Two Potato Sauté

Ingredients

• 2 pounds large sweet potatoes or yams
• 2 pounds large boiling potatoes, peeled
• Kosher salt
• ½ cup clarified butter or ¼ cup (½ stick) butter plus ¼ cup oil
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Minced parsley and sprigs parsley (for serving)

Steps

1. In a large saucepan, boil separately 2 pounds each of large sweet potatoes or yams and large boiling potatoes, peeled, in boiling salted water to cover for 10 minutes. Drain the potatoes and peel the sweet potatoes.
2. With a small melon-ball cutter, scoop out balls from the potatoes.
3. In a heavy skillet, sauté the potatoes in ½ cup clarified butter or ½ stick (¼ cup) butter and ¼ cup oil over moderately high heat, shaking the pan, until they are lightly browned.
4. Sprinkle the potatoes with salt and pepper, reduce heat to moderately low, and cook the potatoes, covered, for 20 minutes, or until they are tender.
5. Mound the potatoes on a heated serving dish, sprinkle them with minced parsley, and garnish the dish with sprigs of parsley.