Vegetarian Friendly: Purple Potatoes Casserole
With its vivid color and dense texture, purple potatoes casserole becomes a highlight on the dining table. It can not only satisfy the taste buds but also is full of nutrition. It is an ideal choice for family banquets or daily dining tables.
Why do I like this recipe?
This cheese and purple potatoes casserole recipe is simple and delicious. Judging from the combination of ingredients, the dense sweetness and fragrance of purple potatoes and the salty fragrance of cheese are perfectly combined. After adding milk, the taste will be more smooth.
The production process is also very easy to handle. Just mash the purple potatoes, add milk and stir, then sprinkle shredded cheese and bake. The whole process takes less than an hour and is suitable for making homemade snacks at home.
The final product has a golden and attractive appearance. The purple potatoes puree is delicate and dense. The stretchy texture of the cheese is irresistible. Paired with a hot drink, it is very suitable as afternoon tea or a late-night snack.
Required raw materials and substitutes
Main ingredients:
Purple sweet potato: Provides sweetness and a delicate texture. It is the core ingredient.
Supplementary ingredients:
Milk: Increases moisture and a milky aroma.
Shredded cheese: Adds a rich milky aroma and forms a delicious surface.
Substitutes:
Milk: Can be replaced by coconut milk or almond milk. The flavor is slightly different.
Shredded cheese: Can be replaced by tearing up cheese slices. It can also melt and produce a similar flavor when heated.
What tool is more convenient for mashing purple potatoes?
A food processor is the most labor-saving tool for making purple potatoes puree. Just put steamed purple potatoes into it and stir. In a few seconds, you can get a delicate puree.
A potato masher is also a good choice. This specialized tool is reasonably designed. The mesh-shaped pressing plate can easily press purple potatoes into a delicate puree and is easy to clean.
If there is no professional tool at home, you can use a stainless steel colander and a bowl to make it. Put the purple potatoes in the colander and press the purple potatoes into the bowl with the back of a spoon. Although it takes some effort, the effect is also good.
How to store it?
Refrigeration and freezing are the best storage methods. When refrigerating, put the purple potatoes puree into a sealed box or plastic bag and consume it within 2-3 days in the refrigerator compartment. If you want to store it for a longer time, use freezing. Freeze it in small packages. The taste can be maintained within one month.
Before eating, directly heat the refrigerated one. For the frozen one, defrost it in the refrigerator in advance. Heating can be done with a microwave oven or by heating in water. The temperature should not be too high to avoid destroying the taste and nutrition.
INGREDIENTS
Main Ingredients
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·250g purple potatoes
Accessories
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·50ml milk
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·50g shredded cheese
COOKING STEP
Step 1
Mash the steamed 250g purple potatoes into a delicate puree.
Step 2
Add 50ml of milk and stir evenly with the purple potatoes puree
Step 3
Spread the purple potatoes puree flat in a baking pan and smooth the surface with a spoon.
Step 4
Evenly sprinkle 50g of shredded cheese to cover the surface of the purple potatoes puree.
Step 5
Put the baking pan into the preheated oven, set the temperature to 180 degrees Celsius and bake for 20 minutes.
Step 6
Once the time is up, take out the baking pan and enjoy it after it cools down slightly.
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Recipe variations
Adding spices:
Adding a little cinnamon powder or vanilla extract to the purple potatoes puree can add a warm aroma. It is especially suitable for autumn and winter seasons and gives people a warm feeling.
Changing to other cheeses:
Shredded cheese can be replaced with mozzarella cheese or cheddar cheese. Mozzarella cheese can bring a more stretchy effect, and cheddar cheese has a stronger milky aroma.
Adding nuts:
Sprinkling some chopped nuts such as walnuts or almonds on the purple potatoes puree can not only increase the layering of the taste but also add healthy fats and nutrients.
Increasing sweetness:
If you like a sweeter taste, you can add some honey or maple syrup to the purple potatoes puree to increase the natural sweetness. The baked purple potatoes cheese will have more flavor.
FAQs:
It is best to choose mozzarella or cheddar cheese. After melting, the taste is delicate and not too oily. When sprinkling cheese, don't spread it too densely. Leaving some gaps makes it easier for the purple potatoes puree to dissipate heat and also allows the flavors of cheese and purple potatoes to blend better.
If you want to maintain a soft texture, you can add 15ml more milk or light cream to the purple potatoes puree. In addition, whip it for a while longer when stirring to make the purple potatoes puree fluffier, so that it won't be too firm after cooling.
It is recommended to add sugar when mashing the purple potatoes puree. In this way, the sugar is easy to dissolve and the taste is more uniform. Refined white granulated sugar is better because it dissolves quickly and does not affect the color of purple potatoes. If you want a different flavor, brown sugar and honey are both good choices.
If you press hard, the cheese will all sink into the purple potatoes puree. The original layering where the cheese is on top and the purple potatoes is on the bottom, and you can taste both the fragrance of cheese and the sweetness of purple potatoes in one bite, will all be gone.
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