Savory Scalloped Potatoes 9/325

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The Relation

Liz Weber is the wife of one of the original descendants of Mama and Papa Weber (George and Elizabeth). She is the wife of Joseph Weber, one of the three brothers. They are represented by the powder blue colored shirts in Cousin Club. Liz Weber is my great-great-aunt.

The Process

This receipt is the second of three receipts I cooked for my Old Coworkers in one night. I specifically picked this recipe because Roommate Lora's mom pawned off several grocery bags of potatoes on her last week. So I said, "guess we're having potatoes". Again, I doubled this recipe.

Lunch is served

Maybe this is totally normal and I am entirely overthinking it, but I was very confused by the idea of pre-cooking my potatoes. Like, the receipt calls for "sliced cooked potatoes." My mind was spinning. Do you bake the potatoes and then slice them? Do you slice the potatoes and then roast them? Do you boil them like mashed potatoes??? I ended up googling "how to cook potatoes" and then going from there. 

I decided to peel my potatoes, slice them, and then boil them for five minutes. After draining the water, I let the slices cool off while I worked on the "sauce" and other dishes. Not until this exact moment did I actually bother to look up if celery leaves were different than regular celery stalks (they are). So, I used celery stalks instead of leaves... My apologies to Liz.

Once all blended, you've got a ghoulish looking liquid not unlike what a lunch lady might serve a young student in a cartoon. To say the least, it did not look appetizing. But the smell? Amazing. 

Again, not the prettiest

I greased the bottom of a 9x13 casserole dish with my standard olive oil Pam (I highly recommend, live by that stuff). At first, I was layering the potato slices with the precision of a world champion Tetris player, but after the first layer, I just dumped all the slices into the dish and let them settle however they so chose. The ghoulish liquid gets poured on top and then a layer of cheese (I had leftover Mozzarella). I did not add paprika (mostly because I forgot).

I popped my masterpiece into the oven and checked on her every five minutes. I definitely lost track of time, but I am pretty sure she was baking around 20 minutes. I waited until I saw some clear browning, not just bubbling.

The Feedback

This was a hit. Delicious beyond compare. Several of my dinner party attendees shouted this out as a favorite. There were nine of us total and there were only scrapings left by the end of the night. Perfectly savory and just divine. Liz, you nailed it.

Look at that beauty!!

The Recipe

SAVORY SCALLOPED POTATOES   CC90

Liz Weber

4 cup sliced cooked potatoes

¼ cup diced onion

¼ cup celery leaves

2 sprigs parsley

3 Tbs flour

¼ cup butter

1½ tsp salt

¼ tsp pepper

1½ cup milk

¼ cup grated cheese

Place potatoes in greased baking dish. Place onion, celery, parsley, flour, butter, seasonings and milk in blender. Mix 1 minute. Pour over potatoes. Sprinkle with grated cheese and paprika. Bake in 350° oven until bubbly and brown.