One-Step Crusty Red Potatoes

Name: One-Step Crusty Red Potatoes
Yield: Makes 4 Servings
Ingredients: Chopped fresh parsley or rosemary (optional); freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 1½ tablespoons olive oil; 1¼ to 1½ pounds red-skinned new potatoes, scrubbed and quartered lengthwise (if larger, cut in 6 wedges); 2 garlic cloves, smashed and peeled; Salt, to taste

Preparation info

Makes
4
Servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Get in There and Cook

By Richard Sax

Published 1997

About

These potatoes cook in shallow water until tender; once the water boils away, the potatoes brown in the same pan until golden.

Ingredients

1¼ to 1½ pounds red-skinned new potatoes, scrubbed and quartered lengthwise (if larger, cut in 6 wedges)
1½ tablespoons olive oil

Lunch
Side dish
Vegan
Gluten-free
Brunch

Method

Place the potatoes in a wide, heavy nonstick skillet. Add enough cold water to come about two-thirds of the way up the potatoes. Add the olive oil, a sprinkling of salt, and the garlic. Bring the water to a boil.
Adjust the heat to maintain a steady but not violent boil. Cook, uncovered, until the water evaporates, 15 to 18 minutes; turn the potatoes ove