Layered Potato Cake {Pommes Anna}! This beautiful potato side dish is made of thinly sliced layers of Russet potato flavored with savory garlic butter that are toasted in a skillet until golden brown, then oven-baked to tender perfection. The result is a gorgeous dish that is perfect for a holiday menu!
Raise your hand if you are looking for ways to wow your guests this holiday season!
Listen, I know the pressure — that unspoken expectation to host a shindig that looks like it came right out of the pages of your favorite lifestyle magazine. The stress is all-too-real.
But here’s a little something for you to remember: Those pictures are styled. Staged. Fake. A sham! There are professionals and lighting experts and prop budgets and chefs who all work together to produce that image that you long to reproduce in your apartment kitchen/tiny dining room/shoestring budget.
And yet, there are simple ways to make things pretty and tasty without going over the top or blowing a gasket; little tricks you can have up your sleeve for those times when you want to impress your mother-in-law or make a name for yourself among your siblings.
If the thought of competing for the title of Fluffiest Mashed Potatoes is giving you anxiety, I’ve got the perfect solution: Ditch the predictable dishes and start a new food tradition that will steal the thunder from the old reliable holiday favorites!
You might overlook the simple potato as an ingredient for creating something impressive. They’re not “truffle fancy” or Himalayan pink salt trendy, but they sure are tasty and versatile. {And contain more potassium than bananas, broccoli and spinach with 45% of the daily value for Vitamin C… who knew?!} They’re almost a guaranteed hit for even the pickiest of eaters and they’re extremely affordable, even when you’re feeding a crowd.
Here’s a simple — yet beautiful — dish that is sure to get some attention at your table this year: Layered Potato Cake.
Isn’t it pretty?
I promise you I didn’t have a stylist work their magic to prepare this beauty for her close-up, she’s just a natural. Layered slices of Russet potato stacked and seasoned and roasted until tender. Here I used the simple combination of salt and rosemary {and a tiny hint of garlic}, but you can flavor this in a variety of ways with your favorite herbs, spices and even cheese.
The most difficult part of this dish is slicing the potato into thin rounds, but buying a mandolin makes this task a breeze. {Just watch your fingers, those things are sharp!}
This holiday, you can have your {potato} cake and eat it, too! But not before you show it off at your dinner table. Even if this doesn’t turn out magazine perfect, it’ll still be delicious!
Layered Potato Cake {Pommes Anna}
