Cedar Plank Potato

Moocowtex

I swear I read a recipe on this forum a few months ago for cedar plank potatoes. It was something like 4 regular/1 sweet potato baked then mashed, mixed with other stuff. Scooped onto cedar planks and finished off on the egg. Sound familiar to anyone? If not, I'll just give it a go and see what I get. I really need to print these recipes off when I see them!

Richard Fl

Here is my version, there are many variations.

Potatoes, Mashed, Cedar-Planked, POYAMS, (Potatoes/Yams). Richard Fl






Thanks to the recipes from Smokin' Lady and IBeeSmok'n, I have made this great side dish of mashed potatoes and yams. POYAMS!!.




INGREDIENTS:
3 Large Yukon Gold Potatoes
1 Large Yam
Butter
Sour Cream
Parmesan Cheese
Bacon Bits
Garlic Cloves, Cooked in foil pouch on BGE if time allows and mixed in..
OR Garlic Powder
Salt/Pepper
Parsley/Chives for garnish
Cedar Planks




Procedure:
1 Peel the potatoes and yams. Cut into small pieces, 1 1/2 inch or so. Boil for 12-15 minutes, not mushy. Mash or use a potato ricer. Mix in melted butter, garlic, sour cream, parmesan cheese, bacon bits, seasoning.
2 Take pre-soaked cedar planks , an hour or so, and put poyams on them. Place in BGE 350 indirect for 30-40 minutes. Remove add butter, parsley/chives and serve.


Servings: 6
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes

Recipe Type
Side Dish

Recipe Source
Source: BGE Forum, Richard Fl, 2008/05/25

2008/06/23

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Slick There's another version floating around that uses ranch dressing, cream, cheddar cheese, and string cheese. I made them last week without the string cheese, added some garlic, fresh chives, and parsley. My wife and I both agreed that they were the best we ever tasted. The ranch dressing adds alot of flavor. I want to try it next time with sweet potatoes in the mix as previously suggested. You really don't need to worry about how much of each to add. Really depends on how many potatoes you have. I used about 2/3 Ranch dressing to 1/3 cream. The creamy salad dressing idea has me thinking that anything on hand would work, such as bleu cheese or parmesan peppercorn. Even if I don't plank them, I know that future mashed potatoes will no longer be "ordinary". Slick

Don Marco

Heres how i do it :


Take some leftover roasted garlic and chipotle mashed potatoes. Add some grated cheddar, aged westlite cheese cubes and some italian herbs, mix it up good and put in the fridge overnight.



Set the potato ball on the preheated plank and cook for 20-30 minutes ( i added some salmon later on)











That stuff is highly addictive and a real show.
You can also make smaller individual serving portions.

DM

fishlessman

just mix what you have and then refridgerate them a few hours while the planks soak, the refridgeration dries them up a bit and makes it easier to form on the plank. last ones i did were potatoes, parmasian,asiago, cheddar shredded, cream, bluecheese dressing, salt pepper garlic chives butter

Fidel

You've got the recipe. I like to top mine with a lot of extra parmesan, paprika, and parsley.

Cherry wood for smoke will give it a very nice color.

Smokin' Lady

Here is my favourite mashed potatoes recipe that I posted a few months ago. Sounds like people have their own take on it, and they all sound good. This one was borrowed from King of the Q's Blue Plate BBQ book.

CEDAR-PLANKED MASHED POTATOES

2 lb. Yukon Gold potatoes
4 cloves garlic, mined
1 small onion, sliced
1 tsp. salt
6 tbsp. softened unsalted butter
1/4 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup ranch dressing
1/2 cup grated white cheddar cheese
4 cheese strings, cut in 1/2" pieces
2 tbsp. chopped flat-leaf parsley
salt fresh ground pepper to taste

Place potatoes in a large pot and cover with cold water. Add garlic, onion and salt and cook till tender. Drain and mash. Stir in butter, cream and ranch dressing. Cool for 20 minutes, then stir in cheeses, parsley, s&p; mix well. Transfer to large bowl; cover and refrigerate for 24 hours. When ready to grill, mound chilled mashed potatoes on a cedar plank that was soaked for at least 1 hour. Firmly pat and smooth into shape. Heat egg to 400 degrees; place plank on egg and close lid. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until golden brown and hot all the way through. Carefully remove plank and transfer to a heat-resistant platter. Serve with extra butter and serve. NOTE: I have made these without putting in fridge for the whole 24 hours, but the extra time really helps to combine flavours.

Moocowtex

Yes! That's it! I'm off to scrub potatoes. Thanks for the help.

sirlancealot

Hey Don,that looks like a brinkman not an egg,What"s up with that :woohoo: .

Don Marco

Actually, thats a probbq excel 20...

I dont have an egg yet.

DM

bubba tim

why not?

Gunnar

He's in Germany (or in the neighborhood) and the price of the BGE is about 3x what it is here.

bubba tim

OK, I can cut him some slack. My bad.

Gunnar

Check out this thread..a difference in competetive BBQ cooking across the pond.

http://www.eggheadforum.com/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&func=view&id=495255&catid=1

Dimple's Mom

All these recipes and photos sound and look absolutely decadent. I will definitely be giving this a try, probably tomorrow (Saturday). I like blue cheese in my twice-baked, which seems similar, but the ranch dressing sounds good too.

On that cherry planked one, is there something sprinkled on top or does the cherry really give it that much color on top?

The best part is I can still use the skins to make potato skin appetizers!

Grasshopper

Moocowtex, thanks for this post. My daughter gave me some planks for Dad's Day and we have yet to use them. We do plan on doing Plank Potatoes on Sunday and these look great. I did a search for Plank Potato yesterday and was able to pull some good receipes, but the one of Don Marco's looks like a winner to me. I will let you know.
Grasshopper

East Cobb Eggy

Rod,

Those look awesome.

I definitely need to try that.

Greg

Fidel

On that cherry planked one, is there something sprinkled on top or does the cherry really give it that much color on top?

I think you're asking about mine. They were on a cedar plank, but I used cherry chunks in the lump.

There is a light sprinkling of paprika on there, which is the red you are seeing in the first photo.

Sorry if I added any confusion.

Mickey

temp and how long on the salmon

Egg-on-Medford

looks like a good reference. copied/pasted into my BGE word file.

Egg-on-Medford

wow. had to show that one to my wife--she agreed it looked good. another project to add to the list. gotta get some planks.

Moocowtex

Well, dinner is finished and we went with the poyams. Didn't have all listed ingredients handy, so I improvised a little. All I have to say is, whoever first thought of doing these potatoes on a cedar plank deserves some kind of award. The ribs, chicken, and brisket I've learned to do on the Egg have all been really good, but these potatoes!! The guests were curled up on the floor sobbing with every bite in sheer ecstasy. Thanks to all the egghead peeps for another great recommendation.

stike

i don't understand going indirect. is the cedar simply for looks?

does it smoke at all when indirect?

Richard Fl

Avoids the strong smoke that some of our "SENIOR" citizen friends do not like.

Dimple's Mom

What is Westlite cheese? I am making this right now, sans Westlite cheese but I think I have enough other cheese that it will be okay! But I am curious and wondering if it's a regional thing.