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braised baby potatoes in bowl with fork and knife

Melt-In-Your-Mouth Braised Potatoes

Mimi Newman
Melt-In-Your-Mouth Braised Potatoes
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 35 mins
Course Sides
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 120 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups baby new potatoes
  • 4 cups water at least
  • juice of 1 lemon and then quarter the juiced lemon and use
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 bay leaf optional
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions
 

  • Take a low/wide pan -- this is my favorite braising pan -- and pour in 2 cups of baby new potatoes. Cover those potatoes with water (about 4 cups of water), and add in a few glugs of olive oil, and the juice of 1 lemon. Cut the lemon into quarters after you've juiced them, and then also throw the lemons into the pot. Add in kosher salt, a few bay leafs if you have them, and bring the whole thing to a boil.
  • Then, reduce down the heat and let simmer for about 20 minutes, with the top on the pot, until a butter knife can slice a potato without any resistance.
  • When the potatoes are done, take the top off the pot and reduce the braising liquid down to a pan sauce - it should evaporate in about 5 minutes on medium heat.
  • Toss the potatoes so they're covered evenly with said pan sauce, and then serve!

Notes

You could use medium or large potatoes if you cut them up into small cubes

Nutrition

Serving: 4ozCalories: 120kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 2gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 598mgPotassium: 316mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 16mgIron: 1mg
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