Recipes · French · Side Dishes
Fondant Potatoes (Pommes Fondantes)
One serving has 334 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of pyridoxine (65%), copper (30%), manganese (27%), vitamin A (22%), vitamin C (22%) and potassium (21%). Ready in 40 minutes.
- Preparation: 10 min
- Cooking: 30 min
- Makes: 1 serving (397 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free
- Contains: celery, dairy
Ingredients
- 220 g Potatoes, russet, raw
- 20 g Butter, unsalted
- 150 g Vegetable broth
- 5 g Garlic, raw
- 1 g Thyme, fresh
- 0.5 g Salt
- 0.2 g Black pepper
Method
- Peel the potato and trim it into a neat cylinder, then trim the ends flat so it will sit level in the pan.
- Melt the butter in a heavy pan over medium heat and fry the potato for 4-5 minutes on each cut side until deep golden.
- Add the crushed garlic, thyme, salt and pepper, then pour in the vegetable broth so it comes about halfway up the potato.
- Bring to a simmer, cover, and cook over low heat for 20-25 minutes, occasionally spooning the broth over the top, until the potato is completely tender and the liquid has mostly reduced to a glaze.
- Serve hot, spooned over with the buttery pan glaze.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 334 kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 43.2 g | |
| Water | 327 mL | |
| Fiber | 3.2 g | 11% |
| Protein | 5.6 g | 12% |
| Tryptophan | 0.01 g | |
| Threonine | 0.02 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.02 g | |
| Leucine | 0.04 g | |
| Lysine | 0.03 g | |
| Methionine | 0.01 g | |
| Cystine | 0.01 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.02 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.01 g | |
| Valine | 0.03 g | |
| Histidine | 0.01 g | |
| Fat | 16.6 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 4.7 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.72 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.46 g | |
| Saturated | 10.2 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 43 mg | |
| Calcium | 52 mg | 5% |
| Copper | 0.27 mg | 30% |
| Iron | 2.3 mg | 13% |
| Magnesium | 55.7 mg | 18% |
| Manganese | 0.48 mg | 27% |
| Phosphorus | 139 mg | 20% |
| Potassium | 980 mg | 21% |
| Selenium | 1.8 µg | 3% |
| Sodium | 652 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.78 mg | 10% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.23 mg | 21% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.12 mg | 11% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.5 mg | 18% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.81 mg | 16% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.84 mg | 65% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 32 µg | 8% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.03 µg | 1% |
| Choline | 33.1 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 157 µg | 22% |
| Vitamin C | 16.3 mg | 22% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.49 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 6.8 µg | 8% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.4 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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