Friday, January 27, 2012

FFwD - Broth-braised potatoes


Ahhh, it's Fabulous Friday - in a few hours time, I can kick back and relax for a couple of days. Yah!

This week's French Fridays with Dorie dish is broth-braised potatoes.  This involves boiling potatoes in chicken stock and various herbs for flavour.  My initial thoughts were that it wasn't worth the effort, but I was pretty happy with the end result.  The potatoes were mighty tasty, and made a change from potatoes boiled in salted water.

I served my potatoes with M. Jacques roasted chicken from FFwD a couple of weeks ago.

To see what all the other Doristas thought of this simple but tasty dish, visit the FFwD website. 
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28 comments:

  1. BevJanuary 27, 2012 at 11:54 AM

    Those look nice- everybody loves a great potato dish (especially men)! Fine choice with the Armagnac chicken- we gave that a +++. Cheers- have an awesome week!

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  2. CakelawJanuary 27, 2012 at 12:51 PM

    LOL - you're right about men and potatoes. You have a good week too.

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  3. UnknownJanuary 27, 2012 at 2:31 PM

    I felt the same and almost blew off the potatoes but was so glad I made them. Hope your weekend is great!

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  4. ElinJanuary 27, 2012 at 3:44 PM

    Cakelaw...your dish looks delicious ...yumyum. I ate this dish alone without any meat dish :) and it was lovely!

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  5. michelleJanuary 27, 2012 at 4:44 PM

    Great combination with roasted chicken! :)

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  6. Kris' KitchenJanuary 27, 2012 at 5:51 PM

    Good thinking to use these potatoes with the chicken recipe. Enjoyed your post...you always do a great job.

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  7. RoseJanuary 27, 2012 at 8:56 PM

    This recipe is definitely one that I would not have picked out on my own. There's no picture in the book and it just sounded a little boring. But so happy that I did make it!

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  8. AdrianaJanuary 28, 2012 at 12:46 AM

    What a great combination! The sauce from the M. Jacques chicken blended with a bit of this stock must have been fantastic.

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  9. Cher RockwellJanuary 28, 2012 at 12:55 AM

    We had ours with the chicken as well - it just seemed to make sense :-)
    Glad you enjoyed.

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  10. yummychunkletJanuary 28, 2012 at 1:20 AM

    I also served this dish with the chicken. Great post!

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  11. UnknownJanuary 28, 2012 at 1:54 AM

    Great idea to serve your potatoes with the Armagnac chicken from a few weeks ago! I would like that too!
    Enjoy your weekend;-)

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  12. NanaJanuary 28, 2012 at 2:38 AM

    I like the way you sliced up the potatoes, it looks
    more inviting that way. Even though Tricia and I were
    not too impressed with the recipe, I'm glad we tried it
    and it's nice to see all the results of the other
    Doristas.

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  13. SoupAddict KarenJanuary 28, 2012 at 4:22 AM

    If those were yukons, I bet they were good! Such a better result, boiling them with broth and some herbs than plain water!

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  14. Chats the Comfy CookJanuary 28, 2012 at 7:31 AM

    There is something special about potatoes and chicken. These potatoes though go with many dishes. Mine are served with chicken also.

    Yours look yummy.

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  15. EiJanuary 28, 2012 at 8:52 AM

    Mmmm. Yeah, these would be good with roast chicken.

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  16. SusanJanuary 28, 2012 at 9:11 AM

    I liked this, too! It looks like you used Rosemary - I'll have to try that - I used Thyme. I think these are vesatile enough to go with so many things.

    Have a great weekend!

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  17. ChristyJanuary 28, 2012 at 9:36 AM

    These were quite good and better than boiled potatoes. They've made a few appearances since trying them!

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  18. ElaineJanuary 28, 2012 at 11:39 AM

    Oh, I bet they were so good with that chicken, especially that sauce.

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  19. KayteJanuary 28, 2012 at 12:43 PM

    "Mighty tasty" is a great recommendation. Sounds good to me, a little flavor (now butter can be slathered on these at the end on your plate, right?). They look really good in your photo.

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  20. BetsyJanuary 28, 2012 at 12:54 PM

    These potatoes with the chicken -- perfect pairing. I enjoyed the potatoes too, do simple, and just a nice change from the usual. Have a great weekend.

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  21. Frankly EntertainingJanuary 28, 2012 at 1:06 PM

    I loved these when I first made them, but I loved them even more as hashbrowns on the second day!

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  22. MarieJanuary 28, 2012 at 1:45 PM

    How inspired to make the potatoes with that great chicken dish!

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  23. amanda @ fake gingerJanuary 29, 2012 at 12:10 PM

    This one shocked me too. I didn't expect the potatoes to be so full of broth-y flavor. It was a nice surprise!

    Yours look delicious!

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  24. Mary HirschJanuary 29, 2012 at 1:31 PM

    Although I would have liked a little more flavor infused into my potatoes, I think the recipe is worth the effort also. I will tweak it a bit. The day after - hashbrowns as well as includ them in my frittata made it all worthwhile.

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  25. Dessert By CandyJanuary 30, 2012 at 1:40 AM

    Is it wrong that I think the easy clean up is the best part about this recipe...? I'm glad you enjoyed it!

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  26. Daisy@NevertoosweetJanuary 30, 2012 at 2:49 AM

    I'm trying to stay away from potatoes because I don't seem to be able stop eating them once I start eating them hehe :) but these look really nice!

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  27. Johanna GGGFebruary 1, 2012 at 11:23 PM

    interesting way to cook potatoes - I've started cooking them with more salt but never thought to use stock

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  28. TeaLadyFebruary 2, 2012 at 5:19 AM

    Did add a little extra taste to the taters!

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