Potato Mash Soufflé

Turn your leftover mashed potato into a delicious treat. This Potato Mash Soufflé is bound to make your heart beat.


Ingredients:
1 cup of cold leftover cold mashed potatoes
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 tablespoons bread crumbs
2 eggs, separated
3 tablespoons thick cream
3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
salt and pepper
nutmeg

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 220C (470F)
2. Butter oven dish and coat with breadcrumbs and set aside.
3. Wisk the potatoes together with the egg yolks, cream, Parmeasan cheese, and garlic
until creamy, and set aside.
4. Combine egg whites and pinch, then wisk with electricbeater until the whites are stiff.
5. Fold egg whites into potato mix and transfer to gratin dish and bake until
golden brown.
6. Sprinkle with nutmeg and enjoy

Serves 4-6

Mashed Potato Soup

Another great way to use up your leftover mashed potatoes is to make a Mashed Potato Soup out of it. I won’t preach too much, but around the world millions of people go starving – so wasting food is pretty high on my pet hates list. The Mashed potato soup is a great winter warmer.


Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups of (leftover) mashed potatoes
1/2 cup of minced onion
1 small stick of celery (including leaves), finely chopped
1 carrot, finely grated
2 tablespoons of butter
2 cups of chicken broth
1 teaspoon of white-wine vinegar
1/3 cup of chopped parsley leaves
1/4 teaspoon of dried rosemary



Method:
    1. Brown the onion in a large saucepan,
    2. Add the celery, carrot and butter and continue to cook over low heat
    3. Stir in the chicken broth and the rosemary and bring to the boil
    4. Add the vinegar and the parsley
    5. Stir through - add salt and pepper to taste
    6. Enjoy your un-wasted potato mash!

Serves 4 - 6