I wanted something different today, so I found a recipe out of a Paul Prudhomme cook book called "Seasoned America" I have never had anything bad come from any of his cook books, and I think he could be one of the top chefs eve - just my 2 cents....

The recipe I tried was an Idaho Potato Cake. It reminds me of a quiche in a way, but it's in a little more "stick to your ribs" category. It's kind of a long process, but worth it.

Here's the recipe:

• 4 large potatoes peeled and cut
• 8 slices bacon diced
• 4 TBS unsalted butter
• 2 medium onions thinly sliced
• 3 eggs
• .5 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup Monterey jack cheese
• 1 cup grated mozzerella cheese 

Cook potatoes in a large pot of boiling water until tender, about 15-20 minutes. Drain, pat dry, and slice very thin. Set aside.

Place bacon in large skillet over high heat, cook 6 minutes. Reducer the heat to medium and cook until bacon is browned and crisp, about 2 minutes. Remove bacon with slotted spoon and set aside.  Pour bacon drippings into a cup, add butter, and stir until the butter melts.

Pre-heat oven to 400*

Layer the sliced potatoes and onions in a large skillet, starting with potatoes and alternating the layers. Sprinkle choice of seasoning on every layer of onions. About 6 layers in all.

Pour bacon/butter mixture over the potatoes and onions. Place skillet over high heat and cook for 5 minutes. Then place small skillet on top for weight, cook about 7 minutes. Remove the top skillet and cook until the bttm is crisp. About 3-5 minutes. Transfer skillet to oven and bake for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile beat the eggs, cream, and a dash of seasoning in a small bowl until frothy.

Remove potatoes, reduce oven to 350*. Pour egg mixture over cake sprinkle bacon, and cheese over top. Bake until cheese is melted, about 20-25 minutes.

Here are some pictures to the process:

Here you can see the layer of potatoes, then onions, then repeated over again:

Here we are, all layered and cooking now to crisp up the bottom:

After 5 minutes of cooking you start to apply pressure. Here is my pressure system…lol:

Next, it goes into the oven for 15 minutes (this they are coming out of the oven):

Now a mix of eggs and heavy cream gets poured over it, then a nice helping of cheese and bacon tops it all:

Next. put it back in to the oven for about another 20-25 minutes.

Here is the finished product once it is done:

Thanks for looking ! 

hey, jeff - this can most likely be done in a DO. i can't see any reason why not ~ let us know how it goes and get a pic if you can!