Pan Roasted Fingerling Potatoes Recipe

We love fingerling potatoes, but we don't like boiling them in water before cooking in olive oil, as most recipes direct. So we came up with this easy method that reverses this step; the potatoes are first fried, then water is added to the skillet and they steam, covered, until tender. Be careful when adding the liquid to the hot pan with the oil; that's the only drawback of this method. Any time you add liquid to oil, there will be spattering. Stand well back and protect your hands with hot pads. Fingerling potatoes are a fairly new type of potato; they are small potatoes but are slender and shaped like fingers. You can buy them in many colors, from white to brown to red to purple to yellow. Choose the ones you like best for this simple recipe. These fingerling potatoes are creamy on the inside and crisp and tender on the outside when cooked properly, and are the perfect accompaniment to any meat, such as grilled steak or chicken, meatloaf, or a pot roast.