Fingerling Potatoes With Aioli

Serves: 5

Ellsworth Rath

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

54

Spice

49

Sweetness

52

Sourness

35

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tbsps

Champagne

1.5 cups

Olive Oil (good)

Directions:

1

Rinse the potatoes and put them in a large saucepan

2

Cover them with cold water, add 1 tablespoon of salt, and bring to a boil

3

Simmer uncovered for 15 to 20 minutes, until they are just tender

4

Drain the potatoes in a colander and place a kitchen towel on top, allowing them to steam for 5 to 10 minutes

5

For the aioli, tear the slice of bread into pieces and place in a bowl

6

Pour the vinegar over the bread, and set aside for 5 minutes

7

Place the garlic cloves, egg yolks, zest, juice, saffron, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade

8

Add the bread, and puree into a paste

9

With the processor running, slowly pour the oil into the bowl through the feed tube and process until it is the consistency of thick sour cream

10

Place in a serving bowl

11

Slice the potatoes in half and place them on a serving plate

12

Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and decorate with the chopped chives

13

Serve with the aioli