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Baby Red Potatoes with Butter

4 servings
Vegetarian Diet, American Boiling

Sometimes the most memorable dishes are the simplest. This recipe for Baby Red Potatoes with Butter is a perfect example, transforming a basic ingredient into a star side dish in under 30 minutes. It's a quick and easy way to create a comforting and flavorful addition to any meal, proving...

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... that you don't need complex steps to achieve delicious results.

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Chef Tom Chef Tom Founder
July 17, 2025
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  • 25 min.
  • 25 min.
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Ingredients:

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ LB of baby red potatoes (or other small-sized potatoes)
  • 3 TBSP of butter
  • ½ TSP of salt (adjust if needed)
  • 1 Pinch of ground pepper - ideally freshly ground (adjust if needed, ideally freshly ground)

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Directions:

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1. Potato Preparation:

Let’s start the preparation of the Baby Red Potatoes with Butter by preparing the baby red potatoes.

1.1.

Rinse potatoes under cold water.

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1.2.

Then slice them in half.

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1.3.

Place into a medium pot and then fill the pot with water (about 1” above the level of the potatoes).

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2 Cooking:

2.1.

Cover the pot with a lid and place it on a high-heat burner. Bring to a boil.

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2.2. Lower heat to medium and cook with occasional stirring until fully cooked (about 15 – 20 minutes).

Tip:
Take one out and taste it to make sure it is done.

2.3.

Drain the water by pouring it over a colander and then return the potatoes to the pot.

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3. Final Phase of Baby Red Potatoes with Butter Preparation:

3.1. Add into the pot:

3 TBSP of butter
½ TSP of salt
Pinch of ground pepper

Thoroughly (but gently) fold them together with a spatula.

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3.2.

Taste and add salt and pepper if needed.

A top-down, close-up view of freshly prepared Baby Red Potatoes with Butter in a pot.A top-down, close-up view of freshly prepared Baby Red Potatoes with Butter in a pot.
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