Chef John's Youtube channel "Food Wishes" is one of my favorite cooking shows. Not only does he cook great food, but his sense of humor is just my style.
Last week, I came across his video for Steakhouse Potatoes Romanoff and decided to cook it for Christmas. Usually I do mashed or scalloped potatoes, but this was a winner hands down.
A few changes I made:
1. I used Yukon Golds from our garden. They were smaller and so probably took 2-3 times as many as the russets. I put them in a 13x9 pan covered with foil rather than individually wrap them. Cooked for 1 hour then refrigerated overnight. The cold potatoes worked best for grating.
2. Easy on the white pepper and cayenne if your guests aren't fond of spice.
3. I used shredded Mexican cheese blend. Next time, I'll take Chef John's suggestion and shred my own white cheddar.
4. I added mild - it's likely that my sour cream was too thick, but the milk helped thin it out and mix everything together.
5. I forgot to buy shallots, so yellow onions worked fine. [Next year hoping to use onions from our garden.]
1 teaspoon butter, or as needed
3-4 large russet potatoes, scrubbed
¼ cup minced shallots
3 teaspoons kosher salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
2 ½ cups grated sharp white Cheddar cheese
1 ¾ cups sour cream
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/276526/steakhouse-potatoes-romanoff/
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