53 Reviews of Mean's Basque Potatoes

From: Lorac

On Sep 15, 2002

I love cooking with fresh herbs, Rosemary thrives in the desert, Thyme survives in partial shade, but parsley has a short life cycle in a hot climate. I would make this again even if I had to purchase the herbs. I used red skin potatoes and had to substitute sweet paprika. Basting with the garlic and herb butter-oil resulted in beautifully browned potatoes with the flavors of Rosemary, Thyme, and garlic enhanced by a bit of heat from the red pepper. Thanks Mean Chef!

From: TammieV

On Nov 16, 2002

Easy side-dish. The spices added color and flavor to what often becomes(yawn)just another potato dish. This a good dish to consider when you are cooking for a crowd.

From: s'kat

On Mar 31, 2003

A fabulously easy and scrumptious side dish. Nice crisped potatoes with a little kick of heat. Mine took almost an hour to bake. ***UPDATE*** These are so good, I had to comment again. This time I added some grated pecorino during the last 15 minutes of baking. It made a nice, crunchy topping for the potatoes.

From: riffraff

On Feb 3, 2003

I added 6 cloves of garlic, otherwise exactly to recipe. Really good. I went to the garden and under the leaves found enough herbs and I am glad I did. Thanks Mean Chef!

From: EeeGee

On May 6, 2003

A lovely fragrant way to make potatos. The ingrediants didn't take much time to prepare and once in the oven needed very little attention. I served these with sackville girl's Butter Bean and Chozorio Chicken (also delicious) both recipes use smoked paprika.

From: papergoddess

On Mar 7, 2005

What a wonderful, easy, outstanding potato dish! This got a double thumbs-up from my potato-picky son, and he and my daughter fought over the last of it. I didn't have smoked paprika, but now it's on my shopping list. I've made this a few times now, and one day when I was feeling especially lazy I added my carrots to the potatoes (skins on) and roasted them together, served it with a roasted chicken for an easy but excellent meal. I've made it with dried home-grown herbs, but I'm looking forward to spring when my herb garden comes back so I can try it with fresh. Great recipe, MEAN CHEF!

From: ~Dragonflyjoy~

On Sep 4, 2004

I made this for 30 for my grandfathers 80th birthday party. It was the hit of the dinner! Easily adapted to larger numbers. I used baby reds and only made a small portion with the cayenne as we had a lot of kids and older people whom I did not want to send in to spice fits. The core group of cooks ate the recipe as is and we decided that it is perfect. Thanks MEAN for a recipe that made me look good with the family.

From: *Shelly*

On Dec 11, 2004

Delicious potatoes with great seasoning and texture. I loved these.

From: Just Cher

On Oct 6, 2003

I was told I just had to try this recipe and I am so glad I did. I made these potatoes to accompany a pork roast and the flavors were fabulous together. We loved the taste of the herbs and the crunchy on the outside-fluffy on the inside textures. Thank you for sharing this one.

From: geishafrog

On Apr 12, 2003

These potatoes were wonderful! I prepared them as directed . Thanks Mean Chef- they will be a staple at our house from now on!!