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Meet your new favorite potato side dish.

The first time I heard about a Southern dish called “melting potatoes,” I didn’t quite get it. I mean, potatoes are just a starchy vegetable. They get soft when you cook them, but they don’t melt.

Then I tasted them, and I had to change my tune. These gorgeous, golden, oven-roasted potatoes soaked in chicken stock are so tender, they really do melt in your mouth. And so yummy, they pretty nearly melt your heart as well.

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Creating this melting consistency requires several steps, all of them crucial. First, slice your potatoes into thick rounds and coat them thoroughly with melted butter. Second, roast them a good long time at very high heat. Third, 15 minutes before taking them out, douse them in a garlicky chicken broth, so they’re sort of roasting and boiling at the same time. And finally, serve them with the remaining, reduced broth drizzled over the top.

Leave out any one of these steps, and you’ll have good potatoes, but not melting potatoes. But follow them all to the letter, and you’ll be rewarded with beautiful potatoes, caramelized on the outside and creamy on the inside. You will not regret one minute of the work that went into them.Melting Potatoes - {VIDEO} Family Fresh Meals (4)

How to Make Melting Potatoes

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
    In a small bowl, bowl whisk together butter, salt, pepper and thyme.Melting Potatoes - {VIDEO} Family Fresh Meals (5)
  2. Slice your potatoes into about 1″ rounds and place in large bowl. Pour butter mixture over potatoes and mix to coat.Melting Potatoes - {VIDEO} Family Fresh Meals (6)
  3. On baking sheet (we used a 9″x13″1″ baking sheet) layer potatoes in single layer.
    Place in oven and roast for 20 minutes. Flip potatoes and then roast for another 15 minutes.Melting Potatoes - {VIDEO} Family Fresh Meals (7)
  4. Meanwhile mix together your chicken broth and garlic. Remove potatoes from oven, flip one more time and pour broth mixture over potatoes. Place back in oven and roast for another 15 minutes.Melting Potatoes - {VIDEO} Family Fresh Meals (8)
  5. Remove and drizzle with sauce and top with more fresh thyme if desired.Melting Potatoes - {VIDEO} Family Fresh Meals (9)
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How to Make Melting Potatoes

These gorgeous, golden, oven-roasted Melting Potatoes soaked in chicken stock are so tender, they really do melt in your mouth.

Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 50 minutes mins

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Ingredients

  • 4 medium Yukon gold or russet potatoes peeled (about 2.5 lbs)
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 4 Tablespoons butter melted
  • 1 tsp fresh thyme
  • 1 cup chicken broth you can use veggie broth to make vegetarian
  • 2 cloves garlic minced

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

  • In a small bowl, bowl whisk together butter, salt, pepper and thyme.

  • Slice your potatoes into about 1" rounds and place in large bowl. Pour butter mixture over potatoes and mix to coat.

  • On baking sheet (we used a 9"x13"1" baking sheelayer potatoes in single layer.

  • Place in oven and roast for 20 minutes. Flip potatoes and then roast for another 15 minutes.

  • Meanwhile mix together your chicken broth and garlic. Remove potatoes from oven, flip one more time and pour broth mixture over potatoes. Place back in oven and roast for another 15 minutes.

  • Remove and drizzle with sauce and top with more fresh thyme if desired.

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Nutrition

Calories: 271kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 634mg | Potassium: 1218mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 350IU | Vitamin C: 37mg | Calcium: 95mg | Iron: 9mg

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