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Pommes fondant

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gfweb

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I’ve spent the evening fooling with Pommes fondant.  Ramsay you tubes...other guys’ you tubes. Bourdain recipe. Cooked stovetop or in oven or both. With russets or Yukon gold or red potatoes. 

 

They all were ok not great. They look pretty but waste about 50% of a potato....Am I missing something? Just an anachronism?

 

 

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&roid

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1 hour ago, gfweb said:

Am I missing something? Just an anachronism?

 

Agree completely, they’re cute enough but wasteful and fiddly to make. Taste wise give me a decent French fry or, if we’re going classical, some dauphinois. 

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I second that, it seems a fairly pointless preparation.  Why would you go to the trouble of getting a decent crust and then submerge it in stock?

 

If I want something like that, I just do pommes Anna.  Easier and more satisfying to eat.

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