Portuguese "Punched" Potatoes

Name: Portuguese "Punched" Potatoes
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 large garlic clove, thinly sliced; 3 to 4 tablespoons good-quality extra-virgin olive oil; 8 small round red potatoes (1 to 1 1/2 pounds), scrubbed and unpeeled; ½ teaspoon kosher salt; ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper

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I first tasted these potatoes at a little tasca (mom-and-pop restaurant) in the north of Portugal. They'd been roasted in glowing coals and were served as an accompaniment to grilled bacalhau (dried salt cod). I tried oven-roasting the potatoes back home and came up with this recipe. Prep: 5 minutes, Steep: 40 minutes, Bake: 35 minutes.

By Jean Anderson

Recipe by MyRecipes October 2005

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Yield:

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

1 large garlic clove, thinly sliced
3 to 4 tablespoons good-quality extra-virgin olive oil
8 small round red potatoes (1 to 1 1/2 pounds), scrubbed and unpeeled
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Directions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 400°. Combine garlic and olive oil; let steep 40 minutes.

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Step 2
Roast potatoes in a shallow baking pan at 400° on the middle oven rack for 40 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
Step 3
"Punch" each potato, exposing the flesh, by whacking with a rolling pin or meat mallet. Arrange potatoes on a warm serving dish.
Step 4
Strain olive oil, and drizzle over potatoes; sprinkle with kosher salt and pepper.

Source

Doubleday Cookbook,American Century Cookbook,

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