Potatoes and Root Vegetables Anna

This variation of the popular French dish Potatoes Anna features golden beets (or your choice of root vegetables).

potato and root vegetable anna
Photo:

Kelsey Hansen

Prep Time:
35 mins
Cook Time:
1 hrs
Total Time:
1 hrs 35 mins
Servings:
8

Pommes Anna, a French potato side dish created in the mid-19th century is the inspiration for this beauty. The rich, crispy finish and golden presentation belie how easy it is to make. Slice potatoes and golden beets ultrathin with a knife, layer them in a cast-iron skillet, pour garlic butter over top, and let the oven do the rest.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter

  • 3 clove garlic cloves, minced

  • 1 1/2 pounds russet potatoes

  • 8 to 10 ounces sweet potato, peeled and thinly sliced

  • 1 pound root vegetables, such as golden beets, celeriac, and/or parsnips, peeled and thinly sliced

  • 2 tablespoons chives

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F. In a small saucepan melt butter over medium. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring occasionally, until butter turns a light golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in garlic. Let stand 5 minutes. 

  2. Drizzle 2 Tbsp. of the garlic butter into a 10-inch cast-iron skillet. Arrange one-third of the potato and vegetable slices in a circular pattern in skillet, overlapping slices. Drizzle with 1½ Tbsp. of the remaining garlic butter and sprinkle with ½ tsp. kosher salt and ⅛ tsp. freshly ground black pepper. Repeat layers two more times.

  3. Cover skillet with buttered foil. Heat over medium-high until it begins to sizzle, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer skillet to oven; bake 30 minutes. Remove foil; bake until golden and potatoes and vegetables are tender, 20 to 30 minutes more. Let stand 10 minutes. Loosen potatoes and vegetables from skillet and invert onto a serving plate. Sprinkle with chives.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

243 Calories
12g Fat
32g Carbs
4g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 8
Calories 243
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 11.8g 15%
Saturated Fat 7.4g 37%
Cholesterol 30.5mg 10%
Sodium 159.8mg 7%
Total Carbohydrate 31.6g 12%
Dietary Fiber 4.3g 15%
Total Sugars 7.8g
Protein 4.1g
Vitamin D 0mcg 0%
Vitamin C 16.8mg 84%
Calcium 44mg 3%
Iron 1.6mg 9%
Potassium 819.2mg 17%
Fatty acids, total trans 0.5g
Vitamin D 0IU
Alanine 0.1g
Arginine 0.2g
Ash 2.6g
Aspartic acid 0.8g
Caffeine 0mg
Carotene, alpha 15.2mcg
Choline, total 23.9mg
Copper, Cu 0.2mg
Cystine 0g
Energy 1018.7kJ
Fluoride, F 38.8mcg
Folate, total 70.8mcg
Glutamic acid 0.7g
Glycine 0.1g
Histidine 0.1g
Isoleucine 0.1g
Leucine 0.2g
Lysine 0.2g
Methionine 0.1g
Magnesium, Mg 49mg
Manganese, Mn 0.6mg
Niacin 1.9mg
Phosphorus, P 106.6mg
Pantothenic acid 0.7mg
Phenylalanine 0.2g
Phytosterols 0.1mg
Proline 0.1g
Retinol 95.2mcg
Selenium, Se 1.2mcg
Serine 0.2g
Starch 17.3g
Theobromine 0mg
Threonine 0.1g
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) 0.7mg
Tryptophan 0.1g
Tyrosine 0.1g
Valine 0.2g
Vitamin A, IU 7226IU
Vitamin A, RAE 441.2mcg
Vitamin B-12 0mcg
Vitamin B-6 0.5mg
Vitamin K (phylloquinone) 5.2mcg
Water 143.1g
Zinc, Zn 0.6mg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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