Smashed Potato-Cheddar Cakes with Warm Cran-Apple Sauce

Name: Smashed Potato-Cheddar Cakes with Warm Cran-Apple Sauce
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters apple cider; 3 Tbsps brown sugar; 4 servings Butter pats; 473 milliliters grated Cheddar; 4 servings Coarse salt and pepper; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; 4 servings Water or milk, as needed to thin potatoes; 0 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg, eyeball it; 4 servings Paprika, to garnish, optional; 710 milliliters smashed or leftover mashed potatoes; 3 Golden or Red Delicious apples, peeled and chopped; 2 scallions, finely chopped; 4 servings Drizzle vegetable oil; 237 milliliters prepared whole berry cranberry sauce, store bought or homemade

Smashed Potato-Cheddar Cakes with Warm Cran-Apple Sauce is a dessert that serves 4. One serving contains 765 calories, 18g of protein, and 38g of fat. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. Head to the store and pick up scallions, lemon juice, paprika, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 40 minutes.

Instructions

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Place apples, lemon juice, cider, sugar and cinnamon in a medium pot over medium high heat and cook down into a thick sauce, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes.

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Lemon Juice

Cinnamon

Apple

Sauce

Sugar

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Remove from heat and stir in cranberry sauce to warm through and combine.

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Cranberry Sauce

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.

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Frying Pan

Place potatoes and water or milk in a bowl and cover with plastic. Microwave 2 minutes on high to slightly reheat and loosen potatoes. Stir them up with the liquid to make them workable again.

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Potato

Water

Milk

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Bowl

Combine cheese, scallions and nutmeg with potatoes and adjust salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Green Onions

Potato

Cheese

Nutmeg

Add a drizzle of vegetable oil and a pat of butter to your preheated skillet then score the potatoes and cheese mixture in half. Using the first half of the potatoes, make 6 (3-inch across and 1/2-inch thick) potato cakes and space them evenly around the pan. Cook the cakes until golden all over, 3 minutes per side, then remove and garnish with paprika, if using, and repeat with remaining ingredients.

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Vegetable Oil

Potato

Paprika

Butter

Cheese

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Serve potato-cheddar cakes with warm cran-apple sauce for topping.

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Applesauce

Cheddar Cheese

Potato

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Servings:

237milliliters

apple cider 3Tbsps

brown sugar 4servings

Butter pats 473milliliters

grated Cheddar 4servings

Coarse salt and pepper 1teaspoons

ground cinnamon 2teaspoons

lemon juice 4servings

Water or milk, as needed to thin potatoes 0teaspoons

freshly grated nutmeg, eyeball it 4servings

Paprika, to garnish, optional 710milliliters

smashed or leftover mashed potatoes 3

Golden or Red Delicious apples, peeled and chopped 2

scallions, finely chopped 4servings

Drizzle vegetable oil 237milliliters

prepared whole berry cranberry sauce, store bought or homemade

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Port, Moscato Dasti

Cake works really well with Cream Sherry, Port, and Moscato d'Asti. A common wine pairing rule is to make sure your wine is sweeter than your food. Delicate desserts go well with Moscato d'Asti, nutty desserts with cream sherry, and caramel or chocolate desserts pair well with port. The NV Solera Cream Sherry with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 17 dollars per bottle.

NV Solera Cream Sherry

The Solera Cream Sherry has a brilliant amber and deep copper hue. With butterscotch and pecan aromas, the sweet salted nut and brown spice aromas carry a complex caramel accent. A sweet entry leads to a rounded, lush, moderately full-bodied palate with a lengthy, flavorful finish.