Pommes dauphine
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Pommes dauphine are crisp potato puffs made by mixing mashed potatoes with savoury choux pastry
, forming the mixture into dumpling
shapes, and then deep-frying them at 170° to 180°C.
The dish is named after the Dauphine, the title given to the wife of the Dauphin, or heir to the French throne. It was highly popular in the 80s.
Pommes dauphine typically accompany red meats or chicken. They are normally found in restaurants, although in France
they can also be bought in most supermarkets and some bakeries. The home variety can be oven cooked to reduce the amount of oil, which makes them drier. The frozen version can be microwaved as a quick snack.
Comparison with similar side dishes
Similar potato sides that can be used instead of Pommes Dauphine include Pommes noisette, Pommes duchesse or Pommes soufflées
. Pommes Dauphines are unique, however, in that they are made from choux pastry, which gives them a lighter density. Pommes noisette have a similar round shape but are only made of potato and are significantly smaller.
Choux pastry
Choux pastry, or pâte à choux , is a light pastry dough used to make profiteroles, croquembouches, éclairs, French crullers, beignets, St. Honoré cake, Indonesian kue sus, and gougères. It contains only butter, water, flour, and eggs...
, forming the mixture into dumpling
Dumpling
Dumplings are cooked balls of dough. They are based on flour, potatoes or bread, and may include meat, fish, vegetables, or sweets. They may be cooked by boiling, steaming, simmering, frying, or baking. They may have a filling, or there may be other ingredients mixed into the dough. Dumplings may...
shapes, and then deep-frying them at 170° to 180°C.
The dish is named after the Dauphine, the title given to the wife of the Dauphin, or heir to the French throne. It was highly popular in the 80s.
Pommes dauphine typically accompany red meats or chicken. They are normally found in restaurants, although in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
they can also be bought in most supermarkets and some bakeries. The home variety can be oven cooked to reduce the amount of oil, which makes them drier. The frozen version can be microwaved as a quick snack.
Comparison with similar side dishes
Similar potato sides that can be used instead of Pommes Dauphine include Pommes noisette, Pommes duchesse or Pommes soufflées
Pommes soufflées
Pommes soufflées are a sophisticated variety of french fried potato. Slices of potato are fried twice, once at 150 °C and then again after cooling, at 190 °C . The potato slices puff up into little balloons during the second frying and turn golden brown....
. Pommes Dauphines are unique, however, in that they are made from choux pastry, which gives them a lighter density. Pommes noisette have a similar round shape but are only made of potato and are significantly smaller.