Fondant Potatoes

Name: Fondant Potatoes
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps butter; 118 milliliters chicken broth, or more as needed; 6 servings salt and ground black pepper to taste; 3 larges whole russet potatoes; 4 sprigs thyme, plus more for garnish; 2 Tbsps high-heat-resistant vegetable oil, such as grapeseed oil

Fondant Potatoes might be just the side dish you are searching for. One serving contains 176 calories, 2g of protein, and 10g of fat. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. Plenty of people made this recipe, and 887 would say it hit the spot. Head to the store and pick up thyme, chicken broth, high-heat-resistant vegetable oil, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, fodmap friendly, and vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

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Cut off ends of russet potatoes, stand potatoes on end, and peel potatoes from top to bottom with a sharp knife to make each potato into a uniform cylinder.

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Russet Potato

Potato

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Cut each cylinder in half crosswise to make 6 potato cylinders about 2 inches long.

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Potato

Place potatoes into a bowl of cold water for about 5 minutes to remove starch from outsides; pat dry with paper towels.

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Potato

Starch

Water

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Bowl

Place a heavy oven-proof skillet (such as a cast iron skillet) over high heat.

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Pour in vegetable oil; heat oil until it shimmers slightly.

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Cooking Oil

Place potato cylinders with best-looking ends into the hot oil, lower heat to medium-high, and pan-fry potatoes until well-browned, 5 to 6 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Potato

Cooking Oil

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Flip the potatoes onto the opposite ends. As they cook, use a paper towel held with tongs to carefully blot out the oil from the skillet.

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Potato

Cooking Oil

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Paper Towels

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Tongs

Add butter and thyme sprigs to skillet.

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Fresh Thyme

Butter

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Pick up a thyme sprig with tongs and use it to paint butter over the top of the potatoes. Cook until butter foams and foam turns from white to a pale tan color. Season with more salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Potato

Butter

Thyme

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Tongs

Pour chicken stock into skillet.

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Chicken Stock

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Transfer skillet to preheated oven and cook until potatoes are tender and creamy inside, about 30 minutes. If potatoes aren't tender, add 1/4 cup more stock and let cook 10 more minutes.

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Potato

Stock

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Place potatoes on a serving platter and spoon thyme-scented butter remaining in skillet over potatoes.

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Potato

Butter

Thyme

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