Braised Red Potatoes with Lemon and Chives

Name: Braised Red Potatoes with Lemon and Chives
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds, small red potatoes, unpeeled, halved; 2 cups, water; 3 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 3 , garlic cloves, peeled; 3 sprigs, fresh thyme; 3/4 teaspoon, salt; 1 teaspoon, lemon juice; 1/4 teaspoon, pepper; 2 tablespoons, minced fresh chives

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2013, America's Test Kitchen TV

Side Dishes

Potatoes

Vegetarian

What if you could get the creamy interiors produced by steaming red potatoes and the browned exteriors produced by roasting—without doing either of those things?

SERVES4 to 6

TIME50 minutes

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a simple, one-pot potato side dish that featured the benefits of both boiling and roasting, we had to get creative. We combined halved small red potatoes, butter, and salted water in a 12-inch skillet and simmered this mixture until the...

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