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.
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.
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Grade this recipe: Last modified on: September 16th 2015
For 1 kg, you will need:
2 
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| 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?
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Keeping:
Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Prepare the grenaille
Thoroughly wash 1 kg potatoes of very small size in lukewarm water.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.
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.
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
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,417 Kcal or 5,933 Kj | 21 gr | 196 gr | 61 gr |
| 71 % | 8 % | 18 % | 9 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 131 Kcal or 548 Kj | 2 gr | 18 gr | 6 gr |
| 7 % | 1 % | 2 % | 1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 kg : 2.86 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Endive and beer soup, Pan-baked hash brown (Hash-brown casserole), Potato purée , Boulangère potatoes, Melting Epoisses on toast , ... All |
 | Oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Ali Baba bread, Croque-monsieur complet, Croque-monsieur complet, How to prevent butter burning during cooking, Spinach and cashew brik rolls, ... All |
 | Thyme: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Courgettes (zuchinis) , Ratatouille, Pollack fillet baked with rice and vegetables., Small ratatouille with , Kérinou slices, ... All |
 | Garlic clove: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gisèle's Pasties, Houmous, Pâté de campagne, Feta and spinach brik pie, Chicken nems, ... All |
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