Lemon Fingerling Potatoes with Herbs and Curried Sour cream

Are you running short of ideas on what side dishes to prepare?  Do you need something that is quick, easy and tasteful?  There are a lot of recipes that boast “quick” and “easy”, but lacks taste.  It looks good, but is it really?  Enter, potatoes.

I love potato chips, French fries, mashed potatoes, latkes, roasted potatoes.  You get the idea. Don’t forget the hot sauce either.  My mother told me that when she was pregnant with me, she consumed large amounts of potatoes.  I’m sure that’s why my birth mark resembles a potato and why I can’t live without them.  The idea of them is super simple and is a go-to side for my family that I make over and over again.  With variation of course.  They are perfect with pork, beef, chicken, fish or alone.  It’s even great for breakfast, brunch, lunch, snack and dinner.  You decide.  Add some roasted garlic, fresh garlic, tri-color bell peppers, onions and fresh herbs.  The variations are endless, so make these your own.

I chose to prepare these sous vide, but by all means, roast them!!!!  I have a few families that I prepare meals for on a weekly basis, and the most requested side dish, are roasted potatoes. Since I have other dishes to prepare, its easier for me to vacuum seal the potatoes in a bag, place them in the water bath and walk away.  It frees me up to concentrate on other components of the meal. My go-to herbs for potatoes are rosemary, parsley, dill and thyme.  I finely chop them and add them at the end of cooking with fresh garlic, a little unsalted butter and lemon zest.  Just fold them into the potatoes and that’s it.  To spice things up a little, if you like spicy foods like me, add some red pepper flakes or cayenne pepper.  Some fresh jalapeño or serrano peppers would be great!  Smoked paprika would be awesome with this.  At times I will use this blend named Magic Unicorn by Beautiful Briny Sea.  You can order this from Etsy, and if you’re lucky, you can find it in your local specialty food store. The possibilities are endless and only limited by your mind.

When roasting potatoes, I typically use Yukon Gold.  I love the color and texture of them.  I will also use red potatoes, which were included in this variety of fingerling potatoes that I used for this recipe.  They are typically small and narrow and resemble fingers.  You will spend a little extra at the register for these, but they are worth it.  They are gorgeous when served.

Let’s not forget about the curried sour cream.  Just use your preferred brand of sour cream and add some kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper and curry powder.  The taste is amazing and compliments the potatoes well.  If you are not are curry person, omit it and add some fresh herbs to it or just drizzle your potatoes with olive oil and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.