Samish Stacks
Fresh Flavorful‘s Samish Bay Stacks recipe is made with Samish Bay Cheese‘s Medium Cheddar. Samish Stacks are cheesy potato stacks are an individual potato side dish made in muffin tins with farm stand fresh thinly sliced potatoes, caramelized onions, aromatic thyme, butter and Samish Bay cheese.
Samish Bay Cheese features organic farmstead cheese, yogurt, and other dairy products. At their farm in Bow, WA owners Suzanne and Roger Wechsler raise organic beef, pastured pork, veal, and lamb. Also find artisan foods, beer, wine and other beverages at their Farm Store. Learn more about Samish Bay cheese on our blog.
Recipe by Tristin Rieken, Fresh Flavorful
Ingredients
2 pounds potatoes, about 4-6 yukon gold
½ cup butter
2 tablespoons fresh thyme – or 1 teaspoon dried
2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
½ medium white onion
1 cup grated Samish Bay medium white cheddar cheese
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Melt butter then add herbs and garlic.
- Wash potatoes and scrub well but do not peel. Thinly slice potatoes 1/8” thick. Add sliced potatoes to a large bowl.
- Grate onion and add to potatoes then stir in melted butter mixture. Reserve ¼ cup grated cheddar and add remaining to the potato mixture with salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Stir to coat.
- Fill muffin tin holes evenly with potato mixture and press down slightly to compact each stack. Sprinkle with reserved cheese.
- Cover tightly with foil and bake, covered, in preheated 400 degree Fahrenheit oven for 30 minutes.
- Remove foil and continue baking, uncovered, until golden brown, 15-20 minutes longer.
- Remove from oven and immediately season with coarse salt. Cool slightly then remove, using a butter knife to lift the potato stacks out.
- Garnish with more fresh thyme. Serve warm or at room temperature. These potato stacks are perfect for breakfast, brunch, dinner or as an appetizer!