Chef Thomas Keller's Pommes Écrasée
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Chef Thomas Keller Recipes
Ingredients
- 12 small new potatoes, such as Yukon Gold, about 1 ounce each
- 1 head of garlic, split in half
- 6 sprigs thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- Kosher salt
- About 1⁄₃ cup (90g) clarified butter, melted
- 3 Tablespoons (45g) unsalted butter cut into small cubes
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 6 sprigs thyme
- Coarse finishing salt such as Maldon salt
- 1 bunch chives, minced
Products To Use:
- Thomas Keller Insignia™ 3qt Sauce Pot
- Thomas Keller Insignia™ 11” Sauté Pan
Directions
- Place the potatoes, garlic, thyme and bay leaf in the Insignia 3.5qt Sauce Pot.
- Add enough cold water to cover the potatoes by about 2 inches.
- Season the water liberally with kosher salt.
- Slowly bring the water to a gentle simmer, but do not allow it to boil.
- Cook the potatoes gently until they are very soft, but the skin has not ruptured. Use a paring knife to probe the potato to determine when it is cooked.
- Remove the potatoes from the water and drain them on paper towels.
- Use the back of a spoon or a spatula to gently crush and flatten the potatoes into disks. It is OK if the potatoes crack around the edges.
- Heat the Insignia 11" Sauté Pan over medium-high heat.
- Add enough clarified butter to cover the bottom of the pan by about 1⁄₈ inch.
- When the clarified butter shimmers and you can see faint whisps of smoke, carefully lay the potatoes into the hot fat.
- Season with kosher salt.
- Cook the potatoes until golden and crisp, then turn them over and repeat on the other side.
- Once both sides are crisped, add the unsalted butter.
- When the butter is melted and begins to foam, add the crushed garlic cloves and thyme sprigs.
- Baste the potatoes with the butter until it begins to brown.
- Remove the potatoes from the pan and drain on paper towels.
- Finish the potatoes with a sprinkling of coarse finishing salt and minced chives.