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Bill's Suprise Potatoes - 30

Source of Recipe

Big Ed -- Posted to RC by Sharkie


Recipe Introduction

"Nothing goes better with a great smoked ham like Bill's Surprise Potatoes. This recipe was developed by me while cooking at the Houston Rodeo BBQ Cookoff a few years ago and has been served to thousands of people and they are just blown away with this potato dish. It is easy to do and will be great with your ham, brisket, pulled pork or whatever you are cooking this Easter. I am going to give you the recipe for a full aluminum-serving pan of potatoes so if you want to cook a half-pan then cut the recipe down to half of these amounts.

List of Ingredients

1 full size aluminum-serving pan - this will serve
about 30 to 35 people
10 pounds of whole potatoes (I have used Idaho's,
russets, and others)
1 family size can (27oz) of cream of mushroom soup
1 family size can (27oz) of cream of chicken soup
2 cups of sour cream
1 cup of diced green onion
¼ cup of diced jalapenos (optional)
½ cup of Texas BBQ Rub
¼ cup of paprika
3 cups of shredded cheese (use cheddar or a blend of
Monterey jack and cheddar)
¼ cup of granulated garlic (use this to your flavor
liking)
Alt. Ingredient - your choice of chopped meat
(brisket, butt, sausage)




Recipe

First cut the potatoes in half (this will speed up the
cooking time) and I leave the skin on the potatoes. In a
large pot, boil the potatoes. Cooking time on the potatoes
is about 30 to 45 minutes. When the potatoes are done, drain off the water and pour them into the serving pan. While the potatoes are still hot, crumble the potatoes into pieces.

Add both cans of soup, the sour cream, Texas BBQ Rub, the
granulated garlic, onions, and jalapenos and mix into the
potatoes. Now add about ½ of the cheese and mix that into
the potato mix. Spread this out in the pan and top with a
large portion of cheese and then sprinkle with the paprika.

Cover with aluminum foil and you can heat this in the oven
at 225 degrees for about 1 to 1 1/2 hours (till all the
cheese melts) or I stick mine on the pit and melt the cheese on the pit. Note: it is best to work with the potatoes when they are hot but you need to wear some thick heat protective gloves.

If you would like to make it a total meal in itself add
about 3 cups of chopped meat to the mix and you have a total meal. The kids and grown ups love this stuff. They will go thru it quickly so make plenty to have the next day.