How to cook potato grenaille
The French call very small potatoes "grenaille". This is a typical way of cooking them: the tiny potatoes are pan-fried in their skins and make an excellent accompanient for meat.
Grenaille can be made with any kind of potato; it is a question of size, rather than variety, though I think that firm-textured potatoes, such as rattes or charlottes, work best. I am using rattes in the photos.
The cooking is a combined method: boiling first, then frying. This is quicker than using a single method.
205,0444.1/5
Last modified on: September 16th 2015
For 1 kg, you will need:
2 sprigs 
How long does it take?
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 11 min. | 32 min. | 43 min. |
At what time?
When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Work this out...
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Work this out...
Step by step recipe
Stage 1
5 min.
Stage 2
5 min.
Drain and transfer them to a large saucepan.Use this opportunity to check each potato, trimming off any eyes and bad bits, and discard any black, green or damaged potatoes.
Stage 3
10 min.
First-stage cooking: boiling
Cover the potatoes with cold water and bring to the boil.Boil until the potatoes are just barely cooked.
Stage 4
Drain the potatoes.Stage 5
2 min.
Second-stage cooking: frying
Heat a large non-stick pan on medium heat and add 4 tablespoons oil, 2 bayleaves, 2 sprigs thyme and 2 cloves garlic.Stage 6
1 min.
When the oil is hot, add the potatoes and stir well to coat them with oil.Stage 7
20 min.
Leave the grenaille to fry, stirring from time to time...Stage 8
...until nicely browned.Salt and pepper.
Stage 9
This is goes very well with grilled meat, for example.Remarks
You can also try frying in clarified butter instead of oil.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
For 1 kg : 2.86 €
Source: Home made.
More recipes?
This recipe use (among others) | Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Purée of Jerusalem artichokes with foie gras, Normandy seafood stew, Late Winter Soup with Fresh Spinach, "Day After Pork Belly" Soup, Potato gratin, ... All |
 | Oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Roquefort sauce, Comtoise tart for Seàn, Warm scallop and cabbage salad, Chicken breasts in a potato crust, Fish in a seed crust, ... All |
 | Garlic clove: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Upside-down Parmentier, Comtoise stuffed tomatoes, Gisèle's Pasties, Potato gratin, Chorba, ... All |
 | Bayleaf: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Comtoise stuffed tomatoes, Red rice pannequets, Beef braised in reduced red wine, Rabbit terrine, Pork roast with herbs, ... All |
News list of cooking-ez.com
Sign up to receive the latest recipes (next batch due to be sent on 2019-03-31)
Note: We'll never share your email with anyone else.
Follow this recipe (as 3 people already do)
If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.Note: We'll never share your email with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.
Post your comment or question
You are welcome, if you wish, to comment on this recipe: why you like it or not, what you have changed, what results it gave, point out a mistake or omission, etc. You can also ask a question. I answer all questions (in a broken English, sorry) unless someone else does it before me.
Please feel free to say what you think, I'm always very interested in your opinion. Your comment will appear on line with the recipe, so please write in standard readable English, not SIM or only in CAPITALS, otherwise your comment may be rejected.
Please look at advice for submitting a comment or image (what you should or should not do). By the way, don't type your e-mail address in the comment, otherwise you might be spammed.