Accordion potatoes

Browning, frying, stirring: music to my ears! Because in addition to being magic and poetry, for me cooking is also music! Nothing better than this statement could introduce the recipe I am about to offer you: accordion potatoes. Wondering why these potatoes were so baptized? Because, on each potato, we will practice very particular incisions that will allow us to obtain the shape that is very reminiscent of that of an accordion!

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Identity Card of the Recipe

• 106 KCal Calories per serving

• Ingrediants

  • 900 g (10, small) of potatoes
  • Q.b. of salt
  • Q.b. of pepper
  • 1 sprig of rosemary
  • A few sage leaves
  • Untreated lemon zest
  • 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons of water

  Materials Needed

  • Stick
  • Long and smooth blade knife
  • Baking tray
  • Baking paper
  • Lemon grater or row

  Preparation

  1. Preheat the oven to 200 ° C.
  2. Wash the potatoes, brush them to remove soil and impurities, then dry them.

  Did you know that
  To prepare this recipe we used new potatoes, with a tender and very thin skin: for this reason we did not peel them. However, if the peel is too hard and thick, we recommend peeling them.

  3. Place a potato vertically on the work surface. Insert a long pointed stick into the potato, taking care to insert it one centimeter from the base.
  4. Cut the potato (with the stick inserted) into very thin strips, descending with the blade of the knife until it touches the stick: in this way, it will be easier to obtain the shape of the accordion, holding the potato together at the base, opening it like a fan and avoiding to cut it all the way.
  5. Repeat the same operation for all the potatoes.
  6. Chop the rosemary and sage (or other types of aromatic herbs). Add the grated lemon zest.
  7. Gently open the slices of each potato and stuff with the chopped herbs, salt and pepper.Place the potatoes on the baking tray and pour a drop of oil on each one (3 tablespoons in total) and a few tablespoons of water.

  The right advice
  For correct and uniform cooking, it is advisable to choose potatoes of the same size.
  Furthermore, during cooking, it is advisable to steam the potatoes with a little water to create the right humidity.

  8. Place in the oven at 200 ° C and bake for 50 minutes, or until the inside is soft.
  9. Remove from the oven and serve immediately.

  Alice's comment - PersonalCooker

  Are you looking for a more daring and greedy version? Between one slat and the other, you can fit thin slices of bacon or speck (if you are not a vegetarian); alternatively, you can serve your accordions with a yogurt sauce!

  Nutritional values ​​and Health Comment on the recipe

  Accordion Potatoes are a rather energetic side dish, with a caloric prevalence attributable to complex carbohydrates. The proteins (of medium biological value) are deficient and even the lipids do not reach very high levels; fatty acids are mainly monounsaturated, cholesterol is absent and fibers are in average quantities.
  The Accordion Potatoes are not recommended in the diet against overweight, type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertriglyceridemia. On the contrary, they do not seem to have contraindications in dietary regimes against hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, gluten and lactose intolerance.
  They lend themselves to vegetarian and vegan philosophy. The average portion is around 150g (160kcal).