What's your all-time, hands-down, favorite potato recipe?

Posted by chisai, February 17, 2008 at 7:08 PM

This came to me after reading jeang's post on roasted potatoes and rosemary. It reminded me how very much I like them, and I ended up making a batch for lunch. As I happily sat down to eat them I started thinking about what my all time favorite way to eat potatoes was. There are so many choices. Mashed, roasted, baked, gratin... the list is pretty long, but I guess my favorite is pan roasted.

I dice a few red potatoes, unpeeled, into 1/3 inch dice and throw in a cast iron skillet (I don't know that it would work in anything else, I've never tried) along with a tablespoon of olive oil and 2 tbs of water and cook it over low medium heat, not stirring, until the water has evaporated and the bottom of the potatoes has started to get brown and crispy. I add salt and pepper and a bit more oil if needed and toss, raising the heat to med-high, tossing every few minutes until the potatoes are browned all over. Sometimes I'll add a clove of crushed garlic at this point and cook a couple minutes longer. I then throw in a handful of minced flat leaf parsley and toss. Cook a minute or so longer and add 1 tbs of lemon juice, cook another minute, check for seasoning and serve. It's really tasty. I don't make it often as it always seems like more of a hassle than it actually is to make. It makes an excellent side to whatever, but I inevitably end up eating just that for dinner.

What's your favorite go-to potato recipe? The one that you will never, ever get tired of.

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