tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405833067632667762.post4208532909408188777..comments2023-03-03T00:26:08.910-08:00Comments on Cooking For My Wife: Joël Robuchon's pommes puréeJasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10600431357069530783noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405833067632667762.post-42975742071816548022020-11-23T14:18:37.976-08:002020-11-23T14:18:37.976-08:00The great news is that you don't have to peel ...The great news is that you don't have to peel the potatoes with a ricer - we never do and it works great. We discovered that by watching this potato recipe - https://www.facebook.com/epicurious/videos/10159629128095367Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078193091575733341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405833067632667762.post-5615555375681785602012-01-18T01:14:46.864-08:002012-01-18T01:14:46.864-08:00Robuchon himself said (to Anthony Bourdain on came...Robuchon himself said (to Anthony Bourdain on camera): "1kilo of potatoes, 250 grams of butter, voila!".That would translate proportionately as 2 pounds of potatoes, 1/2 pound of butter---this recipe and not some others one sees.Economisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12375790564498613464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405833067632667762.post-33347746421234682702011-04-07T22:21:07.626-07:002011-04-07T22:21:07.626-07:00mashed potato at this level is definitely labor in...mashed potato at this level is definitely labor intensive (it takes me about 20 minutes to whip the butter into 2.5kg potato)...and also as a side note, the real Robuchon recipe calls for much more butter, I won't say exactly how much, but at LEAST a 1:1 ratio (of POST tamis potato to butter)! That's one reason pomme puree "to go" is a no-no policy at his restaurants.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10132913322213305647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405833067632667762.post-66399641768830001692008-10-17T14:50:00.000-07:002008-10-17T14:50:00.000-07:00sounds alot like mine, but I use a pinch of fresh ...sounds alot like mine, but I use a pinch of fresh nutmeg and a sprinle of parmesan in them...yum, starch is good.cheffjonnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01115989293993068905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405833067632667762.post-19510220420383782212008-04-02T06:03:00.000-07:002008-04-02T06:03:00.000-07:00I couldn't wait to try your pommes puree next Than...I couldn't wait to try your pommes puree next Thanksgiving. But are you sure you can do it for 30 people? And how many pounds of butter?Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11689381134315813891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405833067632667762.post-31225423312519332022008-03-18T18:44:00.000-07:002008-03-18T18:44:00.000-07:00uhm... i'll hold you to that volunteer offer :P re...uhm... i'll hold you to that volunteer offer :P remember, your family is huge :) Everyone needs at least one tablespoon full of pommes pureechiscottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05205971700080320816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405833067632667762.post-54281756646529403742008-03-18T15:38:00.000-07:002008-03-18T15:38:00.000-07:00whoa, yum. i just got thomas keller's french laun...whoa, yum. i just got thomas keller's french laundry cookbook and he's all about the tamis. i want to get one so i can try stuff like this.<BR/><BR/>and i agree with miniplum: next time, go for the gusto with the butter.michelle @ thursday night smackdownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097542468670036610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405833067632667762.post-78816614885876897112008-03-18T10:07:00.000-07:002008-03-18T10:07:00.000-07:00Mmmmmm so good. I say we go all out and use the fu...Mmmmmm so good. I say we go all out and use the full butter measurement next time! (I can't believe I just said that). It really did taste "almost" like Joel Robuchon's potatoes.<BR/><BR/><B>Pommes puree pushed through the strainer:</B> A+<BR/><BR/><B>The rest:</B> A- (great flavor, but still a bit chunky compared to the above)jkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08914066011949780205noreply@blogger.com