Description
Parmesan potato stacks elevate classic potato side dishes with crispy layered perfection. Elegant muffin tin technique creates golden-brown edges and rich cheese flavor for memorable potato accompaniment you will savor alongside main courses.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 medium Yukon Gold or Russet potatoes
- ⅓ cup (80 ml / 2.7 fl oz) grated Parmesan cheese
- 3 tbsps (45 ml) unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tbsps (30 ml) olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tsp fresh thyme (or ½ tsp dried thyme)
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- Extra Parmesan cheese for garnish
- Fresh thyme for garnish
Instructions
- Oven Preparation: Ignite the oven to 400F (200C) and lavishly coat a 12-cup muffin tin with nonstick spray to facilitate effortless potato stack extraction.
- Potato Transformation: Utilize a mandoline or precision knife to craft paper-thin potato rounds, ensuring uniform 1/8-inch slices that promise consistent culinary excellence.
- Flavor Fusion: Whisk melted butter, olive oil, minced garlic, crushed thyme, salt, and pepper into a tantalizing marinade that will elevate the potato stacks’ taste profile.
- Layering Technique: Luxuriously bathe potato slices in the herb-infused mixture, then architecturally construct delicate towers within muffin cups, strategically nestling Parmesan cheese between each delectable layer.
- Culinary Alchemy: Bake the potato masterpieces for 50-60 minutes, vigilantly monitoring until edges transform into a seductive golden-brown and centers achieve fork-tender perfection.
- Elegant Presentation: Liberate the crisp potato stacks from the tin, garnish with additional Parmesan shavings and fresh thyme sprigs, creating a visually stunning and flavor-packed accompaniment ready to captivate discerning palates.
Notes
- Slice Uniformity: Use a mandoline or sharp knife to create consistent 1/8-inch potato slices, ensuring even cooking and crispy texture throughout.
- Butter Coating Technique: Thoroughly toss potato slices in herb-butter mixture, guaranteeing maximum flavor absorption and preventing dry edges.
- Cheese Distribution: Sprinkle Parmesan between layers for enhanced flavor complexity and creating delightful cheesy pockets within the potato stack.
- Doneness Check: Monitor potato stacks during final 10-15 minutes of baking, looking for golden-brown edges and crispy tops while maintaining soft, tender centers.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 33 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg