‘Melting Potatoes’ Should Be Your Go-To Starchy Side–Check Out The Recipe

Melting potatoes is the easiest side dish you’re not making. Do yourself a favor and throw out that boring recipe for oven-roasted potatoes. The easiest way to make tender, delicious potatoes is to slice thick rounds of potatoes. After that, you can butter them and pour broth over them. And it’s as simple as it sounds. It’s all about to change your potato game for the better.

What is Melting Potatoes, and How Do They Work?

Melting potatoes are a simplified form of French fondant potatoes, but don’t be fooled by their simplicity. Melting potatoes are a great example of how simple ingredients can be used to make some amazing dishes.

The potatoes are baked in a high heat oven to create a dense layer of potato rounds. They are then topped with butter, broth, and herbs. This results in incredibly creamy centers with crispy exterior.

Fondant potatoes are a French way of cooking potatoes. This is a show-stopping side dish. Fondant potatoes are made from potatoes that have been browned in a skillet before being baked in the oven. However, melting potatoes skips the skillet step and puts the potato rounds directly into the oven. It is easier and faster to make melted potatoes, but the results are equally delicious.

Even though these potatoes can be prepared quickly, there are a few tricks that will help you make them perfect.

Best Potatoes For Melting Potatoes

Most melting potato recipes call for russet or Yukon gold potatoes. Due to the stellar combination of starch and moisture in Yukon gold potatoes, they’re considered all-purpose spuds in the culinary world. Yukon potatoes can be used to make a variety of dishes, including those that are golden brown on the outside and tender in the mouth.

Russet potatoes make great melting potatoes. Russets make great baking potatoes because of their thick skins and fluffy flesh. This results in light, airy melting potatoes.

Yukon golden potatoes or russet potatoes can both be made with buttery centers that melt in your mouth. These simple potatoes can be served with anything. You can serve melted potatoes with roast chicken, steak, or pork loin. They can also be served as a side dish to holiday main courses.

Now you’ll see how easy it is to make your oven-baked potatoes shine.

Melt-In-Your-Mouth Melting Potatoes Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 cloves garlic
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 pounds Yukon gold or russet potatoes, about 4 to 5 medium potatoes
• 2 to 3 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 1 cup vegetable or chicken broth

Instructions

1. Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 450°F. Peel and smash four cloves of garlic.
2. In a large microwave-safe bowl, place 2 tablespoons unsalted Butter. The butter should be microwaved in 10 second intervals. Stir each time until it becomes melted. Mix in 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 teaspoon kosher salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper.
3. If you’d like, remove the skins from 2 lb. Yukon gold potatoes or russet potatoes. The potatoes’ rounded ends can be removed. Next, cut the potato crosswise into 1-inch rounds. You will need to chop 2 to 3 rosemary stem leaves until you have 1 tablespoon. Mix the butter with the potatoes and rosemary until well coated.
4. Arrange the potatoes cut-side-up in one layer on a rimmed 9×13-inch metal baking pan or sheet (avoid glass as they could shatter).Place the rest of the butter mixture over the potatoes.
5. Bake the potatoes for 15 minutes, or until they are easily flippable. Roast the potatoes for another 15 minutes, turning once more.
6. Take the potatoes out of the oven. Pour in 1 cup broth. Finally, add the garlic cloves. Continue roasting for another 15 minutes, until most of broth is absorbed by potatoes. Enjoy!