Garlic Butter Crispy Roasted Potatoes
These beauties show theΒ simplest way to get gorgeously roastedΒ potatoes that are a super crunchy perfect bite! Β Perfect as an appetizer or side dish, serve it with the delicate garlic chive butter and this is a real crowd pleaser! Β PlusΒ learn the super easy technique to get gorgeous and crispyΒ roasted potatoes!
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You know how sometimes there are dishes that conjure up memories that are buried somewhere deep inside you?Β These roasted potatoes… do that for me.
You see these little perfect golden beauties are not new to my blog.Β They have been posted on my blog since I start blogging oh so very long ago…when my blog was here.Β Complete with horrible pictures and all.Β I have come a LOOOOONG way since then.Β 2008 wow…seems like light years away.
That was also my very first year living in the house with the hubs.Β And that was the year I decided to undertake Thanksgiving for 20 people at our brand new house…
I started planning my menu a month in advance.Β Trying to figure out the best turkey (mine is still the best by the way), the ultimate sides and the most unique of potatoes.Β Hubs thought that no table is complete without a potato dish.
How Russian of him.
Truth be told..I had to agree.Β But it could not just be ANY potato…it had to beΒ gloriously delicious andΒ unique potatoes… And these roasted potatoes were most definitely them…
It was my mother in law that introduced me to these golden beauties.Β We happened to be at her house for one of the high holidays when I noticed her removing the most gorgeous golden puffs out of the oven.Β They were resting RIGHT on the racks.
“Strange”Β I thought…and made a mental note to buy the woman some baking sheets…poor thing.
And then she brought over little ramekins of fragrant and warm garlic butter.Β My brother in law immediately grabbed two of them to himself and started dipping his bread into it…chomping down loudly and smacking his lips out of pure enjoyments after each bite.
No he is not a toddler…he’s in his 40’s.
His mom came by toting a platter of those beautiful little golden potatoesΒ and smacked my brother in law on the back of his head. “That’s not what the butter is for!”Β And she immediately placed three of these golden puffs on his plate.
“Here, dip these into the butter.”
To say that he was happy was an understatement.Β He continued chomping away on the golden puffsΒ andΒ raised a few toasts to his mom’s golden hands…exclaiming that this is the only thing he needs to eat that night.Β I begged to differ.Β And we began one of our many arguments of the night.Β We both loved to argue…sometimes over food..sometimes over movies…always ending in a good laugh or me smacking him upside the head.
As we argued I proceeded to take one of these puffs and dipped them into the warm garlic butter.Β And I stopped dead in my tracks.
These weren’t puffs!Β They were potatoes!Β OMG…these round little golden nuggets were JUST potatoes!Β And combined with that garlic butter…they were magic. Β The ultimate potato dish were these golden potatoes!
“Ella,Β these ARE POTATOES?” I asked my mother in law.
“Da.”Β She said simply, with a proud smile on her face.Β “Amazing aren’t they,” she said.
I am rarely speechless.Β But I was.Β How does this happen…without deep frying them?Β What could possibly happen to make these tiny balls of tater sunshine?Β I stared at it in my head…rotating it around to inspect it for any secrets I was not shared with.
THE TECHNIQUE
And so as if reading my mind, my mother in law goes, “Salt, the secret is salt.”
Funny, I didn’t see any salt on them, well with the exception of the salt that I had justΒ doused them in.
Hi my name is Mila and I love salt.
She then explained the extremely simple technique…
- Using theΒ Oven Racks:Β I found this was actually an ingenious and super simple way to roast potatoes. Β Just make sure when peeling them, they are larger than the slots in the oven racks so they do not fall through. Β And to ensure the ultimate mess free cooking, I like to place a baking rack underneath in case one falls off while baking. Β Take out two of your oven racks and THEN preheat it to 450-degrees.
- Parboiling and Salt: Β First we parboil the potatoes in very salted water. Β Salt is our secret here. Β It allows for a beautifully golden crust. Β Once they are fork tender, they are drained right over the Β baking rack from the oven and baked until they are golden and deliciously crispy…about 20 minutes.
- Make Ahead Friendly:Β The coolest thing about this recipe is that you can make it ahead.Β I boiled these babies up a few hours before service.Β Drained them.Β Then left them in a pot covered with a towel so they stay warm and moist.Β Then once I was almost ready for the course, I placed them onto the oven rack and baked them off in a 450-degree oven.
Naturally, I went and created these for Thanksgiving and they were so perfect.
So elegant.
So..GONE!
Seriously…I think I made at least 40 for 20 people and there was not 1 left.Β NOT 1.Β I served them as an app and my family just devoured them.Β Dipping them into my glorious chive and garlic butter…begging for more.
And they really were perfection.Β And no one will know how very easy they are.
PrintGarlic Butter Crispy Roasted Potatoes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 4 ppl 1x
Description
These beauties show the simplest way to get gorgeously roasted potatoes that are a super crunchy perfect bite! Perfect as an appetizer or side dish! Serve it with the delicate garlic chive butter and this is a real crowd pleaser!
Ingredients
The Potatoes
- 1.5 pounds small-medium white potatoes or Yukon Golds. NOT red potatoes (just make sure that they do not fall through your racks)
- 1 tbsp Kosher salt
- 1 Gallon of Water
Garlic and Chive Butter
- 1 stick of butter
- 4 cloves of garlic (minced)
- 3 chives (finely sliced)
- 1 pinch of red pepper flakes
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Take out two of your racks out of the oven and THEN preheat it to 450-degrees.
- Peel the potatoes and make sure they are no smaller than a golf ball and no bigger than a small tennis ball.
- Place the potatoes in a pot full of water and for every gallon of water use 1 tablespoon of Kosher Salt. The salt is why the potatoes brown so beautifully in the oven , so make sure you put it in
- As soon as the potatoes reach a boil, dump them into a colander and then line them up on the racks. (This was the reason not to peel them too small, we donβt want them falling through the racks.)
- Place racks CAREFULLY back into the oven into the oven for about 15-20 minutes.
- While the potatoes are roasting, place butter, garlic, chives and seasonings into a small pot.
- Over low heat, allow the butter to melt slowly and let all the flavors infuse the butter. This should take about 5 minutes.
- Once the potatoes are golden brown, remove and serve immediately with the garlic butter dip.
- Please note, if you are making these ahead of time, just take them out of the oven once they are ready and let them stay on the racks. Right before service, stick them back in the oven and allow them to crisp up again and they will be ready for you!
Notes
Please note, if you are making these ahead of time, just take them out of the oven once they are ready and let them stay on the racks. Right before service, stick them back in the oven and allow them to crisp up again and they will be ready for you!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Sides
- Cuisine: American
I love potatoes with my meals too, must be a British thing. These potatoes look and sound amazing, I really need to try your recipe.
Thanks honey!!! These are such a winner for any dinner because of how easily they come together!
These sound fantastic! The garlic chive butter for dipping sounds amazing!!!
Amanda…these are an absolute holiday must π
Thanks Amanda!!! And so super easy too!
Yum, these potatoes sound like pure comfort!
Thanks darling!!!
Ah, I’ve visited here before from Michelle Nahom’s Foodie Friday link! These potatoes look and sound absolutely delicious, Mila! Especially that garlic and chive butter dip. Have a great weekend! π
Thank you Mike!!!! Hope I get to see you a bit more around here π
Those potatoes look wonderfully crispy on the outside from the roasting! And that chive butter to dip them in – holy smokes that looks good! Forget chips and dip! I’d eat an entire bowl of these!
Oh trust me I have!!! They are like CRACK potatoes!
I need these Potatoes, Pronto!! There’s nothing like crispy potatoes especially with a buttery sauce… They look amazing Mila!
Thanks Dini!!! I love these so!
I am a lover of all potato dishes and I need to try this. Looks so good.
You don’t even understand how easy these are!!!
Ooh, I do love a good crunchy potato! As you can imagine, I’ve never seen them done this way before, but … wow! They really do sound perfect and I think I could eat them alone for dinner, too … oh, of course with that amazing garlic butter!
Helen, I taught my students how to make this at one of my cooking classes and they were FLOORED that these gorgeous and scrumptious potatoes were made with 3 ingredients…and then they had the butter sauce…and it was clearly all over for them.
Another fantastic recipe, Mila. And I love those photos too, VERY nice light!
AHHHH NICOLE! I cannot believe you just said that! Thank you so much! That means more than you know! This was taken at my client’s house…at 9pm…after we had drank 2 bottles of wine and hungrily awaited to eat these… I just used a plain reflector and a gigantic flashlight π
A flashlight!!?? That is amazing, you did very well! π
Thank you!!! It’s a really big and powerful one π
Look at those beautiful golden brown buttery potatoes….heaven π
Nagi..this my dear is right up your alley…perfect for your little baby hands to dip in gooey butter! XO
Love potatoes and definitely need to try this butter! Love photographing old recipes, it is nice to see the difference in pictures π Pinned!
Thank you!!! Like I said this pic was taken at 9pm with artificial light π
Tried and true recipes are the best! I blog since 2008 too and my first photos are terrible haha!
It’s quite a transformation when you look at it!
Oh my gosh these sound like little bites of heaven. I want to make them just to snack on.
Thank you so much!!! I am so glad you enjoyed them darling!