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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know what they're called, but I want to have them at home. They're small-ish potatoes, generally perfectly round and generally served with red meat or chicken, and kind of soft. Any ideas what I mean? Because I don't know the words, I don't know what to look up to find a recipe to make them.[/quote]

What? Haven't you been to the grocery store before? Or roasted a veggie?[/quote]

Of course. But I also have a lot of severe learning disabilities and only know how to make potatoes two ways - baked Idaho ones, and taking new potatoes and cutting them up and then roasting them. I thought the circle potatoes might be cooked differently. Sorry I don't know everything you know and can't figure out everything you can.[/quote]

It sounds to me like you're just talking about baby potatoes or new potatoes (because when they are young they are small and round and have a different texture than bigger ones--the variety affects texture as well, but generally they are sort of smoother or waxier and I would say a more delicate flavor. The skin is much thinner and you don't need to peel them. I think commonly red potatoes (skins are red) or other non-russets (russets are used for baked potatoes) although I've only ever had them from a garden. You can boil them, the thing to remember with that is you put the potatoes in the cold water and then heat water and potatoes together, unlike noodles where the water is already boiling, this helps them cook more uniformly (instead of the middle still cold when the outside is cooked and starting to get soft and soggy). Not sure about the time, since I never pay enough attention to that, but if they are baby potatoes I wouldn't wait more than 10 minutes once boiling to test-poke the tip of a sharp knife (with a pointy tip) and see if it goes in easily, better than a fork which might cause the potato to break apart). Then just drain off the water, add butter, salt, pepper, and herbs like parley or rosemary.

https://www.recipetineats.com/baby-potatoes-with-butter-herbs/

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