caramelized potatoes

Caramelized potatoes is an Islandic (or Scandinavian) recipe that might be a very interesting idea for a Christmas menu. It gives a different, festive taste to the potatoes that everyone will appreciate very much. I found it some times ago when I was making Fiskasúpa.

The inspiration comes from greedygourmet.

Ingredients:

• 500 grams potatoes
• 3 tablespoons of brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon of maple syrup (you may also use honey)
• 1 tablespoon of butter

Method:

• Cook the potatoes, without peeling them.
• After cooking, let them cool down, then peel the potatoes.
• Melt the sugar with the maple syrup in a pan.
• Add the butter.
• When the butter is melted, add the potatoes and let it simmer for 15-20 minutes while regularly turning the potatoes.
• Don’t let it burn, because then it may become bitter.

Brúnaðar Kartöflur is the Icelandic name for this dish. Other stunning surprising potato recipes are:

• poultry liver with potato pancakes
• Hasselback potatoes
• apple potato salad
• crispy crunchy cubed potatoes