These fondant potatoes, oh my gosh they are so
tasty and they're infused with the flavors of thyme and garlic
and they're actually easier to make than you might think I'm going to show you how.
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Hi I'm Nicky, welcome back to our kitchen where we show you how to make delicious family-friendly
recipes. If you're bored of the same old potato dish and want to try something new or if you
want to make something a little bit fancy for that dinner party then these fondant potatoes
are for you. We're going to start by preheating the oven to 200c or 400f. I'm using maris piper
potatoes for this recipe and these are a flowery variety of potato which really absorbs the flavour
and makes a lovely fluffy interior, but you can use King Edwards rooster, or russet potatoes and I'm
going to be serving it for four people so for four people we want to get about two fondant potatoes
each, and you can probably get one fondant potato out of a potato this size and about two out of
something this size. We want to peel those potatoes and cut them into two-inch thick cylinders.
Slice off the ends of the potato so it's nice and flat you want quite a large surface area
at either end of the potato. Now don't worry about these bits that are left
over from the ends of the potatoes you can always use them for mash or add to a soup.
And if you want to go a little bit cheffy here you can cut these potatoes into perfect cylinders
but I don't think that's really necessary I quite like them to be a little bit rustic.
Now heat two tablespoons of vegetable oil in an ovenproof frying pan on a high heat until hot.
Carefully place the potatoes in the pan flat side down and cook for five to six minutes until golden
brown, you may need to move them around a little bit in the pan just to stop them from sticking.
Now turn the potatoes over reduce the heat to medium-high
and cook for a further five to six minutes until golden brown.
This is going to give those fondant potatoes that distinctive crispy top and bottom.
Now carefully add three tablespoons of unsalted butter, two cloves of garlic that have been peeled
and sliced in half and two sprigs of fresh thyme to the pan and let the butter melt in the pan.
Stir the garlic and the thyme with the butter to infuse the flavours,
then baste the potatoes with the butter.
Now we want to remove that garlic so it doesn't burn,
and pour in 240 ml or a cup of strong hot chicken stock around the potatoes,
be careful when you're doing this because it does bubble quite a lot.
Sprinkle the tops of the potatoes with a little salt and pepper,
about a quarter of a teaspoon of each and then place in the oven for 30 minutes.
After 30 minutes check the potatoes are tender by inserting a sharp knife in the middle, it should
slide in nice and easy, if it doesn't then place them back in the oven for another 10 to 15 minutes.
Once tender, serve topped with sprigs of fresh thyme.
And there you go that's how to make delicious and impressive fondant potatoes, why not give them a
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