Best Chez Louis Potato Pie Recipes

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CHEZ LOUIS POTATO PIE



Chez Louis Potato Pie image

Provided by Craig Claiborne And Pierre Franey

Categories     side dish

Time 2h

Yield Six to eight servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

5 pounds Idaho or russet potatoes
Salt to taste, if desired
Freshly ground pepper to taste
24 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon coarsely or finely chopped garlic
2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley

Steps:

  • Peel the potatoes. There should be about four and one-half pounds when peeled. Drop the potatoes into cold water until ready to cook.
  • Bring enough water to the boil to cover the potatoes when they are added. Add salt to taste. Add the potatoes and cook 25 minutes, or until they are slightly undercooked. They will cook later in the oven.
  • Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
  • Drain the potatoes and put them in a large heavy skillet. Sprinkle generously with pepper and add 16 tablespoons of butter. Using a large heavy spoon, cut the potatoes haphazardly into chunks, each about two inches thick. Let them cook 12 to 15 minutes, turning the pieces over and over so that they brown evenly.
  • Meanwhile, heat a large heavy skillet (preferably a 12-inch, No. 10, black-iron skillet) until it is hot and almost smoking.
  • Melt the remaining eight tablespoons of butter in a saucepan and pour it into the skillet. Immediately, add the potato mixture and flatten it on top with a large, heavy metal spoon. Let cook over moderately high heat for three minutes. Place the skillet in the oven and bake 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and pour off the free butter from around the sides, taking care not to let the potatoes fall from the skillet. This butter may be recycled and put to other uses, such as scrambling eggs, etc.
  • Cover the skillet with a heat-proof round dish, such as a pizza pan. Invert the skillet onto the pan, allowing the potatoes to fall evenly on the pan.
  • Place the pan in the oven and bake 15 minutes longer. Pour off any free-flowing butter from the pan.
  • Carefully slide the pie from the pizza or other pan onto a round serving dish. Sprinkle the garlic into a circle in the center of the pie; garnish around the circle of garlic with an outer circle of chopped parsley.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 534, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams, Carbohydrate 52 grams, Fat 35 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 7 grams, SaturatedFat 22 grams, Sodium 765 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 1 gram

CHEZ LOUIS POTATO PIE



Chez Louis Potato Pie image

Provided by Food Network

Time 1h50m

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

5 pounds Idaho or russet potatoes
24 tablespoons butter (or duck fat) (4 sticks)
2 tablespoons coarsely chopped garlic
2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Peel the potatoes. There should be about 4 1/2 pounds when peeled. Drop the potatoes into cold water until ready to cook. Bring enough water to boil to cover the potatoes when they are added. Add salt to taste. Add potatoes and cook 25 minutes, or until they are slightly undercooked. They will cook later in the oven.
  • Meanwhile preheat oven to 450 degrees. Drain the potatoes and put them in a large heavy skillet. Sprinkle generously with pepper and add 16 tablespoons of butter. Using a large heavy spoon, cut the potatoes haphazardly into chunks, each about 2 inches thick. Let them cook 12 to 15 minutes, turning the pieces over so that they brown evenly. Meanwhile, heat a large heavy skillet (preferably a 12-inch, number 10 black iron skillet) until it is hot and almost smoking. Melt the remaining 8 tablespoons of butter in a saucepan and pour it into the skillet. Add 1 tablespoon of the garlic and the potato mixture, mix together and then flatten it on top with a large heavy metal spoon. Let cook moderately high heat for three minutes. Place the skillet in the oven and bake 15 minutes.
  • Remove form the oven and pour off the free butter from around the sides, taking care not to let the potatoes fall form the skillet (this butter may be recycled and put to other uses, such as scrambling eggs). Cover the skillet with a heat proof round dish, such as a pizza pan. Invert the skillet onto the pan, allowing the potatoes to fall evenly on the pan. Place the pan in the oven and bake 15 minutes longer. Pour off any free-flowing butter from the pan. Carefully slide the pie from the pizza pan or other pan onto a round serving dish. Sprinkle the garlic into a circle in the center of the pie, garnish around the circle of garlic with an outer circle of chopped parsley. Serve with the perfect roasted chicken, T-bone or roasted lobster

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