French baked potatoes: what ingredient will make the dish tender

French confit potatoes are the perfect recipe if you want to make soft and tender baked potatoes in the oven. Use aromatic spices for a rich flavor, garlic for piquancy, and the secret ingredient – butter for extra tenderness.

The recipe for French-style baked confit potatoes was published on one of the cooking blogs (lunov_easy_food) on Instagram.

Ingredients:

• potatoes – 5-6 pcs.
• dry savory or cumin (to taste)
• garlic – a few cloves
• butter – 40-60 g
• salt and pepper

Method of preparation:

1. Cut the potatoes into thin slices.

2. Grease a baking dish with butter.

3. Put half of the potatoes in the baking dish. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, savory, or caraway seeds. Stir lightly and smooth.

4. Squeeze 2 cloves of garlic and spread evenly.

5. Put the rest of the potatoes. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, thyme, or caraway seeds. Mix lightly and smooth.

6. Squeeze 2 cloves of garlic and spread evenly.

7. Put 2-4 thick pieces of butter on top of the potatoes. During baking, the butter should spread evenly over the entire potato and make it extremely tender and tasty.

8. Bake the potatoes in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 30-40 minutes.