Melting Potatoes
Melting potatoes are golden roasted potatoes smothered in butter, baked until they're golden and crispy outside and melt-in-your-mouth tender inside.
Servings: 3 servings
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1 pound Yukon gold potatoes
- 1 tablespoon fresh chopped thyme
- ½ cup vegetable broth
- 2 cloves garlic minced
Instructions
- Melt butter. Add butter to a saucepot and melt it over medium-low heat. Once the butter is melted, stir in olive oil.
- Peel and slice the potatoes. Preheat oven to 450ºF. Peel the potatoes. Cut the potatoes into ½-inch thick slices crosswise. Add the potatoes and thyme to the butter mixture. Toss well to coat the potatoes. Season the potatoes with salt and pepper.
- Bake the potatoes. Arrange the potatoes on a rimmed baking sheet in a single layer. Drizzle any remaining butter over the potatoes. Bake the potatoes for 15 minutes. Flip them gently and bake for another 15 minutes.
- Add the broth and bake again. Combine vegetable broth with garlic. Pour the vegetable broth mixture over the potatoes. Bake the potatoes for another 15 minutes.
- Serve. Drizzle any cooking liquid over the melting potatoes and serve them warm.
Nutrition
Serving: 5ounces | Calories: 277kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 82mg | Potassium: 695mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 347IU | Vitamin C: 34mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 2mg
