Buttered New Potatoes Recipes

LEMON-BUTTER NEW POTATOES

Steps:

• Peel a strip from around each potato. Place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or just until tender., Meanwhile, in small saucepan, melt butter. Stir in the lemon juice, salt, lemon zest, pepper and nutmeg. Drain potatoes and place in a serving bowl. Pour butter mixture over potatoes; toss gently to coat. Sprinkle with parsley.

BUTTERED NEW POTATOES

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add 3 tablespoons salt, stirring to dissolve. Pierce each potato 3 times with a skewer, add to water, and return to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain, and return potatoes to pot. Set over low heat, shaking pan often, for 2 minutes to dry out, then let cool.
• Peel the potatoes, and cut into 1-inch pieces. Transfer to a bowl, and stir in butter. Sprinkle with chives, and season with salt and pepper.

HERBED NEW POTATOES

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a Dutch oven or large heavy-bottomed pot. Add the whole potatoes, salt, and pepper and toss well. Cover the pot tightly and cook over low heat for 20 to 30 minutes, until the potatoes are just tender when tested with a small knife. From time to time, shake the pot without removing the lid to prevent the bottom potatoes from burning. Turn off the heat and allow the potatoes to steam for another 5 minutes. Don't overcook! Toss with the herbs, and serve hot.

GARLIC BUTTER NEW POTATOES

Steps:

• Add potato to salted water in a large saucepan. Cook, covered, 10 minutes or until tender. Drain. (Do NOT overcook the potatoes- they will be mushy!).
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a small skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add garlic and salt (optional). Cook, stirring constantly, for 3 minutes or until garlic is tender.
• Add parsley, pepper, and dill (optional). Pour over potatoes, tossing gently to coat.
• Enjoy!

BUTTERED AND HERBED NEW POTATOES

Steps:

• Place a pot of water on to boil.
• Heat a vegetable dish.
• Pop the potatoes into the boiling water with a pinch of crystallized salt (the parsley stalk and mint stalk can be added).
• Cover with a tightly fitting lid.
• Boil for 20 minutes on high heat.
• Drain and submerge in cold running water.
• Put them between your hands and the skin will come away easily.
• Melt butter in the bottom of a pan.
• Place potatoes in the pan, roll to coat with butter, and cover with a clean cloth.
• Place over the lowest heat, using a heat pad to deflect direct contact, until potatoes are ready to serve.
• Wash the mint and parsley and chop (Can be done earlier unless you wish to boil the stalks with the potatoes).
• Remove the cloth and dust with the chopped mint and parsley.
• Place in the vegetable dish and serve.
• Enjoy!

NEW POTATOES IN BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain potatoes and save about 1/2 cup cooking water in the pot.
• Add 2 or 3 potatoes pieces back into the pot with the cooking water and mash them to thicken the sauce a bit. Add butter and stir until melted. Stir in green onions. Return hot potatoes to the pot and stir gently until coated in the sauce.
• Let sit until potatoes soak up the butter sauce, 5 to 7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper if desired. Serve hot.

BUTTERED NEW POTATOES

Steps:

• In a saucepan combine potatoes and water to cover by 1 inch and bring water to a boil. Simmer potatoes 10 minutes, or until tender, and drain well. Return potatoes to pan and toss with butter and salt and pepper to taste. Serve potatoes warm.

BUTTER STEAMED NEW POTATOES (SMORDAMPETE NYPOTETER)

Steps:

• Melt butter in a dutch oven or 10" skillet. Add potatoes, stir to coat. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Cover and cook on low, shaking the pan occasionally until the potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes.
• Put in serving dish, pour any remaining butter over and sprinkle with fresh parsley or dill.