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Ultimate Potatoes Lyonnaise

Published: Sep 8, 2021 · Modified: Nov 23, 2024 by Judith Coates · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

This dish is a classic French dish appreciated for its simplicity and savory flavor that features thinly sliced potatoes cooked with onions, herbs, and butter until they are golden and crispy. 
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Oven proof dish filled with sliced potatoes and onions topped with green parsley leaves.

Pommes Lyonnaise

This dish is a classic French dish appreciated for its simplicity with only 3 ingredients and savory flavor that features thinly sliced potatoes cooked with onions, herbs, and butter until they are golden and crispy. You might be thinking like, scalloped potatoes, but no milk or flour here. The only other dish of potatoes that is simpler is the tasty Pommes Anna which has 2 ingredients!

Oven proof dish filled with sliced potatoes and onions topped with green parsley leaves.

Lyonaisse means in English "cooked in a style originally from the French city of Lyon, usually with onions". Lyonnais (French spelling) is a province of France where the city of Lyon is located in the Rhone Valley.

Besides this delicious and easy dish you may also like to try Lyonnaise Salad and you guessed it, it also has its origins in the same city.

Both recipes make for comforting additions to many meals, whether it's a family dinner or a special occasion.

Traditionally this dish is sautéed on the stove, but here it is finished in the oven.

More Scrumptious Potato Recipes

  • Pommes Boulangére made without dairy or flour and only 3 ingredients as well!
  • Another famous potatoe recipe with only 3 ingredients too, potatoes, cheese, and garlic, succulent Truffade.
  • Fondant Potatoes, just 2 ingredients, a sure way of impressing your friends!

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Oven proof dish filled with sliced potatoes and onions topped with green parsley leaves.

Ultimate Potatoes Lyonnaise

Judith Coates
This dish is a classic French dish appreciated for its simplicity and savory flavor that features thinly sliced potatoes cooked with onions, herbs, and butter until they are golden and crispy. 
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 41 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 21 minutes mins
Course potato dish
Cuisine French
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 3 large onions sliced
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 50 gr unsalted butter
  • 1 kg medium potatoes like Desiree or Maris Piper, peeled
  • 2 tablespoon finely chopped flatleaf parsley plus extra to serve
  • 2 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves plus extra to serve if you like
  • 2 garlic cloves thinly sliced
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Place the sliced onions, garlic, olive oil and half the butter in a large frying pan. Cook over a low-medium heat until the onions are soft but not golden-brown yet, this might take up to 30–35 minutes.
  • Meanwhile bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Slice the potatoes into 5mm/.25 inch thick slices. Once the water is boiling, add the potatoes and when the water has returned to a boil, set your timer for 3 minutes. Drain immediately and leave in the colander to steam dry. 
  • When the onions are done, remove from the heat and stir in the parsley and thyme and season well. Gently toss the onion mixture and par-boiled potatoes together, you can do this in the frying pan if they fit, or a large mixing bowl.
  • Tip everything into a large baking dish, you don’t want the mixture to sit any deeper than 5cm/2 inch. Arrange and press the top down a little to roughly flatten. Dot the remaining butter all over the top.
  • Heat the oven to 200°C/180°C/Gas 6.
  • Bake for 45 minutes, or until the potatoes are  cooked through. A little extra garnish of chopped parsley and fresh thyme is nice, but not strictly necessary.

Notes

You can prepare up to Step 4 several hours in advance.
Keyword pommes lyonnaise, potato dish, potatoes lyonnaise, side dish
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