A Potato Dish for Julia
- Total Time
- 45 minutes
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Ingredients
Yield:Serves 1 or 2
- 2medium new potatoes
- 1small clove garlic
- Salt
- 4teaspoons butter
- Freshly ground black pepper
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Nutritional analysis per serving (2 servings)
120 calories; 8 grams fat; 5 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 2 grams monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 12 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams dietary fiber; 1 gram sugars; 1 gram protein; 176 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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- Step 1
Peel the potatoes and slice them very thin, about ⅛-inch thick. Peel and mince the garlic, then with the flat of your chef’s knife, mash it with a little salt into a paste. Work about 1 teaspoon of the butter into it and set it aside.
- Step 2
Heat 1½ teaspoons of the butter in a small frying pan over medium-low heat, and lay in half the potato slices, overlapping slightly, to fill the bottom of the pan. Salt and pepper them lightly, and smear the garlic paste on top. Add the remaining potatoes, season lightly and set a small cover askew on top of the pan. After about 8 minutes, turn the potatoes by setting a small, sturdy plate on top of the pan and flipping them over and onto it. They won’t hold together in perfect shape, but don’t worry.
- Step 3
Heat the remaining butter in the pan and slide the potatoes back in. Let them cook, semicovered, for 5 minutes, then uncovered for a couple minutes more, until nicely browned. Slide them onto a warm plate, season to taste and let them mingle with whatever juicy meat you’re treating yourself to for dinner.
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Anython
I should have known better from the affected reluctance to call this what it is: a galette. If anyone anywhere can "smear" a buttery paste on top of potatoes which are inevitably sliding around on the slippery, hot bottom of a buttered skillet, they'll get my vote for chef of the year. This is not Julia worthy and would be better labelled "Ridiculous mess"
Anne
A winner! Simple, delicious, and beautiful. Easy to prepare--cooks in a skillet without stirring or fussing, and the process of turning the potatoes onto a plate and then sliding them back into the skillet was simpler than expected. The garlic butter was heavenly. And everything was in the pantry! (Spreading the butter on the potatoes was no difficulty at all, but perhaps I have a different understanding of "smear" than others.)
Cat M
I ended up melting the butter/garlic/salt paste in the microwave, then pouring it over the tops of the potatoes. EZ PZ
tears of joy
I love this little book. It taught me a special pleasure during a tough time in my life, and I particularly enjoyed this recipe!
Bob CaSteel
Anything, try making the garlic paste more lucid and brushing it on the only difference for me is I like to add some freshly chopped rosemary to my garlic paste before brushing onto potatoes'
William Fite
Please visit my kitchen and demonstrate to me your method for smearing butter on uncooked sliced potatoes in a buttered dish.
Paul
A close relative of Pommes Anna. https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018518-pommes-anna
shore cook
Following another’s advice, I melted the butter mixed with the garlic and poured that on the first layer of potatoes. It worked perfectly. I garnished finished potatoes with fresh chives, the dish was a hit!
Alicia
A very similar recipe is also available on the Times site but called Pommes Anna but it is a bit fussier and is finished in the oven.
William Fite
Please visit my kitchen and demonstrate to me your method for smearing butter on uncooked sliced potatoes in a buttered dish.
Anne
A winner! Simple, delicious, and beautiful. Easy to prepare--cooks in a skillet without stirring or fussing, and the process of turning the potatoes onto a plate and then sliding them back into the skillet was simpler than expected. The garlic butter was heavenly. And everything was in the pantry! (Spreading the butter on the potatoes was no difficulty at all, but perhaps I have a different understanding of "smear" than others.)
tears of joy
I love this little book. It taught me a special pleasure during a tough time in my life, and I particularly enjoyed this recipe!
Anython
I should have known better from the affected reluctance to call this what it is: a galette. If anyone anywhere can "smear" a buttery paste on top of potatoes which are inevitably sliding around on the slippery, hot bottom of a buttered skillet, they'll get my vote for chef of the year. This is not Julia worthy and would be better labelled "Ridiculous mess"
Bob CaSteel
Anything, try making the garlic paste more lucid and brushing it on the only difference for me is I like to add some freshly chopped rosemary to my garlic paste before brushing onto potatoes'
Bob CaSteel
Anython sorry, the computer corrected the spelling of your name I didn't notice until posted
Cat M
I ended up melting the butter/garlic/salt paste in the microwave, then pouring it over the tops of the potatoes. EZ PZ
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