Lyonnaise Potatoes

[mdalby]

I was on a business trip to Springfield Missouri this week and went to a restaurant Flame Steakhouse. Excellent meal.

I had never had lyonnaise potatoes before. They were incredible. Very good smoky flavor in them.

Do any of you make lyonnaise potatoes in your smoker?

Care to share your recipe?

TIA

[Wickedcajun]

Never made them, but I love to eat them!

[Hoss]

I trust this guy. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/classic-lyonnaise-potatoes-recipe.html

[qman]

I trust this guy. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/classic-lyonnaise-potatoes-recipe.html

Yep, this would be a very good starting recipe, then you could customize it to your tastes. Lyonnaise basically means "with onions" in French cookery.
I do my version stovetop, in a cast iron pan, with lots of heavy cream to simmer them in till potatoes are tender. My version would not translate well to smoker, I think.

[mdalby]

There was something about these that were really smoky. It was incredible. I don't know how that flavor was introduced in the potatoes.

[qman]

The potatoes could have been pre cooked in a smoker. The final dish could have been done in the smoker. Hard to know from here.
I add smoked paprika to casseroles sometimes to give it a smokey overtone.

[Mo-Dave]

Just a few days ago I was thinking about potatoes fixed this way. It used to be a lot of restaurants made them, mostly high end places.

I wonder if they smoked the onions, and maybe the garlic to get that smokyness.
Dave

[qman]

I just looked at the Flame Steakhouse menu, and they claim several things to be "smoked" so I am thinking they have some means of doing that.
So, maybe the potatoes, onions, or both maybe smoked before combining? Or the dish tossed in a smoker to finish.
Anyway, sounds delish. Menu looks great, too. Not cheap, but I think I could be happy there.