Pommes Anna

Name: Pommes Anna
Cuisine: Europe, French
Ingredients: 3 pounds, russet potatoes, Yukon Gold potatoes, or white potatoes, peeled and sliced 1/16 to 1/8 inch thick; 5 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 1/4 cup, vegetable oil or peanut oil, plus additional for greasing cookie sheet; , Salt and ground black pepper

Side Dishes
Europe
French
Fruits & Vegetables
Potatoes
Holiday

Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2000, America's Test Kitchen TV

The secrets of a foolproof pommes Anna recipe, the classic and elegant French potato cake, are to skip the clarified butter and use a nonstick skillet.

SERVES 6 to 8

TIME 1¼ hours

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