This is a great little recipe for potatoes, particularly when you a) want something tasty, but quick and not involved or b) something that has a lot of flavor without all of the cream and butter of, say, Dorie’s potato gratin (or maybe all of the above). IS it a bit more complicated than some boiling water? Sure, but it’s still just one pot, and a few extra minutes brings some terrific herby-deliciousness to the dish.
Essentially, you infuse some broth (I used chicken) with some herbs, garlic, and if you have it, a bit of lemon peel. Potatoes are added, and simmered in the broth until they are tender. This is perfect for the tiny fingerling, baby yukon gold, or other “new” potatoes that are so terrific since you can adjust up or down depending on the number of people, and they are the perfect size to absorb that wonderful stock. Of course, the last bit is seasoning with salt and pepper, but it couldn’t possibly be easier!
I liked keeping a little bit of the broth to just moisten the potatoes so they didn’t need any extra butter. They were really quite tasty!
dulceshome 
I agree – tasty and easy.
Yea…I agree too that this is easy and tasty . Healthy too with the usual way of preparing them with butter and cream 🙂
Nice looking potatoes! 🙂
I also agree…easy and tasty and very little fat makes these potatoes wonderful for use often. Nice write up again…you are really good at giving a nice summary of what the recipes are all about.
I think you summed this recipe up perfectly. A nice alternative to plain boiled potatoes with only a little more effort.
The broth for this recipe smells amazing. I just wished more of that great flavor stuck to my potatoes!
Yep, tasty and easy! Very calorie friendly and we’re still cutting calories where we can.
Your dish looks amazing, is that corned beef and carrots on there. Your potatoes have such a nice color to them, perhaps if I had used Yukon gold or butter potatoes instead of the
extras I had around, I would have had a better tasting result. Glad you enjoyed them.
These were good, but the gratin was definitely more of a favorite 🙂
I have a real appreciation for techniques that take something simple – like boiled potatoes – and kick up the flavors. I have to agree with Cher though … there’s nothing quite like a gratin!
Glad you enjoyed! I think mine needed cream and butter 😉
I agree, these broth braised potatoes were good! Dinner looks good;-)
Looks great! I didn’t even think about the fact that there was no butter or any extra calories.
I agree! Really easy & delicious! Great photos.
Have a great weekend!
I agree with everything you said!
Me too! Everything was terrific – tasty, easy, what more could you ask for!
Me three! I loved the simplicity, though it was more interesting than plain potatoes without that much more effort.
mmm…potatoes with tomatoes … great combo!
Glad you enjoyed! I think having a cut side must have improved the flavor…nothing seemed to penetrate my potato skins!
Oops, yours was one of the few FFwD posts I made it to yesterday….double comment from me! Now triple!
You make a good point. I just realized that hubby ate a lot of these and didn’t add any butter, which is odd for him. I might make them again after all 🙂
Looks delicious. Sounds as if it was delicious. I hope you had some left to turn into hashbrowns the next day.
Very well written, Candy. I am looking forward to making the potato version.
I kept adding broth to my potatoes too. It was really delicious!
Hahahahha I love the way you contrasted this dish with the potato gratin! Yes, this is indeed the exact opposite. Glad you like it but now I have a craving for gratin…
I loved how easy this recipe was too! It was also great that there was really no need for butter or added fat. Your potatoes look great!
Your post made me hungry for potato gratin. But yes, it is nice to have some healthy potato recipes mixed in too 🙂
I really expected these to turn out with more flavor. Drat those expectations 🙂 I may try them again with the “fingerling” potatoes…just like Dorie suggested the first time. And if they don’t work out – I will just ask Nana to make another frittata !
That kind of makes it a win-win!
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It’s hard to beat easy and tasty! I love your “action shot” in the pot.