Stove Top Extra Special Potatoes with Lemon Balm
EASY and delightfully fresh and lemony!
Ingredients
- 1 kg approx 2 pounds baby potatoes
- Salted water to cover
- 3-4 tablespoon butter or good quality olive oil
- sea salt + fresh ground pepper to your taste
- fresh picked lemon balm leaves if no lemon balm, substitute with parsley or any mint, oregano or your favourite herb
Instructions
- Add the potatoes to a medium saucepan and cover with cold water by 2 inches.
- Bring to a boil and add about 1 teaspoon of sea salt.
- Reduce to a simmer and cook until the potatoes are fork tender (about 15-20 minutes)
- Drain the water from the pot.
- Add the butter to the pot and stir into the potatoes
- Add the chopped lemon balm leaves
- Season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Mix well
Notes
After making this dish a few times, I've found that it's even better if the butter, herbs, and S & P are left to 'marry' a little before serving, it tastes, EVEN more scrumptious.
With this in mind, allow to rest with lid on the pot for a few minutes before serving
With this in mind, allow to rest with lid on the pot for a few minutes before serving