Roasted Baby Potatoes With Anchovy Butter

Submitted by Elly in Canada

"If you like anchovies, you will enjoy these potatoes. This recipe makes a good side dish for grilled fish. Source: LCBO Magazine, Lucy Waverman."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 2 lbs small red potatoes
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 teaspoons garlic, chopped
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2 -3 rosemary sprigs, leaves removed from stems and chopped

• Butter

• 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter
• 2 anchovies, finely chopped
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic, chopped
• 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400ºF (200ºC).
2. Wash potatoes, but do not peel. Combine oil and garlic and toss with potatoes. Season well with salt and pepper.
3. Place potatoes in metal baking dish. sprinkle with rosemary. Roast, tossing occasionally, for 35 minutes or until tender.
4. While potatoes are roasting, make butter.
5. It is important to use unsalted butter as anchovies are quite salty.
6. Cream butter, anchovies, garlic and parsley together in a mini chopper or by hand.
7. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
8. Place potatoes in serving dish and toss with butter. Serve warm.

Reviews

[JustJanS]

We enjoyed these potatoes thanks Elly. We ate them with an aged rack of roast beef . I would add a couple more anchovies next time as I really love them. As we no longer have an oven, we cooked these in a lidded electric frypan (skillet).