Categories: Sides

Ingredients

• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, softened
• 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/3 cup finely chopped fresh chives
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 6 medium russet potatoes, scrubbed
• 3/4 cup Fromage Fort, recipe follows
• Fromage Fort:
• 1/2 pound leftover cheese pieces
• 1 clove garlic
• 1/4 cup white wine
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

2. Stir together the butter, olive oil, chives and some salt and pepper in a small bowl.

3. Lay a potato lengthwise between the handles of 2 chopsticks. Slice the potato thinly, using the chopsticks to stop you from slicing all the way through. Repeat with the remaining potatoes.

4. Put the potatoes on a baking sheet and brush on the butter mixture, making sure to get in between all the slices. Bake until tender and crisp, 45 to 50 minutes.

5. Spread 1 1/2 tablespoons Fromage Fort over top of each and bake until cheese is golden brown and bubbly, an additional 8 to 10 minutes.

6. Fromage Fort:

7. Yield: 1 1/2 cups

8. Add cheese, garlic, wine and some salt and pepper to a food processor and blend until smooth.

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