Boiled Potatoes with Butter
Basic recipe but sounds very good. On my to cook list, sounds like a perfect side dish, and I like boiled potatoes, this would be pretty flavorful. New potatoes would be the small round ones, I will just use good clean potatoes they stock at Tesco once in a while.
Ingredients
- 500 grams new potatoes, washed well, no need to peel
- 1 head garlic, halved crosswise, no need to peel!
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- kosher salt, generous amount
- 2-4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Place the potatoes, garlic (no kidding, just cut the head in half and toss in), bay leaf, and peppercorns in a pot add water to cover by about an inch and season generously with salt,. Bring to a boil then lower the heat to a simmer and cook the potatoes until fork tender, about 5 to 8 minutes depending on their size, may be 10-15 minutes for local potatoes.
- Drain the potatoes and discard the bay leaf, garlic, and peppercorns. For large potatoes, cut in half. Toss with the butter and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve as a side dish.
Notes
Low cost.
Variant: Cut the potatoes in half and soak in water with the garlic, peppercorns, bay leaf, and salt for a few hours, then cook.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
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