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Potatoes Anna

By Kate Morgan Jackson

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This easy recipe for Potatoes Anna calls for just three ingredients – potatoes, butter and parmesan cheese – and makes an elegant and delicious side dish! Kick your potatoes up a notch with this beautiful presentation.

potatoes anna

You know one of the many fun things about being a food blogger?  You get to start getting ready for Thanksgiving waaaaaayyyyy early, so that our delectable Thanksgiving dishes are ready in time for the season.

Which is why I have a turkey breast slow cooking on my counter right now in early October, and why the Southern husband got this piping hot, buttery, cheesy potato dish in the heat of summer.

(It’s okay, he’s fine.  He survived.  Poor guy.)

What is Potatoes Anna and how do you make it?

Potatoes Anna is a magical French potato recipe that takes potatoes and butter and a little salt and pepper and transforms it into a gorgeous, dramatic dish that is almost too pretty to eat.

Me being me, I couldn’t leave well enough alone, so I added some Parmesan cheese to the mix, so if you want to be completely authentic you should leave that out.  (But I’m begging you not to, because it is glorious!)

At any rate, you are going to start by cranking your oven up to 450, and slicing up a bunch of peeled potatoes until they are super thin.  A mandoline is the very best way to do this (and as usual, BE VERY CAREFUL with that thing!) but if you are okay with your potatoes not being totally perfectly shaped you can also use the slicing blade on your food processor.

This easy recipe for Potatoes Anna calls for just three ingredients - potatoes, butter and parmesan cheese - and makes an elegant and delicious side dish! Click to TweetOnce you have a pile of sliced potatoes, find your very best 10 inch oven proof skillet.  In my house, that means my beloved cast iron guy.  Drizzle a little melted butter into the skillet, and then arrange some of the potatoes in overlapping circles until you have covered the bottom of the pan.

Brush with melted butter, scatter on some salt and pepper and parmesan.  Repeat, and repeat again, and then place the skillet on your stovetop until things start to sizzle – you are giving the golden crispiness a head start.

Now pop the whole thing into the oven.  It will come out looking like this…

potatoes anna in pan

And here comes the magic part!   Loosen the potatoes from the sides and bottom of the pan by running a knife around the edge and a spatula carefully under the bottom of the potatoes.

Now carefully put a serving plate over the top of the skillet and flip the whole thing over.  When you lift of the skillet the bottom of the potatoes will now be the top, and since they spent a fair amount of time in touch with that skillet they will be all kinds of beautifully brown and crispy.

Now cut it into wedges…

sliced potatoes anna

And serve it to your lucky diners, who will forget just for a moment that mashed potatoes exist in the world.  There are only Potatoes Anna!

I’m off to eat turkey now!

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potatoes Anna

Potatoes Anna


  • Author: Kate Morgan Jackson
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
  • Yield: 8 1x
  • Category: Vegetable
  • Method: Stovetop, Oven
  • Cuisine: French
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This easy recipe for Potatoes Anna calls for just three ingredients – potatoes, butter and parmesan cheese – and makes an elegant and delicious side dish!


Ingredients

  • 6 medium russet potatoes, peeled
  • 6 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 450.
  2. Using a mandoline (super carefully!) or the slicing blade on your food processor, cut the potatoes into thin slices.  You want them thin enough to bend, no more than 1/4 inch thick.  Don’t rinse them – you want them nice and starchy.
  3. Drizzle a little of the butter into a 10 inch cast iron skillet (or any 10 inch oven safe round skillet) and brush it to the edges.  Now arrange your potato slices in one layer of overlapping circles.  Brush with butter, sprinkle on some salt and pepper and then some parmesan cheese.
  4. Repeat for two more layers (see note).
  5. Put the skillet on the stove over high heat until you hear things start to sizzle, about 2-3 minutes, and then pop the skillet into the oven.
  6. Bake until the potatoes are tender, about 45 minutes, then remove from oven.
  7. Let the potatoes cool for about 5 minutes, then run a knife around the edge of the potatoes to loosen them up, then slide a spatula all the way underneath to fully loosen them from the pan.
  8. Place a serving plate over the skillet and flip it over so the potatoes are bottom side up on the plate.
  9. Cut into wedges and serve!

Notes

You can do as many as five layers of potatoes if you like, just leave it in the oven for an hour to make sure they are fully tender.

2981.4 g512.9 mg13.5 g8.4 g0 g38.9 g2.8 g7.2 g35.3 mg

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Kate Morgan Jackson

Hi there!  I’m Kate, and I’m a recipe writer, food photographer and devoted bacon lover.  I started Framed Cooks in 2009, and my mission is to create and share family-friendly recipes that make cooking both easy and fun…yes, I said FUN!  My kitchen is my happy place, and I want yours to be that place too.  And if you make this recipe, I would love you to tag @FramedCooks on Instagram so I can see the deliciousness!as seen in logos

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Published on October 13, 2019

Good for: Christmas/Holidays, Dinner Party, New Year's Eve, Southern Husband's Favorites, Thanksgiving

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  1. Theresa Murphy says

    October 13, 2019 at 5:46 pm

    Oh my! Yes, please! Potatoes provide the best food comas, especially when there is cheese involved. Since you put the parm spin on this dish, it should now be known as Kate’s potatoes.

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    • Kate Morgan Jackson says

      October 14, 2019 at 1:36 pm

      Well I just love that – Kate’s potatoes! It has a nice ring to it. :)

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Hi, I’m Kate! I’m a recipe writer, food photographer and devoted bacon lover. I’m so glad you’re here!

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