Cracked Potatoes

Recipe courtesy Amy Finley

Show: The Gourmet Next DoorEpisode: Nod to the Bistro

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (82)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
25 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 5 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 25 min
Total:: 30 min

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Ingredients

12 small-medium Yukon potatoes
1/2 cup olive oil
2 sprigs fresh thyme, plus 1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
Coarse salt and freshly cracked black pepper
1 clove garlic, sliced

Directions

Special Equipment: a rolling pin or heavy pan

Using the rolling pin or a heavy pan, gently smack the potatoes, 1 potato at a time, until the skin begins to split, exposing the interior of the raw potato.

Over low heat, add the olive oil to a medium-sized heavy-bottomed saucepan, then add the potatoes and thyme sprigs and season generously with salt and pepper. Place the lid on the pan and allow to cook, undisturbed, shaking the pan every 5 minutes or so, until the bottoms of the potatoes are browned, about 10 to 12 minutes. (Check occasionally to make sure the potatoes aren't browning too quickly and adjust heat accordingly.) Turn the potatoes to their second side, replace the lid, and continue cooking undisturbed a further 5 to 8 minutes.

Remove the lid and cook a further 2 to 3 minutes, for the condensation to evaporate.

Remove the thyme sprigs and add the sliced garlic and chopped fresh thyme and cook until the garlic is caramelized and chewy, about 2 minutes. Serve hot.

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Comments & Reviews

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Kathleen Taylor, MI 05-13-2009
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Wonderful!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Made these for dinner with the flank steak made in the same episode and these turned out wonderful! I mean wow how easy was... this! The flavor turned out soo good, and was practically all the way through the potato with every bite from the cracking. Yum I would recommend this recipe! Read more
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J Pottstown, PA 02-11-2009
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tasty and easy
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

These were easy. I used the smallest size potato, the really cute little ones. I used 5 lbs. of potatoes and less than the... half cup of olive oil. I didn't have any thyme on hand, but they still turned out nice. All told, it did take about an hour to get them to the right doneness. They were crisp and brown on the outside and tender inside. Mine weren't "creamy" as described by many other reviewers, not sure how they achieved that. They were very good, though, and hard to stop eating, even now that they're cool.Read more
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Anonymous 08-04-2008
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Time was totally off
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

These potatoes turned out delicious (how could they not, being essentially poached in olive oil?!), but they took A LOT... longer to cook than the recipe suggests. I cooked them, covered, for about 40 minutes, and still had to finish them off in the microwave. Next time, I think I'll start them off in the microwave for a few minutes, to get them started, and then follow the recipe.Read more
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Anonymous 04-16-2008
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Potatoe what???
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

No wonder this show is off the air. Amy can't cook and I think it is a waste of time to even post her recipes. How she even... got this show is a shock to me. I am glad to see the new shows that show people who can really cook!!!! If the network is smart they won't bring her back. She should stay in her own kitchen but not the home of fans fo this wonderful network!Read more
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Anonymous 04-04-2008
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delicious but not a original idea
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Amy needs to step her game up I have been making this recipe for atleast the last five years.
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Anonymous 02-20-2008
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YUMMY!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I've made this recipe a few times and always a hit! I subsitute Thyme for Rosemary and it's great! Thanks Amy!