Fingerling Potatoes with Bacon

The secret to this simple dish is to use the best quality bacon available.

  • Serves

    serves 6

The secret to this simple dish is to use the best quality bacon available. Delicious and straightforward, you can whip this dish together quickly while keeping the oven available for other jobs.

Ingredients

  • 6 slices thick-cut lean bacon
  • 2 lb. fingerling potatoes
  • Kosher salt
  • 1 clove garlic, peeled and minced
  • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

Step 1

Cut 6 slices thick-cut lean bacon crosswise into 1⁄2"-thick pieces. Put bacon into a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet and gently cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until fat is rendered and bacon is pink but not crisp, 35–40 minutes. Meanwhile, put 2 lbs. fingerling potatoes (cut larger potatoes in half crosswise, leaving smaller ones whole) into a medium pot.

Step 2

Add 2 large pinches salt, cover with cold water, and boil over medium-high heat until soft, 10–15 minutes. Drain well and add to skillet with bacon. Add 1 minced peeled garlic clove and salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste and cook about 5 minutes more.
  1. Cut 6 slices thick-cut lean bacon crosswise into 1⁄2"-thick pieces. Put bacon into a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet and gently cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until fat is rendered and bacon is pink but not crisp, 35–40 minutes. Meanwhile, put 2 lbs. fingerling potatoes (cut larger potatoes in half crosswise, leaving smaller ones whole) into a medium pot.
  2. Add 2 large pinches salt, cover with cold water, and boil over medium-high heat until soft, 10–15 minutes. Drain well and add to skillet with bacon. Add 1 minced peeled garlic clove and salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste and cook about 5 minutes more.
Recipes

Fingerling Potatoes with Bacon

  • Serves

    serves 6

Fingerling Potatoes with Bacon
VANESSA REES

The secret to this simple dish is to use the best quality bacon available.

Ingredients

  • 6 slices thick-cut lean bacon
  • 2 lb. fingerling potatoes
  • Kosher salt
  • 1 clove garlic, peeled and minced
  • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

Step 1

Cut 6 slices thick-cut lean bacon crosswise into 1⁄2"-thick pieces. Put bacon into a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet and gently cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until fat is rendered and bacon is pink but not crisp, 35–40 minutes. Meanwhile, put 2 lbs. fingerling potatoes (cut larger potatoes in half crosswise, leaving smaller ones whole) into a medium pot.

Step 2

Add 2 large pinches salt, cover with cold water, and boil over medium-high heat until soft, 10–15 minutes. Drain well and add to skillet with bacon. Add 1 minced peeled garlic clove and salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste and cook about 5 minutes more.
  1. Cut 6 slices thick-cut lean bacon crosswise into 1⁄2"-thick pieces. Put bacon into a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet and gently cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until fat is rendered and bacon is pink but not crisp, 35–40 minutes. Meanwhile, put 2 lbs. fingerling potatoes (cut larger potatoes in half crosswise, leaving smaller ones whole) into a medium pot.
  2. Add 2 large pinches salt, cover with cold water, and boil over medium-high heat until soft, 10–15 minutes. Drain well and add to skillet with bacon. Add 1 minced peeled garlic clove and salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste and cook about 5 minutes more.

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