Sage Potatoes Recipes

ROASTED POTATOES WITH SAGE AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees and place a large, heavy skillet or roasting pan in the oven to heat up. Place the potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with cold salted water. Place over high heat and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer 5 minutes.
• Drain the potatoes well and place them on paper towels. Place the flour on a plate and when the potatoes are dry, roll them in the flour to coat, shaking off any excess. Remove the hot skillet from the oven and add the oil and potatoes. Roast, shaking the pan occasionally until the potatoes are golden brown all over, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and add the garlic, sage and butter. Return the pan to the oven for one minute. Season generously with salt and pepper and serve.

BEST ROAST POTATOES

Steps:

• GET AHEAD
• 1. Peel the potatoes, keeping them whole, and ideally all about the same size (8cm). Parboil them in a pan of boiling salted water for 15 minutes - this will ensure that the insides become really fluffy.
• 2. Drain in a colander and leave to steam dry for 2 minutes - this will help the fat to stick to the potatoes. Give the colander a few light shakes to chuff up the edges of the potatoes, giving you maximum surface area for a crispy exterior as they roast.
• 3. Place the goose fat or butter and 1 tablespoon of oil in your largest roasting tray. Tip in the potatoes, add a good pinch of sea salt and black pepper, then toss to coat, and spread out in one fairly snug, even layer but with small gaps between them.
• 4. Cover and pop in the fridge overnight.
• ON THE DAY
• 1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas 4.
• 2. Squash the garlic bulbs, then lightly crush each unpeeled clove and add to the tray - this gives you sweet, caramelised garlic and adds a gentle perfume to the potatoes.
• 3. Roast for 1 hour, or until the potatoes are crisp and golden all over.
• 4. Remove the tray from the oven. We're nearly there, but we've got one last application of love and care, which is the game-changer. Gently half-squash each potato with a fish slice or masher so they kind of push into each other and fill the tray.
• 5. Pick the sage leaves and - importantly - toss with a little oil (this will transmit the flavour and make them deliciously crisp). Sprinkle the sage over the potatoes and roast for a further 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden and amazing. Heaven - you could even serve these on their own in a restaurant, they're so good.

GRILLED SAGE-POTATO FOIL PACK

Steps:

• Heat coals or gas grill for direct heat. Cut 18x12-inch piece of heavy-duty foil; spray with cooking spray. Place potatoes on foil. Cut butter into small pieces; sprinkle over potatoes. Sprinkle with sage, paprika and seasoned salt.
• Fold foil over potatoes so edges meet. Seal edges, making tight 1/2-inch fold; fold again. Allow space on sides for circulation and expansion.
• Cover and grill packet over medium heat 40 to 50 minutes, rotating packet 1/2 turn after about 20 minutes, until potatoes are tender. Cut large X across top of packet; fold back foil. Sprinkle with chives.

CRISPY GARLIC-SAGE POTATOES

Steps:

• Put a baking sheet on the bottom oven rack and preheat to 375 degrees F. Peel 4 pounds Yukon gold potatoes and cut into wedges. Toss with 1/2 cup olive oil, 6 chopped sage leaves, 2 sprigs sage, 2 teaspoons kosher salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Spread on the hot baking sheet and roast 30 minutes. Stir, then add 8 smashed garlic cloves; continue roasting until golden, about 30 minutes. Increase the temperature to 400 degrees F and cook until crisp, 15 more minutes. Season with salt.

SAGE MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• In a greased 11x7-in. baking dish, layer the potatoes and onion. Combine the water, oil, sage, salt and pepper; pour over potato mixture. Cover and bake at 450° for 45-50 minutes or until potatoes are tender, stirring twice. Transfer to a bowl; add yogurt and mash.

SAGE POTATOES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, melt butter over medium low heat. Stir in onion and garlic and cook until translucent (2-4 minutes).
• Add potatoes and sage.
• Cover pan and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Turn potatoes over and continue cooking for 5 minutes or until bottom of potatoes is golden brown.

SAGE POTATOES AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Butter an 8 by 8-inch casserole dish using 1 tablespoon of the butter.
• In a pot, add the heavy cream, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and sage leaves. Bring to a simmer and steep for 10 minutes. While steeping, peel and slice the potatoes 1/8-inch thick on a mandolin. Begin to layer the potatoes on the bottom of the prepared dish, overlapping each slice by half. When the first layer of potatoes is complete, season with salt, cayenne pepper, and sprinkle with a third of the cheese. Repeat two more times, ending with a final layer of just potatoes.
• Strain the heavy cream and discard the sage. Pour the heavy cream over the casserole, pressing the potatoes down. Dot the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in pieces evenly over the top of the potatoes. Cover with aluminum foil and place in the oven, lowering the temperature to 350 degrees F. Bake, covered, for 40 minutes. Uncover and bake 20 minutes more. Serve hot.

SWEET-POTATO-AND-SAGE TIAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Brush butter evenly over bottom and sides of a 9-by-12-inch oval baking dish, 8-by-10-inch rectangular baking dish, or other shallow 2-to-2 1/2-quart dish. Sprinkle 1/2 cup cheese evenly over butter; season with ground pepper.
• Combine half-and-half, 20 sage leaves, garlic, and peppercorns in a large saucepan; season with 1 tablespoon salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and simmer until reduced by half, 15 to 20 minutes. Strain, discarding solids; season to taste.
• Meanwhile, slice sweet potatoes into 1/8-inch-thick rounds. Snugly arrange slices vertically in prepared baking dish. Tuck remaining 12 sage leaves between potatoes; carefully pour half-and-half mixture over top. Sprinkle top with remaining 1/2 cup cheese and lightly drizzle with oil.
• Roast until potatoes are tender and top is golden brown, 55 to 65 minutes. (If top is browning too quickly, tent with foil.) Let cool at least 15 minutes before serving.

SAGE POTATO CHIPS

Steps:

• Using a mandoline, slice the potatoes lengthwise into 40 paper-thin slices, laying each slice flat on a clean, dry surface as it is cut.
• Top half of the slices with a sage leaf, centering it on the slice. Cover each with a remaining potato slice, gently pressing the layers together.
• Line a large plate or platter with paper towels; set aside. If frying chips, pour oil into a wide, deep, heavy-bottomed pot to a depth of 2 inches, and heat over medium-high heat until it reaches 325 degrees on a deep-fry thermometer. If baking chips, preheat oven to 350 degrees and generously oil a large baking sheet.
• To fry, carefully lower the chips into the hot oil and fry until very lightly browned and crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Using tongs or a slotted spoon, transfer chips to a paper towel-lined plate; season with salt. To bake chips, place sandwiched potatoes in a single layer on prepared baking sheet. Cover with parchment paper and top with a second large baking sheet to weight down. Transfer to oven and bake for 10 minutes. Remove top baking sheet and parchment paper and continue baking chips 2 minutes more until browned and crisp. Transfer chips to paper towel-lined plate and season with salt.
• Serve immediately or store chips in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 hours. Serve at room temperature, or to reheat place chips on a baking sheet in an even layer in a 200-degree oven until warmed through.

SAGE AND GARLIC MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• In a small saucepan simmer garlic in oil until golden. Stir in sage and remove pan from heat. Let mixture stand 15 minutes and drain oil through a fine sieve into a small bowl, discarding solids.
• Make fried sage leaves:
• In a small skillet heat 1/8 inch oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and fry sage leaves, 1 at a time, about 3 seconds, until crisp, transferring with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Sprinkle sage leaves with coarse salt.
• Peel potatoes and quarter. In a large saucepan cover potatoes by 1 inch with salted cold water and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Reserve about 1/3 cup cooking liquid and drain potatoes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• While potatoes are still warm force through a ricer or medium disk of a food mill into a bowl and beat in yogurt, butter, seasoned oil, enough reserved liquid to reach desired consistency, and salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to an ovenproof serving dish. Mashed potatoes may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
• Heat potatoes in oven until heated through and top with fried sage leaves.

ROASTED SAGE POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F Toss the ingredients together in a shallow roasting pan, cover with foil, and cook, stirring twice, for 45 mins., uncover and bake 15 minutes more until lightly browned.

MASHED SWEET POTATOES WITH SAGE BUTTER

Steps:

• Cover sweet potatoes with water in a 2-quart heavy saucepan and add salt. Cook, covered, over moderately high heat until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Reserve 1/4 cup cooking liquid, then drain sweet potatoes in a colander. Transfer sweet potatoes and reserved cooking liquid to a bowl and mash with a potato masher.
• Mash together butter, sage, and salt and pepper to taste, then stir half of sage butter into sweet potatoes. Serve potatoes topped with remaining sage butter.