Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, fondant potatoes. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
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. Season generously with salt and pepper. In a large skillet over medium high heat, heat vegetable oil until hot. Sear the potatoes in the hot pan on both sides till golden brown.
Fondant potatoes is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Fondant potatoes is something which I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have fondant potatoes using 6 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Fondant potatoes:
- Take 3 x large maris piper potatoes
- Prepare 100 x g butter
- Make ready 100 x ml chicken stock
- Prepare 3 x cloves garlic
- Prepare few sprigs of thyme
- Take salt and pepper
Fondant Potatoes, or Pommes Fondant, is an amazing recipe using russet Idaho® potatoes which are cut into cylinders and seared to golden perfection. They're then cooked in a rich stock with garlic, butter and herbs, to ensure a smooth creamy texture inside, with an amazing aroma. Heat the oil in a pan over a medium-low heat. When hot, add the potatoes cut-side down.
Instructions to make Fondant potatoes:
- Top and tail the potatoes, then cut in half, then with a small knife peel them (try to create a barrel shape). Slice the butter into 3mm pieces and arrange in the COLD frying pan, make sure the pan you use is oven proof.
- Score a crosshatch pattern on the larger edge of each potato half (this is optional but gives a nice presentation effect). Lay the presentation side down on top of the butter. Arrange the thyme sprigs and season with salt and pepper.
- Break the garlic cloves, add them to the pan and transfer to the stove over a medium heat.
- Simmer in the butter until it starts to brown, do not allow it to burn, add the chicken stock, cover with baking paper
- Place a spoon on top to prevent the paper blowing off in the fan oven, and roast at 200c for about 20 minutes. At this stage turn the potatoes over and baste before returning to the oven for another 15 minutes or so until cooked, test this by inserting a sharp knife.
- You can serve these immediately,(or reheat the next day) they are perfect with just about any meat dish, of course replace the chicken stock for a vegetable one they'll be just as good (well almost?) these images are taken from my youtube channel feel free to watch it there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y25SyB2Yza8
Heat the oil in a pan over a medium-low heat. When hot, add the potatoes cut-side down. Add the butter to the pan to melt. To make this fondant potato recipe, you'll only need six ingredients, and you might even already have most of them in your cupboard - potatoes, garlic, thyme, butter, chicken stock and salt and pepper. Fondant potatoes are from the French cuisine with the word 'fondant' meaning "melting".
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