Famous Original 9th Ward Funeral Potatoes
Joan Peterson
This is surely not my recipe but it evolved over the years with the good cooks of the 9th Ward.
The absolute seal of approval was given by some movers from Arkansas who came to pack and move my daughter Michelle and her family to Chicago. I provided dinner for them as they busily packed. They had never tasted nor heard of "funeral potatoes" before so a quick explanation was given. The next day they asked Michelle if I would be bringing some more of those yummy "dead man potatoes" - they loved them!
36 to 48 oz. of frozen packaged shredded potatoes from Costco thawed in a very large bowl
(More or less doesn't make much difference, just increase the sauce and cheese a little)
Mix together:
3 cans cream of chicken soup
2 cups sour cream
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 1/2 cups grated cheese (Costco Mexican 3 cheese is the best)
Add to thawed potatoes and mix together.
*Put in 2 greased 9 x 13 inch pans and cover with a generous layer of cheese
Corn Flake Topping:
1-2 Tbsp. butter
2 or 3 handfuls of lightly crushed corn flakes
Melt butter in a frying pan and add corn flakes. Saute to coat. Sprinkle over the potatoes. Loosely cover with foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes then remove foil and bake 15 more minutes.
(You can make this ahead of time and refrigerate or freeze until needed, but do not make corn flake topping until ready to bake and serve.)
*Depending on how many potatoes you use and the depth you want this will make 2 or 3 pans
This is surely not my recipe but it evolved over the years with the good cooks of the 9th Ward.
The absolute seal of approval was given by some movers from Arkansas who came to pack and move my daughter Michelle and her family to Chicago. I provided dinner for them as they busily packed. They had never tasted nor heard of "funeral potatoes" before so a quick explanation was given. The next day they asked Michelle if I would be bringing some more of those yummy "dead man potatoes" - they loved them!
36 to 48 oz. of frozen packaged shredded potatoes from Costco thawed in a very large bowl
(More or less doesn't make much difference, just increase the sauce and cheese a little)
Mix together:
3 cans cream of chicken soup
2 cups sour cream
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 1/2 cups grated cheese (Costco Mexican 3 cheese is the best)
Add to thawed potatoes and mix together.
*Put in 2 greased 9 x 13 inch pans and cover with a generous layer of cheese
Corn Flake Topping:
1-2 Tbsp. butter
2 or 3 handfuls of lightly crushed corn flakes
Melt butter in a frying pan and add corn flakes. Saute to coat. Sprinkle over the potatoes. Loosely cover with foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes then remove foil and bake 15 more minutes.
(You can make this ahead of time and refrigerate or freeze until needed, but do not make corn flake topping until ready to bake and serve.)
*Depending on how many potatoes you use and the depth you want this will make 2 or 3 pans
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