Golden Potatoes with Caper Brown-Butter Crumbs
Tender Yukon Gold potatoes roasted to perfection and topped with a crispy breadcrumb mixture featuring brown butter and capers. This elegant side dish combines the earthiness of potatoes with the briny punch of capers and rich, nutty brown butter.
Ingredients
- •3 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes
- •1 stick unsalted butter
- •¼ cup capers
- •2 cups bread crumbs
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Put a 4-sided sheet pan in upper third of oven and preheat oven to 425°F.
10 min
- 2.
Cover potatoes with 2 inches water in a 5-to 6-quart pot and add 1 tablespoon salt. Simmer until almost tender, about 10 minutes. Drain potatoes well.
15 min
- 3.
While potatoes simmer, heat butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, swirling pan occasionally, until browned and fragrant, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in capers. Keep warm, covered.
5 min
- 4.
Toss potatoes with 3 tablespoons caper butter, then spread out in hot sheet pan. Stir remaining caper butter into bread crumbs and scatter over potatoes. Roast, turning potatoes once or twice, until potatoes are tender and crumbs are golden, about 20 minutes. Season with salt.
20 min
- 5.
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