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One of the best potato side dishes in the world is Pommes Anna! Beautifully light, simple to make and only using five ingredients, this should be a regular in your home cooking!

In this thread I’ll show you how to make it! Image
For two servings as sides, all you need is:

500g baby potatoes, 2 garlic cloves, 75g unsalted butter, 1 lemon and some fresh sage. You’ll also need salt and pepper.

Put the oven on to 170C/340F. Image
To get started, finely chop the sage leaves. Peel and finely chop the garlic cloves. Grate the zest of the lemon. Set all of these aside. Image
Using a sharp knife, a mandolin, or a slicer such as the one pictured, slice the potatoes into very thin slices. They should be semi-transparent.

You should do this onto some kitchen towels so that the excess water from the potatoes can be absorbed. Image
It’s worthwhile investing in the appropriate tools for the job as it’ll go so much quicker! This took around five minutes using my truffle slicer – you can get them online for cheap. Image
Place the 75g butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat until it starts to foam.
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Once foaming, add the sage, garlic, lemon zest, and some black pepper, and let this gently bubble for 3 minutes until fragrant and the butter begins to darken in colour. Remove from the heat.
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Line a small baking dish with parchment paper.

Then, place one layer of the potatoes on the bottom of the dish, making sure they all slightly overlap one another.
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Strain the infused butter from the solids into a separate bowl. Then, using a pastry brush, brush some butter over the layer of potatoes.
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Add a few little bits of the garlic, lemon & sage on top of the potatoes, and then repeat with another layer of potato on top. Butter this layer, add more potato, and repeat.
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Eventually, you will have used all of the potato, and the dish will be full! Each layer should have some potato brushed with butter.

Place this dish into the oven for 40-45 minutes. Image
After this time, you will have a delicious potato side, crispy on top and soft inside, flavoured with beautiful citrus, garlic and herbs.

Enjoy! Image
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In this thread I’ll show you how to make it! Image
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Put the oven on to 170C/340F. Image
To get started, finely chop the sage leaves. Peel and finely chop the garlic cloves. Grate the zest of the lemon. Set all of these aside. Image
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