Fondant potatoes. 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. When golden, flip potatoes and add butter, garlic and rosemary. Peel and cut the potatoes into the size and shape of a soap dish.
The results are golden spuds that are crisp on the outside and practically melting in the middle. Heat the oil in a pan over a medium-low heat. When hot, add the potatoes cut-side down.
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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. When golden, flip potatoes and add butter, garlic and rosemary. Peel and cut the potatoes into the size and shape of a soap dish.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have fondant potatoes using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Fondant potatoes:
- {Take 6 of large Accord potatoes.
- {Prepare of Extra virgin olive oil.
- {Get of Butter.
- {Get of Stock (preference).
- {Get cloves of Garlic.
- {Prepare of Rosemary.
- {Get of Thyme.
- {Make ready of Truffle salt.
- {Get of Cracked black pepper.
- {Get of Parmesan (optional).
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. In a pan on max heat add a glug of neutral oil. Something with a high smoke point like sunflower oil or grapeseed oil works well.
Steps to make Fondant potatoes:
- Wash and shape the potatoes..
- On a medium heat shallow non stick frying pan add oil, rosemary, thyme and garlic and pan fry the potatoes until golden on one side..
- Season the top of the potatoes with salt and pepper. Mix stock with 500ml water. Turn the potatoes and add the stock to the pan so that the potatoes are sitting in about 2cm of liquid. Place a lid on the pin and simmer. Monitor the fondants and move them gently so that they don’t stick to the pan..
- Add blob of butter once the potatoes are softer to the touch in the middle. Using a pastry brush baste the potatoes continually with the liquid. Once the fondants are ready, remove them and place them on a baking tray with parchment paper. Keep warm until serving. Keep the liquid as it could be used for a base for a gravy..
- Grate Parmesan and sprinkle over the fondants..
Place the potatoes with the rounded side down and fry for a few minutes. Use tongs to lift the potato and if it is evenly browned then they are good. Fondant potatoes are from the French cuisine with the word 'fondant' meaning "melting". Traditionally, fondant potatoes are peeled and cut into round, barrel-like shapes with the top and bottoms cut flat. When served they all look so beautiful and taste wonderful, however, in their round shape they do look a bit like scallops..
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