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Pommes de Terre Boulangères
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Pommes de Terre Boulangères

What is Pommes de Terre Boulangères? Translated from French this potato dish is the ‘bakers potato’ or the ‘bakeries potato’, when the bread was finished baking for the day and the ovens began the long slow cooldown process, the bakers would put their potatoes in the ovens to cook for dinner. No sense wasting a hot oven! The long cooking time gave the potatoes plenty of time to soak up the intense flavors of beef stock, onions, and herbs.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time2 hours 45 minutes
Total Time3 hours
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: French
Keyword: Pommes de Terre, Pommes de Terre Boulangères, potato
Servings: 8
Calories: 210kcal

Ingredients

  • 1/2 Pound Bacon Crispy
  • 1 Cup Onions Sliced thin
  • 1 Clove Garlic Crushed and chopped
  • 2 Pounds High Starch Potato Yukon Gold
  • 10-12 Sprigs Fresh Thyme
  • 4 Bay Leaves
  • 1 Teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Black Pepper
  • 1 Quart Unsalted Beef Stock

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325F
  • Slice bacon into ¼ inch pieces, in a hot skillet, fry the bacon until crisp, remove the bacon and discard all but 2 tablespoons of fat.
  • Sauté onions and garlic in bacon grease until soft, add salt and pepper
  • Peel and slice potatoes, cut a flat part on the bottom of the potato so they stand up nicely, keep the potato slices together to keep the original shape of the potato,
  • Place the potatoes in the casserole dish as you peel them, it’s a bit of a puzzle to make sure the pieces fit and you don’t want to peel more than necessary
  • Combine the onions and bacon and place in the bottom of an 8 x 10-inch casserole dish
  • Arrange potatoes on top of the onions, pour the beef stock on top of the potatoes, up to the ¼ inch of the edge of the casserole dish
  • Tuck the bay leaves and the thyme in and around the potatoes.
  • Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 1 hour 45 minutes
  • Remove the aluminum foil and raise the oven to 400F, baste the potatoes every 10 minutes until they have a nice color, approximately 45-60 minutes
  • Remove the cooked thyme and replace it with a fresh garnish for presentation.
Nutrition Facts
Pommes de Terre Boulangères
Amount Per Serving
Calories 210 Calories from Fat 108
% Daily Value*
Fat 12g18%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Cholesterol 19mg6%
Sodium 725mg32%
Potassium 780mg22%
Carbohydrates 18g6%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 9g18%
Vitamin A 70IU1%
Vitamin C 17mg21%
Calcium 55mg6%
Iron 4mg22%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.