Best 15 Boiled Potatoes Recipes

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From simple dishes to hearty meals, boiled potatoes are a versatile side dish that can elevate any culinary creation. Whether you prefer them soft and fluffy or firm and waxy, the key to achieving the perfect boiled potato lies in selecting the right variety, mastering the cooking technique, and experimenting with different flavorings. Explore our curated collection of boiled potato recipes, ranging from classic to contemporary, and discover the culinary secrets to transform this humble ingredient into a delectable treat.

Here are our top 15 tried and tested recipes!

BASIC BOILED POTATOES



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Cook a big pot of red potatoes, and you'll not only have a fuss-free side dish, but a head start on other meals. Add butter and parsley to the portion of boiled potatoes you're serving immediately, then refrigerate the rest.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Side Dishes

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings plus 16 leftover potatoes.

Number Of Ingredients 2

5 pounds medium red potatoes (about 24)
Melted butter and minced fresh parsley, optional

Steps:

  • Place potatoes in a Dutch oven or stockpot and cover with water. Cover and bring to a boil over medium-high heat; cook for 15-30 minutes or until tender. Drain well. Serve eight potatoes with butter and parsley if desired. Refrigerate remaining potatoes.

Nutrition Facts :

SPICY BOILED CRABS, SHRIMP, POTATOES, CORN, AND GARLIC



Spicy Boiled Crabs, Shrimp, Potatoes, Corn, and Garlic image

Categories     Garlic     Potato     Crab     Shrimp     Corn     Summer     Boil     Gourmet

Yield Serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 12

24 live blue crabs
two 3-ounce packets Zatarain's crab boil or 5 tablespoons Old Bay seasoning
1 tablespoon cayenne
1/2 cup table salt
3 lemons, quartered
2 onions, halved
1 1/2 pounds small potatoes (about 2 inches in diameter)
2 heads of garlic (not separated into cloves)
6 ears of corn, shucked
2 tablespoons Old Bay Seasoning*, or to taste, for sprinkling over boiled seafood
2 pounds large shrimp (about 30, preferably with heads)
Accompaniments:Horseradish Cocktail Sauce and French bread

Steps:

  • In a 7- to 8-gallon kettle bring 5 gallons water to a boil.
  • While water is coming to a boil, in a deep sink rinse crabs in 2 or 3 changes of water. (Do not fill sink too full or crabs may crawl out.)
  • Add Zatarain's crab boil or 5 tablespoons Old Bay seasoning, cayenne, salt, lemons, and onions to boiling water and boil 5 minutes. Add potatoes and garlic and boil until tender, about 15 minutes. Transfer potatoes and garlic with a large sieve to a large platter and keep warm, covered with foil. Add corn to boiling water and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer corn with tongs to platter and keep warm, covered with foil.
  • Return water to a boil. Transfer about 6 crabs carefully with long tongs to sieve, holding them down in sieve with tongs, and turn crabs out into boiling water. Add remaining crabs in same manner. Return water to a boil and cook crabs until just cooked through, about 10 minutes. (To determine doneness, remove a claw and crack it with the handle of a dinner knife. Use Knife to extract meat from claw.) Transfer crabs with sieve to another large platter and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning.
  • Return water to boil and cook shrimp until just cooked through, about 2 minutes. Transfer shrimp with sieve to large platter with crabs and sprinkle with remaining tablespoon Old Bay seasoning.
  • Serve crabs, shrimp, and vegetables with horseradish cocktail sauce and French bread.

BOILED POTATOES AND GREEN BEANS



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This simple side dish is just what you need when serving a rich main course.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Healthy Recipes     Gluten-Free Recipes

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 pound (about 8) baby red potatoes
Coarse Salt
3/4 pound green beans, trimmed
1 tablespoon butter
Salt and ground pepper

Steps:

  • Place baby red potatoes in a large saucepan; add enough water to cover by 1 inch. Bring to a boil; add coarse salt, and cook until potatoes are tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon; slice in half.
  • Add green beans to boiling water; cover, and cook until crisp-tender, 4 to 6 minutes. Drain; transfer vegetables to a medium bowl. Add butter; season with salt and ground pepper. Toss.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 130 g, Fat 3 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 3 g

LENGENBERG'S BOILED POTATOES



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This is the perfect simple side dish for a couple of German bratwursts or schnitzel.

Provided by Uli Lengenberg

Categories     Side Dish     Potato Side Dish Recipes

Time 35m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 3

2 ¼ pounds medium yellow-flesh potatoes (such as Yukon gold), scrubbed, eyes removed
1 pinch salt
⅓ cup chopped fresh parsley

Steps:

  • Place potatoes in a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain. Sprinkle on parsley and serve hot.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 203.5 calories, Carbohydrate 46.2 g, Fat 0.3 g, Fiber 4.3 g, Protein 5.4 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, Sodium 56.9 mg

BOILED RED-SKINNED POTATOES WITH PARSLEY



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Provided by Pierre Franey

Categories     easy, quick, side dish

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

16 small red-skinned potatoes, about 1 1/2 pounds
Salt to taste
8 parsley sprigs
1 bay leaf
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons chopped parsley
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
Freshly ground white pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Using a sharp knife, peel some of the skin, leaving a band for color.
  • Place the potatoes in a saucepan, and cover them with water. Add salt, the parsley sprigs and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, and simmer for 15 minutes or until tender.
  • Drain the potatoes, discarding the parsley sprigs and bay leaf. Add the butter, chopped parsley, cumin, salt and pepper to the potatoes in the same saucepan. Stir gently to coat the potatoes, and serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 742, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams, Carbohydrate 151 grams, Fat 10 grams, Fiber 20 grams, Protein 18 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 2024 milligrams, Sugar 7 grams, TransFat 0 grams

BOILED NEW POTATOES WITH GARLIC LEMON DRESSING



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Categories     Blender     Garlic     Potato     Side     Vegetarian     Quick & Easy     Lemon     Parsley     Boil     Gourmet

Yield Serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 5

3 pounds very small red potatoes
5 large garlic cloves, peeled
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, or to taste
4 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves, or to taste

Steps:

  • Peel a wide strip from around the middle of each potato. In a kettle combine potatoes and garlic with enough salted water to cover by 2 inches and boil until potatoes are just tender, about 15 minutes. Drain mixture. Transfer potatoes to a bowl and transfer garlic to a blender. Add to blender lemon juice, oil, and salt and pepper to taste and purée dressing. In the bowl toss potatoes with dressing and parsley. Potatoes may be prepared 4 hours ahead and kept covered.
  • Serve potatoes warm or at room temperature.

SALAD OF BOILED POTATOES, AVOCADO AND CRESS



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I had to do this salad, even though cress must be one of the tackiest things in the world. For some reason I'm absolutely addicted to it and love it to bits. This is my favorite combination.

Provided by Jamie Oliver

Categories     side-dish

Time 40m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 1/2 pound scrubbed new waxy potatoes
1 large ripe avocado
3 bunches of cress, water or pepper, washed
Olive oil
1 to 2 lemons, juiced
Salt and freshly ground pepper

Steps:

  • Cook the new potatoes in salted boiling water until very tender, then drain. Slice the avocado in half and remove the stone. Peel and slice it lengthways into thick slices or chunks (however you really like) and place in a bowl. Slice any large potatoes in half--this will expose their flesh to the olive oil and lemon juice. If they are small, leave them whole. Add to the bowl. Throw the cress in, then add a couple of good lugs (tablespoons) of olive oil and lemon juice, to taste. Season and toss. Serve on a big plate, scattered with any remaining cress. This is brilliant with chicken, fish or as a salad on its own, especially in the summer.;

SPARERIBS WITH SAUERKRAUT & BOILED POTATOES



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Categories     Pork     Bake     Dinner

Yield 6 people

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 lbs Pork Spareribs
2 Jars Sauerkraut
8 Fresh garlic cloves peeled
1 tbs. Caraway seed
1 Brown or yellow onion
1 tbs worchestershire sauce
1 cup white wine
1 cup beef broth
1lb fingerling potatoes
Salt and Pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Method to come

BOILED POTATOES



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Provided by Melissa d'Arabian : Food Network

Categories     side-dish

Time 35m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 3/4 pounds red boiling potatoes
Kosher salt
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1 tablespoon freshly chopped parsley leaves

Steps:

  • Put the potatoes in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water by 2 inches. Salt the water generously. Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook the potatoes until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and put the potatoes in a serving bowl. Drizzle with melted butter and sprinkle with parsley. Toss and serve.

BOILED MUSTARD POTATOES



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This is a side dish that my husband's family in the south has been eating with corned beef and cabbage for years. It's a great addition to this traditional meal. The potatoes act like a sponge, taking in the mustard flavor. YUM!

Provided by AbsintheMinded0

Categories     Side Dish     Potato Side Dish Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 4

6 cups water
½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
½ cup prepared yellow mustard, or to taste
5 large Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and halved

Steps:

  • Whisk the water, yellow mustard, and salt together in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, and stir in the potatoes. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until tender, 25 to 30 minutes. Drain liquid, and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 135.1 calories, Carbohydrate 28.7 g, Fat 1 g, Fiber 3.1 g, Protein 4.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, Sodium 446.5 mg, Sugar 0.2 g

EASY AND SAVORY BOILED POTATOES



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This can't get any easier, and is a nice side dish, but be forewarned that the potatoes will be tender but a little dry. I like as is, but some do pour olive oil over the potatoes.

Provided by CiaoBella

Categories     Potato

Time 40m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 3

3 medium sized potatoes
1 1/4 cups chicken broth
olive oil (optional)

Steps:

  • Peel potatoes and cube into large chunks.
  • Pour chicken broth over potatoes. If not completely covered, then add water until all potatoes are submerged.
  • Boil on medium heat until tender, about 30-40 minutes.
  • If you need to speed up the process, can boil covered for the last 10 minutes.
  • Drain.
  • Return potatoes to pot with flame off and let sit for a minute or two so any remaining water on potatoes can evaporate.
  • Can enjoy as is, or pour olive oil over potatoes to make more moist.
  • Enjoy!

BOILED EGGS AND POTATOES IN BECHAMEL SAUCE



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This recipe was transmitted from mother to daughter in my family and is traditionally served on Fridays for the religious "no-meat" day. It is sure to please everybody in the family !

Provided by Nono2

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 55m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

4 medium potatoes
4 hard-boiled eggs
25 g butter
25 g flour
1/2 liter milk (double the quantity of milk if you need more bechamel)
ground nutmeg
salt

Steps:

  • Boil the potatoes in their jacket for about 20 to 30 minutes until cooked.
  • Drain the potatoes and leave them to cool a little before peeling them and slicing them To prepare the Bechamel, melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat.
  • Pour the flour over the melted butter and mix well to form a soft dough.
  • Maintaining a low heat, add progressively the milk to the dough, mixing well until all the milk is absorbed and continue pouring the milk until obtaining a sauce that is not not too thick (it should only be thick enough to coat the eggs and potatoes).
  • Season the bechamel with salt and nutmeg.
  • Slice the boiled eggs and add them to the bechamel.
  • Add the sliced potatoes to the bechamel sauce, mixing delicately so not to mash them.
  • Serve at once.

CILANTRO LIME SHRIMP WITH BOILED POTATOES AND CORN ON THE COB RECIPE BY TASTY



Cilantro Lime Shrimp With Boiled Potatoes And Corn On The Cob Recipe by Tasty image

Here's what you need: jumbo shrimp, baby potatoes, corns, unsalted butter, garlic, fresh cilantro, Tonnes cilantro-lime seasoning, pink himalayan salt, fresh ground black pepper, lime juice, creole seasoning

Provided by Katina Lacy

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 lb jumbo shrimp, peeled and de-veined
10 baby potatoes
4 corns
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, diced
1 tablespoon Tonnes cilantro-lime seasoning
pink himalayan salt, to taste
fresh ground black pepper, to taste
1 tablespoon lime juice
creole seasoning, for potatoes

Steps:

  • Boil potatoes in salted water for 10 minutes. Then, add corn and boil for another 10-15 minutes until potatoes and corn are tender. Check by piercing with a fork.
  • After putting potatoes in to boil, season shrimp with salt, pepper, and cilantro-lime seasoning.
  • Melt 1 tbsp butter in a skillet and add garlic. Sauté for 1 minute then add shrimp. Cook on both sides until pink, about 5 minutes..
  • Then add remaining butter, fresh-diced cilantro, and lime juice to create cilantro-lime sauce. Stir shrimp in sauce to coat.
  • Plate shrimp, spoon some sauce over the top and sprinkle with diced cilantro. Plate potatoes and corn (with butter and salt, if desired).
  • Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1283 calories, Carbohydrate 203 grams, Fat 26 grams, Fiber 19 grams, Protein 69 grams, Sugar 19 grams

BOILED POTATOES WITH CHIVES



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Simple but very good. Substitute new potatoes for the red if you prefer.

Provided by TerryWilson

Categories     Side Dish     Potato Side Dish Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 4

3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
2 pounds very small red potatoes, scrubbed
salt and ground black pepper to taste
3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh chives

Steps:

  • Place butter in a serving bowl.
  • Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water by 1 inch; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain and cool until potatoes can be handled; cut potatoes in half.
  • Place potatoes into serving bowl with butter, season with salt and black pepper, and toss with chives until potatoes are coated.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 235.9 calories, Carbohydrate 36.2 g, Cholesterol 22.9 mg, Fat 9 g, Fiber 3.9 g, Protein 4.5 g, SaturatedFat 5.6 g, Sodium 14.9 mg, Sugar 2.3 g

BOILED POTATOES WITH BUTTER AND MINT



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The chef April Bloomfield cooks from a place of profound hunger for good food: specifically, Birmingham in the Midlands of England, where she grew up in the 1970s and 1980s just as English food reached a low point. The childhood food she remembers most fondly: the hot buttered potatoes served in her school cafeteria. Her homage to that dish is this basic but stunningly good recipe for freshly boiled potatoes thickly glazed in butter and brightened with lemon, garlic, cracked black pepper and what she calls a "five-fingered pinch" of fresh mint leaves, "as much as you can grab with just the tips of all five fingers."

Provided by Julia Moskin

Categories     quick, vegetables, side dish

Time 30m

Yield 3 to 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 pound small potatoes, like fingerlings or creamers, all about the same size
1 tablespoon flaky salt, like Maldon, or kosher salt
4 tablespoons/2 ounces cold unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces
1 small garlic clove, finely grated or shaved
A 5-finger pinch of whole mint leaves, preferably black mint (see note)
1/2 lemon
Coarsely ground black pepper

Steps:

  • In a medium pot, combine potatoes and salt. Add enough cold water to cover the potatoes by a generous 1/2 inch and set the pot over high heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a vigorous simmer. Cook potatoes just until tender and creamy inside, 10 to 25 minutes depending on size.
  • Reserving 1/4 cup cooking liquid, gently drain the potatoes and return them to the stove. Add butter, garlic and reserved cooking liquid to the pot and set over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and cook, swirling the pan and basting as needed so that the liquid coats the potatoes until they are well glazed, about 5 minutes.
  • Tear the mint leaves into small pieces, stir them very gently into the potatoes, and take the pot off the heat. Squeeze on just enough lemon to add brightness, not sourness; taste as you go. Add salt and pepper to taste and serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 193, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams, Carbohydrate 21 grams, Fat 12 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 7 grams, Sodium 316 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams

Tips for Cooking Perfect Boiled Potatoes:

  • Choose the right potato: Waxy potatoes like Yukon Gold, Red Bliss, and New Potatoes hold their shape well after boiling, making them ideal for salads, stews, and roasts. Russet potatoes, on the other hand, are best for mashing and baking due to their fluffy texture.
  • Wash the potatoes thoroughly: Scrub the potatoes under running water to remove any dirt or debris.
  • Pierce the potatoes with a fork: This allows steam to escape during boiling, preventing the potatoes from bursting.
  • Use enough water: The potatoes should be completely covered in water when boiling.
  • Add salt: Salting the water enhances the flavor of the potatoes.
  • Boil for the right amount of time: Cooking times vary depending on the size and type of potato. Smaller potatoes take about 10-12 minutes, while larger ones may take up to 20 minutes.
  • Check for doneness: Insert a fork into the center of a potato. If it slides in easily, the potatoes are done.
  • Drain the potatoes: Immediately drain the potatoes in a colander to prevent them from becoming waterlogged.

Conclusion:

Boiling potatoes is a simple yet versatile cooking method that can be used to create a variety of delicious dishes. By following these tips, you can ensure that your boiled potatoes turn out perfectly every time. Whether you're making mashed potatoes, potato salad, or roasted potatoes, boiled potatoes are a delicious and satisfying addition to any meal. So experiment with different recipes and discover your favorite way to enjoy boiled potatoes!

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