Classic Noisette, Château, and Parisienne Potatoes

All these small potatoes are exquisite and to be used exclusively for special meals; they work particularly well with grilled steak and chicken and chateaubriand. Since they are a treat, they are in pure butter.

Noisette potatoes are cut into small 3A-inch balls with a Parisian spoon or melon bailer. Château potatoes are given seven faces by turning them with a parer into 1½ x ½-inch torpedoes. Parisienne potatoes are identical to noisette potatoes, but after they have been sautéed,