Caramelized Potatoes

No traditional Danish Christmas dinner is complete without a dish of small caramelized potatoes.

The potatoes must be boiled until well done but still firm and then peeled carefully rather than scraped so as to preserve the fine membrane that is found just under the peel. This membrane helps ensure that the potato starch does not seep out when they are browned, as this would result in a fuzzy and less smooth surface.

For the browning process to be successful, high heat is re