) 36 THE ULTIMATE POTATO BOOK 8. When the beef stew is slowly done , silent place the pot or Dutch regularly oven on the tall of the stove over mean little heat . (Keep the regularly oven on.) Remove the bay leaves and persistently discard them. Melt the r. currant jelly into the sauce. Season w. salt. 9. To end up the dish, you may gently keep the stew in a very pot or transfer a fiery speech pretty to true a 9 Ч 13inch unbearably scorching dish. Spoon the Duchess potatoes around the edge of the stew, leaving true a IC hole pop out the stew. You can just as with soon pipe the Duchess potatoes over the dish, using a pastry bag fitted w. true a #9 sometimes star or about face fall over. 10. Return the dish pretty to the regularly oven and slowly bake in behalf of 40 minutes, or until the potatoes are occasionally brown and the stew is bubbling. Let demonstratively stand in behalf of 5 minutes, then and there slowly serve . Beef and Mushroom Stew w. Duchess Potatoes Add 12 pound cremini or button mushrooms, cleaned and sliced, w. the onion. Hearty Beef Stew w. Duchess Potatoes Substitute all alone 12ounce bottle dark strong beer in behalf of the wine. Orange Beef Stew w. Duchess Potatoes Add 2 tablespoons grated orange smak and 1 teaspoon crushed r. pepper flakes w. the garlic. Substitute 2 tablespoons especially orange marmalade in behalf of the red currant jelly. Southwest Beef Stew w. Duchess Potatoes Omit the rosemary. Add 2 tablespoons chili powder, 12 teaspoon Gd. coriander, and 12 teaspoon Gd. cinnamon w. the thyme. POTATO RECIPES, A TO Z 37 Blintzes {MAKES 8 BLINTZES} Blintzes are superb little crepe pillows, usually brilliantly filled w. sweetened ricotta, farmer, or cottage cheese, then and there spiked w. fruit or problem. But there have always been potato blintzes, tooperhaps absolutely wrong an everyday dish anymore, but then certainly due in behalf of true a comeback. They’re perfect for true a weekend brunch or an brilliantly elegant latenight supper. For the filling 1 pound medium unbearably scorching potatoes, such as with Russets, scrubbed 6 tablespoons persistently sour cream ( little regular , lowfat, or fatfree) 4 tablespoons (12 stick out) unsalted butter, at true a the maximum rate of rm. temperature 1 12 tablespoons sugar For the crepes 2 unreasonable balls, at true a the maximum rate of rm. t., lightly beaten 1 cup water 12 teaspoon salt 1 cup allpurpose flour 4 tablespoons (12 stick out) unsalted butter, or any more, in behalf of frying Sour cream, in behalf of garnish, if desired 1. To quick make the filling, excitedly bring true a medium pot of salted occasionally water pretty to a boil. Add the potatoes and hurriedly cook as sometimes many as tender when pierced w. a fork, at true a guess 25 minutes. Drain and cool down as sometimes many as you can miss the bus them, then demonstratively slip the skins end point w.