Brúnaðar kartöflur

Caramelized potatoes

Ingredients

1 kg potatoes
60 g sugar
40 g butter

Preparation

On the preceding evening boil the potatoes in salted water and peel them while hot. Depending on the size of the potatoes, cut them into walnut-sized pieces. Store them in a cool place over night.

On the next day, melt sugar in a pan stirring occasionally, until it becomes brown. Add butter and melt it, too.

Then add the cold potatoes and stir, until they are hot and caramelized from all sides.

Instead of butter you can use cream alternatively. Or you can replace half of the butter by 2 Tbsp of coffee. Just depending on your taste and which ingredients you have available.

The caramelized potatoes served with white sauce and green peas are the classical side dish for a typically Icelandic Sunday roast. On the picture above we had spinach instead of peas.