Golden Marquis Potatoes

Golden Marquis Potatoes are food fit for royalty. Butter, cream and several rich egg yolks are added to tender mashed potatoes and piped into hollow rosettes, which are then baked till golden. These are the fanciest potatoes that are easy to make.

If you’ve heard of duchess potatoes, same thing, except marquis potatoes are piped with a well in the middle. These are special potatoes for a special occasion! Traditionally, these would be filled with crushed tomatoes but we think potatoes need gravy instead. 

They look fancy, but they are surprisingly easy to make. Just stir egg yolks, butter, cream, plenty of salt and pepper, and a dash of nutmeg into mashed potatoes, then pile the mixture into a pastry bag and pipe it onto a baking sheet in any shape you like. Sprinkle with a little shredded cheese, if desired, bake, and you’ll have an elegant potato side dish for your Thanksgiving meal, Christmas table, or even a weeknight dinner party.

Golden Marquis Potatoes

This recipe is adapted from the fabulous Julia Child’s book, The Way to Cook. You will need a large piping bag and a 1/2-inch star piping tip for this recipe. For the Salisbury steak with mushroom gravy recipe, check out this link. 

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs or 675g Russet potatoes

4 large egg yolks, at room temperature

4 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature

1/4 cup or 60ml heavy cream, at room temperature

3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more as needed

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

Method

Line a large baking sheet (or two) with parchment paper or a silicone liner and set aside. This recipe makes about 18-20 marquis potatoes, depending on how big you pipe them.

Peel and wash the potatoes, cut them into 1/2-inch or 1 cm chunks. Steam until tender, about 15 minutes. 

Remove the potato chunks from the heat and use a potato ricer or masher to completely mash the potatoes until they are lump free. A potato ricer is best for this job but if you are diligent about getting all the lumps out, a masher works as well.

 Preheat the oven to 400°F or 200°C.  

While the potatoes are still warm, but not hot, add the yolks in one at a time, mixing well with each addition until the yolk is completely incorporated. Repeat until all the yolks are in. The photo below was yolk number three. 

Add the softened butter, cream, 3/4 teaspoon salt, black pepper and nutmeg. Stir until the butter has melted and the mixture is homogeneous.

Transfer to a large piping bag fitted with a 1/2-inch star piping tip and pipe round mounds (2 1/2 inches wide by 2 inches tall) onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart. My second pan only had eight. 

Place both sheets in the oven and bake for 15 minutes. Rotate the pans top to bottom and front to back and continue baking until the tops of the potatoes are light golden brown, about 10 minutes more.

When the marquis potatoes are golden, remove them from the oven and use a flat spatula to transfer them to a serving plate or directly to dinner plates. Fill with your favorite gravy.

As you can see from the photos, I love to serve these with Salisbury steak with mushroom gravy but since Christmas is coming, turkey gravy would go nicely as well. 

Enjoy!

This week our Sunday FunDay bloggers are sharing holiday side dishes your family will love! Many thanks to our host Rebekah of Making Miracles. Check out all of the links below.

• Charred Green Beans with Cranberries and Crisped Onions by Culinary Adventures with Camilla
• Chicken Lapeta by Sneha's Recipe
• Creamed Spinach Gratin by Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Festive Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad by Palatable Pastime
• Golden Marquis Potatoes by Food Lust People Love
• Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Cinnamon Butternut Squash by Making Miracles
• Sicilian Salad by A Day in the Life on the Farm

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