Showing posts with label rosemary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rosemary. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Rosemary-Lemon Glazed New Potatoes


Tonight's supper was pretty simple, pan-"roasted" potatoes and salad. No need to show you the boring and stereotypical rabbit-food salad, but I thought I'd share the potatoes with you 'cause they were awesome! Fresh rosemary is the only green thing I still have in my garden.


Rosemary-Lemon Glazed Potatoes

2 lbs. small, new potatoes, whole halved or cubed (depending on size)
1 Tbsp. olive oil or as needed
1 1/2 cups water
1 Tbs. dry powdered vegetarian "chicken-flavor" bullion
2 - 3 garlic cloves
handful FRESH rosemary - stripped off stem
1/2 lemon, squeezed
1/4 tsp lemon zest (very finely grated skin)

Toss potatoes with oil and pan fry in non-stick-skillet on med. high until one or two sides start to brown.

Mix broth powder with water and pour over potatoes, and bring to a simmer.
Cover skillet and briskly simmer, shaking skillet occasionally, until potatoes are tender and most of water is absorbed, 10 to 12 minutes.

Blend rosemary, garlic and lemon juice in food processor until very fine, (not a puree). Stir in lemon zest and toss potatoes with mixture.

Put potatoes back over med-low heat just long enough for garlic to cook but not burn. (2 min. or so).

(You could also toss the potatoes with olive oil, lemon, garlic, rosemary and oven roast them, but this method is quicker.)

Monday, January 28, 2008

Rosemary Roasted Potatoes with Smoked Salt

OK, this picture disappoints me because these just sorta look brown and dried out, but they weren't really.

They were little Yukon Gold potatoes, roasted 'till golden with olive oil and big sprigs of rosemary from my backyard. Crisp on the outside, soft on the inside - heavenly!

But the main reason these are special? They were the perfect place to try out the new Alder Smoked Sea Salt I got for Christmas. Oh my gosh, just a few flakes added an undertone of woody alder-smoke, almost as if I'd roasted these on the campfire!

Sorry, no precise recipe, I just wanted to share, since they were so insanely, addictively good!! If you ever get a chance to try Smoked Salt, ...WOW! It's good stuff!
And even if you don't have it, go make some roasted potatoes anyway. They're good on their own too!
So, any other ideas on how I could use the Smoked Salt? It's so freakin' good I just want to lick the bottle. Which wouldn't be a great idea, being that it's salt and all...
The recipe pamphlet included many nice recipes for fish, BBQ, eggs, hamburgers... Hmmm, I think I can get more creative than that!