. Add the butter and begin whipping, then slowly add in hot cream until you reach the desired consistency.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Divide into two batches. One batch you will add the chipotle peppers to. The other batch add the goat cheese and roasted garlic. Keep warm until assembly.
Blue Potatoes
- Peel and cut the potatoes in equal size pieces so that they all cook at the same time.
- Place the potatoes into a large pot and fill with cold water. Make sure there is enough water to fully cover the potatoes.
- On medium high heat bring to a boil.
- Cook uncovered for about 15 to 20 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender. Heat the cream on the stove top until warm, but not boiling hot.
- Drain the potatoes and transfer them to a mixer bowl. Add the butter and begin whipping, then slowly add in hot cream until you reach the desired consistency.
- Season with salt and pepper.
Assembly
- Using a pastry bag, pipe red potatoes on top of a fried chip.
- Place another fried chip atop the red potatoes and then pipe the white potatoes, repeat with a fried chip then pipe the blue potatoes.
- Garnish with a sage potato garnish.