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