Steamed Fingerling Potatoes With Creme Fraiche

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs tiny fingerling potatoes, well scrubbed
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons creme fraiche, plus
• additional creme fraiche, for garnish
• 1 teaspoon fleur de sel or 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper
• 1 tablespoon basil, coarsely chopped (opal is preferred)
• 2 tablespoons minced chives
• chives (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 place potatoes in a steamer basket over 1" simmering water. cover and steam until tender, 15-20 minutes.
• 2 in a saucepan, mash half of the potatoes with a potato masher or ricer.
• 3 add remaining potatoes, butter, creme fraiche, fleur de sel (or kosher salt) and pepper.
• 4 gently stir to combine.
• 5 transfer potatoes to a serving bowl.
• 6 garnish with creme fraiche, basil and chives.
• 7 *fleur de sel is available online at chefsshop.com or at specialty food markets. it is sea salt.