Description
Creamy, indulgent potatoes romanoff brings Russian-inspired elegance to classic comfort food. Rich cheese and luxurious sour cream create a delectable side dish perfect for intimate gatherings where you’ll savor each delightful, velvety bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ½ lbs (1.1 kg) russet potatoes, 3 large
- 1 ½ cups (170 g) sharp white cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 cup (240 ml) sour cream
- ½ cup finely minced shallots (or red onion)
- 1 tbsp (15 g) unsalted butter, for greasing the baking dish
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- Optional: chopped chives or parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Potato Preparation: Roast potatoes at 400F (200C) directly on oven rack for one hour until tender. Cool completely, then refrigerate overnight to enhance texture and flavor profile.
- Potato Processing: Carefully shred chilled potatoes using a box grater, removing skin if preferred, creating delicate potato strands with consistent texture.
- Flavor Infusion: Combine shredded potatoes with sour cream, cheese, shallots, salt, and pepper in a large mixing bowl. Fold ingredients gently to maintain potato integrity, ensuring harmonious blend without crushing delicate potato strands.
- Baking Stage: Transfer mixture to a buttered 2-quart baking dish, spreading evenly. Roast at 350F (175C) for 30-35 minutes until surface turns golden and edges become crispy, indicating perfect thermal penetration.
- Serving Presentation: Garnish with freshly chopped chives or parsley, creating visual appeal and adding subtle herbaceous notes. Serve immediately while maintaining optimal temperature and creamy consistency.
Notes
- Refrigerate potatoes overnight or minimum 4 hours to enhance texture and make shredding easier, creating perfect consistent potato strands.
- Toss ingredients softly without overworking the mixture, preventing dense and heavy potato casserole texture.
- Use room temperature sour cream and cheese for smoother blending and even distribution throughout the dish.
- Experiment with different cheese varieties like sharp cheddar, gruyere, or parmesan to customize flavor profile while maintaining creamy consistency.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 500 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg