What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Front-Runner Favs: Lyonnaise Potatoes! Don’t you love fancy names for regular dishes. Think about it.
Instead of skinny flat pancakes, we say “Crepes”. Or an old-fashioned grilled ham and cheese sandwich popular in France goes by “Croque Monsieur”. What about American hot dogs in crescent rolls? Anybody? That’s right, “Pigs in a Blanket”. Today’s pan-fried potatoes and onions can be fancied up for dinner when you refer to them as “Lyonnaise Potatoes”. But don’t say that too often or the hubs may announce he wants to eat at “Chez Maison” tonight. (at home)
LYONNAISE POTATOES
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons olive oil
1-2 Idaho russet potatoes, peel on and sliced 1/4″ thick
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/8 teaspoon white pepper
1 Vidalia sweet onion, sliced
3 tablespoons butter
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Fresh chives and tarragon for garnish
Instructions:
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cover bottom of pan with potatoes in a single layer. Season with sea salt and white pepper. Dot with half the butter. Repeat with remaining potatoes and butter. Cook until potatoes are brown on the bottom, 10-15 minutes. Add onions; season with garlic powder. Cook, gently turning onions and potatoes until thoroughly cooked, 8-10 minutes. Using a spatula, transfer potato mixture to a serving platter. Garnish with fresh chives and tarragon leaves.
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A great way with potatoes.
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OMG, the perfect side dish for me.
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I agree. 😋🌿
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Those look so good. I love Lyonnaise potatoes. 🙂
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My top favorite. 😍🌿
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YEP! 🙂
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If a dish starts with potatoes, I’m there! They would probably be my desert island food, but bread would have to fight them off first…
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So true. I think I could live off of bread and potatoes for awhile. So many options. 🍃🥔
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And all of them good!
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Wowww!! It’s looking yummy
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They almost become the star attraction. 🌟✨💫
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😋😋😋 yum yum in my tum tum! 😂
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I think I just heard a drumroll. 🥁 🎶
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Potatoes and onions – the ultimate combination! :0
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Have you ever heard that onions cause migraine headaches? I had a dinner guest request no onions for her, due to that issue. 😳
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LOL As someone who worked in the food industry for many years, I doubt there is a request of such kind that I haven’t encountered -from real (and too many times fake!) allergies, to the most obscure requests…
Think “can you remove the carrots out of the (already cooked) soup”?!, or “by doctor’s orders I’m not allowed to have fat of any kind” (cooked her a special dinner – same guest was seen eating a huge piece of cheesecake the very next day…), and the list goes on and on… Welcome to my world! 😀
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Right?! And to give them the third-degree only makes you (the hostess) the bad guy.🤨
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So true!
It would make more sense to call in advance and explain the situation, but we live in the age of “entitlement”… 😦
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Some people make an issue of it in order to make the hostess seem insensitive. People like that are no longer in my life. 😜🍃
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That’s a good solution! Unfortunately, it’s hard to eliminate customers the same way… 🙂
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Very true. I was thinking of dinner at my house. Restaurants are a whole other issue. 😳
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🙂
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The russet is my favorite potato, so I know you ain’t Lyon 😉
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When you know, nothing else will substitute. 🍃🥔
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😉 On French or Italian food names i have a great remembrance. At boarding school we were tired of the same food. Suddenly there were Italian and French dishes on the menu. We were overjoyed. When eating, however, it turned out that it was only Italian and French terms that were used. The food was still the same. 😉 Michael
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Ahhh, getting kids to clean their plate…🤣
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For sure, thats a great idea, but i have no kids, so we have to clean by ourselves. 😉 xx
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No pets, either?!?!😜
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😜Our last cat suddenly disappeared five years ago. We are very picky because we gave him a noble name and he behaved like that until the end. His favorite food was smoked pollock. 😉
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I’m a cat lover. Always have been. 💙🍃
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I just finish my dinner …but after see this images…I m still hungry…😂 Thanks for sharing.🙏
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Ideas for another day. 💫
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