Lyonnaise potatoes
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Lyonnaise potatoes is a French
dish of sliced pan-fried potato
es and thinly sliced onion
s, sautéed in butter
with parsley
and possibly other seasoning
s. "Lyonnaise" means "from Lyon", or "Lyon-style", after the French city of Lyon
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The potatoes are par-cooked before sautéeing for the best results.
French cuisine
French cuisine is a style of food preparation originating from France that has developed from centuries of social change. In the Middle Ages, Guillaume Tirel , a court chef, authored Le Viandier, one of the earliest recipe collections of Medieval France...
dish of sliced pan-fried potato
Potato
The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family . The word potato may refer to the plant itself as well as the edible tuber. In the region of the Andes, there are some other closely related cultivated potato species...
es and thinly sliced onion
Onion
The onion , also known as the bulb onion, common onion and garden onion, is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium. The genus Allium also contains a number of other species variously referred to as onions and cultivated for food, such as the Japanese bunching onion The onion...
s, sautéed in butter
Butter
Butter is a dairy product made by churning fresh or fermented cream or milk. It is generally used as a spread and a condiment, as well as in cooking applications, such as baking, sauce making, and pan frying...
with parsley
Parsley
Parsley is a species of Petroselinum in the family Apiaceae, native to the central Mediterranean region , naturalized elsewhere in Europe, and widely cultivated as an herb, a spice and a vegetable.- Description :Garden parsley is a bright green hairless biennial herbaceous plant in temperate...
and possibly other seasoning
Seasoning
Seasoning is the process of imparting flavor to, or improving the flavor of, food.- General meaning :Seasonings include herbs and spices, which are themselves frequently referred to as "seasonings"...
s. "Lyonnaise" means "from Lyon", or "Lyon-style", after the French city of Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
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The potatoes are par-cooked before sautéeing for the best results.
See also
- Gratin dauphinois the technique of French cuisine that is commonly used to make Potatoes gratiné
- Home friesHome friesHome fries, house fries, or cottage fries are a type of basic potato dish made by pan or skillet frying diced, chunked, wedged or sliced potatoes that have been par-cooked by boiling, baking, steaming, or microwaving....
the basic potato preparation - Rappie pieRappie pieRappie pie is a traditional Acadian meal, sometimes referred to as "rapure pie" or "rapûre". Its name is derived from the French "patates râpées" meaning "grated potatoes." It is a casserole-like dish formed by boiling and grating potatoes, adding hot broth made from chicken, pork or seafood along...
the French-Canadian casserole made with shredded potatoes - Sauce lyonnaiseSauce lyonnaiseLyonnaise sauce is a compound or small French sauce of white wine, vinegar and onions served with small cuts of meat principally for left-overs....