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.
Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 15 minutes mins
Course Side
Cuisine American
- 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
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.
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.