Description
Creamy melting potatoes bring comfort from French culinary traditions to your dinner table. Richly seasoned potato slices roast to golden perfection, offering a delightful side dish you’ll eagerly savor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs (907 g) Yukon Gold or Russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch thick rounds
- 4 tbsps unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tbsps olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 cup chicken broth (or vegetable broth for vegetarian version)
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves or 1 tsp dried thyme (optional)
- Chopped fresh parsley, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Ignite the oven to a blazing 450°F (230°C), creating an optimal environment for transforming potato rounds into crispy, flavor-packed delicacies.
- Prepare Cooking Surface: Select a sturdy baking sheet or cast iron skillet, ensuring maximum caramelization and golden-brown edges for the potatoes.
- Create Seasoning Mixture: Gently massage potato rounds with a harmonious blend of melted butter, olive oil, minced garlic, thyme, salt, and pepper, coating each slice evenly to enhance flavor and texture.
- Arrange and Roast: Layer potato slices in a single, precise arrangement, maximizing contact with the hot surface. Roast for 15 minutes until the first side develops a rich, golden-brown complexion, then carefully flip each round to continue browning for an additional 15 minutes.
- Enhance Flavor: Introduce a splash of broth to the searing-hot pan, creating a steam bath that tenderizes the potatoes while intensifying their inherent flavors and promoting a luscious, concentrated essence.
- Finish and Serve: Transfer the potatoes to a serving dish, cascading the reduced pan juices over the top and garnishing with fresh parsley for a vibrant final touch that elevates the dish’s visual and gustatory appeal.
Notes
- Maintain High Heat: Keep oven temperature consistently at 450°F to achieve ultimate crispy exterior and golden-brown caramelization without compromising potato texture.
- Choose Waxy Potato Varieties: Select sturdy potatoes like Yukon Gold or red potatoes that hold shape well during high-heat roasting and provide creamy, dense interior.
- Maximize Surface Contact: Ensure potato slices touch pan directly with minimal overlap, creating maximum crispy edges and promoting even browning across entire potato surface.
- Liquid Infusion Technique: Add broth carefully mid-cooking to create steam, tenderize potatoes internally, and develop deeper, more complex flavor profiles without sacrificing crispiness.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 370
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 500 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 49 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg