Duckfat Potatoes with Prunes via Jerusalem

While I was paging through Jerusalem, the cookbook, looking for a substantial side to go with my mint butter lamb chops, I came across these Duck Fat Potatoes with Prunes. It sort of struck me as an odd pairing, but it also struck me as something that might be perfect on a night when you’re just serving guests little tastes of lots of different things. It doesn’t hurt that I trust Ottolenghi implicitly. It turned out that I was right on many accounts, and the Duck Fat Potatoes with Prunes via Jerusalem were perfect when served with the slightly salty lamb chops. In fact, whatever you serve them with, I would recommend being liberal with the salt because there’s definitely a bit of (perfectly balanced) sweetness from the caramel and the prunes. Also, at first glance this recipe seems like a bit of a chore. I mean, come on, you have to cook the potatoes twice? But as someone who derives extreme pleasure from perfectly crisped potatoes, be they French fries or steak fries, I have come to appreciate the technique behind these particular Duck Fat Potatoes with Prunes via Jerusalem. In fact, as a former waiter, I don’t really … Continue reading