I love you. Mid year bonus. You look great. On the house. Let’s add another three-word combo that brings a smile: Duck fat potatoes. Or rather “Pommes de Terre Sarladaise”, if you must get all French on us. Crispy, salty potato. Only crave-tastically better. Let’s get in there:
The Prep:
Par boiled and finished on the stovetop is more traditional, but the burners are crowded today so they’re in the oven on a baking sheet. French chefs are in distain, but it’s fine, people.
- Fast oven, 425º.
- Peeled potatoes, cubed. You can go as big or small as you like. Sometimes I do tiny little cubes, other times big honkin’ squares (or to appease the French chefs, perhaps turned). Here I went medium chunks. Idaho Russets or Yukons.
- Pat dry, and in a bowl toss with olive oil, garlic powder, S&P.
- Melt duck fat in the nuke, a good few tablespoons. Drizzle over the potatoes, toss again, then onto the baking sheet.
- Into the oven. Every 10 minutes or so get in there with a metal spatula and scrape/toss around. Don’t let them get complacent on you.
- When all nice and crispy brown, evacuate. The ones in the pic took about 40 minutes in total. Taste and if needed add S&P or a touch more duck fat right to the pan, then toss around again. Serve warm.
The Pros:
Crunchy on the outside, tender on the inside. Salty, peppery. And that little something-something bringing it all together, our good friend duck fat. I served these with my birthday dinner of lamb chops and pan gravy, crispy frizzled shallots and wilted swiss chard. 
The Cons:
These need a bit of tending. I usually keep re-setting a 10 minute timer, which reminds me to get in there and scrape up those bad boys so they don’t fuse themselves to the pan.
The Takeaway:
I read recently that duck fat is molecularly more like olive oil than other animal fats (it was on the internet, so it must be true!!). And we all know how good olive oil is for you. So don’t be shy people. After you taste these potatoes, you’ll want to duck-fatify everything you eat. I love you. Mid year bonus. You look great. On the house. Duck fat potatoes.
