Parmentier Potatoes

Ingredients:

600g medium potatoes peeled & cut into 2 cm cubes

4 tbsp oil + 2 tbsp

1 tsp thyme – leaves picked

1 tbsp rosemary chopped

5 cloves of garlic – sliced

25 g butter

Sea salt & Pepper for seasoning

Cooking Instructions:

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 25-30 minutes
Total Time: 35-40 minutes

1. Start by peeling and cutting the potatoes to the required size.
2. Bring a pan of well-salted water (at least 2 tsp) to heat add the potatoes, bring to the boil, and cook for 7-8 minutes, or until soft on the outside but still firm in the centre, then drain well.
3. Put 4 tbsp vegetable oil into a wide frying pan and heat the oil so that it is warm/nearly hot – but NOT SMOKING.
4. Add the potatoes to the pan and fry gently to allow them to crispy up. The object is NOT to brown them quickly, but to allow them to crisp up on a low temperature to a golden colour.  Turn the potatoes to coat in the oil once the first side is crispy.
5. Meanwhile, pick the thyme leaves off the stalk, set aside, then slice the garlic and set aside.
6. Monitor the potatoes but don’t keep stirring them – ideally you will flip the potatoes onto the other side once one side is crispy and golden.
7. When the potatoes are 80% golden add the garlic slices, rosemary stalks and the thyme leaves. Stir in to ensure the mix together and don’t sit on the top.  However, be sure not to burn the garlic.
8. Season with plenty of salt and pepper. Add the butter and cook for a few minutes longer.
9. Serve immediately and enjoy!

Kumud Gandhi

Kumud Gandhi is a Nutritional Food Scientist bestselling Author, Broadcaster, and Keynote Speaker on the subject of nutritional health for productivity & performance in the workplace.  In 2010 Kumud founded ‘The Cooking Academy’ a cookery school that focusses on cooking for nutritional health and wellbeing.  Kumud regularly presents to international audiences on a variety of topics such as ‘Eating for Immunity and a Lifetime of Wellness’. She is an expert in the field of Wellness in the Workplace and works with organizations to create transformational change in employee health & well-being through nutrition and health coaching.