# Fondant Potatoes Like A Chef

Fondant potato comes from the French fondra, meaning to melt, and it's an alternative potato dish for the festive season.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: French
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 8 pieces Yukon Gold Potatoes or Agria
- 100 g Unsalted Butter, Cubed
- 200 g Reduced Beef Stock
- 5 sprigs Thyme
- 5 pieces Garlic Cloves, Sliced
- oil
- pinch salt
- touch pepper
- pinch crunchy flaky sea salt
- freshly cut chives

## Instructions

1. Cut the potatoes on either side to approximately 1 and 1/2 to 2 inches down the middle.
2. Peel the edges of the potatoes.
3. Place the potatoes into a pre-warmed pan with a touch of oil.
4. Let a crust develop on the bottom of the potato, then turn them regularly until golden brown all around.
5. Flip the potatoes over and brown the other side.
6. Add the remaining butter, crushed garlic, and hard herbs (rosemary and thyme) to the pan.
7. Let that simmer for about 4 or 5 minutes.
8. Go in with your stock until it reaches about halfway up the potatoes.
9. Add a generous pinch of salt.
10. Place a lid on the pan and put it into the oven at 180 degrees Celsius.
11. Check the potatoes after 10 minutes.
12. Baste the potatoes with some of the stock and butter.
13. Pop them back into the oven and cook for a total of about 20 minutes until a knife runs through them easily.
14. Pass the potato cooking liquid into a fresh pan and reduce it slightly on a low heat to create a glaze.
15. Return the potatoes to the reduced stock.
16. Season with a touch of pepper and a generous pinch of crunchy flaky sea salt.
17. Glaze the potatoes in the reduced stock and garnish with some freshly cut chives.

## Equipment

- pan
- lid
- oven
- knife
- tray
- plate

## Tips

- Let a crust develop before moving the potatoes around.
- Baste the potatoes with stock and butter while cooking in the oven.
- The potatoes are perfectly cooked if a knife runs through them easily.
- Reduce the cooking liquid to create a glaze.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/M6gat-hai0I
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/245f773e-40a2-4d2f-8fc0-71f8f2ed366a
- Extracted: 2026-04-06

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