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In reply to the discussion: What is your favorite potato dish.? Mine is potato salad. [View all]Redleg
(5,876 posts)The best potatoes I have had from a restaurant were from a French bistro in Salt Lake City in the mid 1990s. They were mashed potatoes that had been seasoned just right and then fried so that they were somewhat crisp on the outside and moist on the inside and not overly oily. My wife and I were celebrating one of our early anniversaries and it was meant to be a special night at a nice restaurant and it was- perhaps that is why I enjoyed the potatoes so much, along with the beef tournedos and the rest of the meal.
The favorite potatoes outside of a restaurant were my mom's German potato salad, which she learned from her mom in Germany. They were wonderful. My sister used my mom's recipe to make some for us when I visited her last summer. Nice!
The favorite potatoes that I make are fairly simple yet delicious. I take some small Yukon gold or the small red potatoes and cut them in half. I add a bit of good olive oil, some kosher salt, pepper, and Italian herbs and mix together to coat them. Then I roast them in the oven until done, turning once. The outside will be slightly crispy with a nice interior and relatively few calories compared to some other potato options.
I also fondly remember some pomme frits with gravy that were served in a little German restaurant in St. Ilgen near Heidelberg. The fries were perfect and the gravy a thin gravy, possibly made with paprika, that I would die for.
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