Fork-Crushed Purple Potatoes
Cook Time
15 minutes
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Ingredients
4 servings
- 1 pound Purple Majesty or other purple potatoes, washed
- 4 small shallots, minced
- 2 tablespoons fresh-squeezed lemon juice
- 6 tablespoons good extra-virgin olive oil
- Fleur de sel to taste
- White pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
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Preparation
Step 1
In a large pot, cook potatoes with skins on in heavily salted boiling water until tender, approximately 15 minutes.
Step 2
Remove potatoes from pot, and peel them while still warm.
Step 3
Place potatoes in a large bowl and, using a fork, gently smash them, maintaining a fairly chunky consistency.
Step 4
Fold in minced shallots, lemon juice, olive oil, fleur de sel, and white pepper.
Step 5
Finish with parsley.
Step 6
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Chef's notes
According to NYMag.com, this potato was developed in Colorado way back in 2006 using 'natural cross-breeding techniques that somehow results in a superspud containing freakishly high amounts of antioxidants.'
The lemon juice makes the potatoes brighter. All the spots that got hit with the lemon juice became lighter and brighter, more fuchsia/beet-colored and less purple.
If purple potatoes are unavailable, any small or fingerling potato can be used as a substitute.
