Potato Lyonnaise

 

Potato Lyonnaise

French cuisine is one of my favorite ways to cook food. It’s not only decadent but also flavorful and worth the extra steps it takes to cook the dish. Especially the various ways they make potatoes. This recipe is one of my favorites as I love caramelized onions.

Ingredients

Pinch of Salt and white pepper

1 stick butter

1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley

2 pounds baking potatoes, like russets, peeled and sliced 1/2-inch thick

2 tablespoons olive oil

4 onions, julienne

2 tablespoons chopped garlic

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Place the potatoes in a pot of salted water. Bring the potatoes up to a boil and blanch for 2 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat, drain, and cool. In a large ovenproof sauté pan, heat the olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the onions and garlic. Season with salt and pepper. Sauté the onions until caramelized, about 10 minutes. Turn the onions into a bowl. Place the pan back on the stove and melt the stick of butter. When the butter has melted, cover the bottom of the pan with 1/3 of the potatoes.

Season with salt and pepper. Cover the first layer of potatoes with 1/2 of the onions. Cover the onions with 1/3 of the potatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Repeat the layering until all the potatoes and onions are used. Place the pan in the oven and cook for 12 minutes or until the potatoes are golden brown. Remove the pan from the oven.

Using a spatula, gently lift the potatoes out of the pan and place on a platter. Garnish with parsley.

Elizabeth Kilbride is a Writer and Editor with forty years of experience in writing with 12 of those years in the online content sphere. Author of 5 books and a Graduate with an Associate of Arts from Phoenix University in Business Management, then a degree. Mass Communication and Cyber Analysis from Phoenix University, then on to Walden University for her master’s in criminology with emphasis on Cybercrime and Identity Theft and is currently studying for her Ph.D. degree in Criminology. Her work portfolio includes coverage of politics, current affairs, elections, history, and true crime. Elizabeth is also a gourmet cook, life coach, and avid artist in her spare time, proficient in watercolor, acrylic, oil, pen and ink, Gouche, and pastels. As a political operative having worked on over 300 campaigns during her career, Elizabeth has turned many life events into books and movie scripts while using history to weave interesting storylines. She also runs 6 blogs that range from art to life coaching, to food, to writing, and opinion or history pieces each week.