Fondant Potatoes (French Melting Potatoes)

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Fondant Potatoes (French Melting Potatoes)

French Fondant Potatoes, a delicious center tender potato with crispy golden brown outsides, is the perfect viral potato side dish recipe to elevate your dinner menu.

Prep Time20

Cook Time15

Course: Side Dishes

Cuisine: French

Keyword: potatoes

Servings: people

Calories: 288kcal

Author: Trisha Haas - Salty Side Dish

Equipment

Oven Proof Skillet

Ingredients

4 russet potatoes
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
salt and pepper
10 cloves garlic peeled and smashed
4 tbsp. butter
2 sprigs fresh rosemary
3 sprigs fresh thyme
½ cup chicken broth

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400.
Cut Russet potatoes into 1" rounds and use a cookie cutter to cut the center of the rounds into a shape. Soak rounds in cold water to remove excess starch (15 minutes).
Heat vegetable oil in a large, ovenproof skillet to medium-high heat.
Drain cylinder potatoes and completely dry from all water.
Place potatoes into hot oil, season generously with salt and pepper, and fry on one side for 5 minutes. If the potato begins to fry too much, turn down the heat a little.
Add garlic cloves, butter, fresh rosemary, and fresh thyme. Continue to cook potatoes until bubbly and foamy. Remove skillet from heat.
Pour in chicken broth and place hot skillet in the oven for 15 minutes.
Let fondant potatoes stand five minutes before serving.

Notes

Get creative with Shapes of Fondant Potatoes

Typically fondant potatoes are cut into round shapes using small round cookie cutters.

However, any shape that fits in the middle of the potato slice can be used - so feel free to get creative with other shapes as we did with a flower cookie cutter!

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