What to make with potatoes and onions
Potatoes and onions is the foundation of half the world's home cooking. Hashes, gratins, frittatas, soups — built fast, comforting every time. Built by a working chef.
Four ways to cook potatoes and onions tonight
- Crispy potato and onion hash. Parboil cubed potatoes 5 minutes, drain, fry hard with sliced onions in oil and butter until both crust deep brown.
- Spanish tortilla. Slowly poach sliced potatoes and onions in olive oil, mix with eggs, set in a skillet, flip halfway.
- Potato leek soup. Sweat onions and leeks in butter, add potatoes and stock, simmer 20 minutes, blend smooth, finish with cream.
- Roasted potatoes and onions with herbs. Toss in olive oil with rosemary, roast at 425°F for 35 minutes, finish with sea salt and lemon zest.
The one thing chefs do that home cooks skip
for hash, parboil the potatoes first — that pre-cook is what gets you a creamy interior and a crispy exterior in the same pan.
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