Michael Symon's Duck Fat Roasted Potatoes
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Potatoes are a blank canvas—the possibilities are endless. They can be healthy (boiled or baked), rich (mashed with generous amounts of cream and butter) and anything in between. Michael Symon, host of Cook Like an Iron Chef, chooses to go decadent. What does he use to make simple roasted potatoes Kitchen Stadium-worthy? Duck fat, of course!
For chefs, duck fat is liquid gold. When you sear a duck breast (try Ching-He Huang’s Crispy Duck) and let the fat render out, never throw it away. Strain the fat and store it in a sealed container in the refrigerator or freezer for future uses, like Michael’s potatoes. Or, start with duck skin and follow the easy rendering process in the Iron Chef’s recipe.
It’s hard to improve upon nicely browned, crisp-on-the-outside, soft-on-the-inside potatoes, seasoned with salt and pepper and maybe some herbs. But duck fat gives them a whole new level of flavor. Try any of these simple roasted potato recipes, subbing in duck fat for the oil. You may never go back…unless you’re having vegetarians over for dinner.
Giada’s Roasted Baby Potatoes with Herbs:
Chuck’s Oven-Roasted Potato “Fries”:
Tyler’s Crunchy Roasted Rosemary Potatoes:
Nigella’s Garlic Roast Potatoes:
Check out our potato gallery of great potato recipes for more tasty ideas.
More Summer Fest Potatoes from Family and Friends:
- Alison at Food2: Boil ‘Em, Mash ‘Em, Stick ‘Em in a Stew
- Kirsten at FN Dish: Twice-Baked Potatoes
- Healthy Eats: A Day of Potatoes: Spuds for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
- Marilyn at Simmer Till Done: Baked potatoes and vintage “junior” cookbooks
- Caron at San Diego Foodstuff: Hatch Chile Potato Salad
- Nicole at Pinch My Salt: Taquitos de Papa, made with leftover mashed potatoes
- Caroline at the Wright Recipes: Indian Spiced Potatoes with Chickpeas (Aloo Chole)
- Paige at The Sister Project: French Fries to soothe a burnt-out cook’s soul
- Margaret at A Way to Garden: Potato Growing, Curing and Storage Tips
- Alana at Eating From the Ground Up: The strange experience of growing potatoes
- Cate at Sweetnicks: Bleu Cheese Potato Mashers
- Gilded Fork: A roundup of potato recipes
- Food Network UK: We Like Spuds!
Join the conversation on Twitter at #summerfood.
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