Blue Cheese & Bacon Fingerling Potatoes
Serves: 6
Prep Time: 15 minutes
BEER PAIRING
Pair with an American IPA like Terrapin Hopsecutioner
Blue cheese and savory bacon crumbles create a game-changing side dish that explodes with flavor. With a dish this intense, only a strong, rich beer like Terrapin Hopsecutioner will do.
Side dishes don’t get much more indulgent than fingerling potatoes roasted in bacon renderings and tossed with blue cheese crumbles, salty bacon and a drizzle of honey. Plus, when you pair these flavors with the piney and resiny hop character in Terrapin Hopsecutioner, you get a complementary complexity that wows with every bite.
INGREDIENTS
6 slices bacon
2 pounds fingerling potatoes, halved lengthwise
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
3 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
2 teaspoons honey
FOR SERVING:
Poultry, sliced
Steak, sliced
PREPARATION
STEP 1
Preheat oven to 425°F. In a skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon, flipping frequently until golden and crisp on both sides—about 5 minutes. Then, transfer bacon to a paper-lined plate and reserve renderings.
STEP 2
In a large bowl, toss to combine the potatoes, 2 tablespoons bacon renderings (or canola oil), salt and pepper. Transfer the potatoes to a baking sheet and roast for 30 minutes, flipping about halfway through, and then roast for an additional 15 to 20 minutes until tender.
STEP 3
Crumble bacon into bite-sized pieces. Transfer potatoes to a serving dish and top with bacon, blue cheese and drizzle with honey before serving.
Serving Suggestions: Pair with grilled or sautéed poultry or steak.
Ingredients
INGREDIENTS
6 slices bacon
2 pounds fingerling potatoes, halved lengthwise
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
3 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
2 teaspoons honey
FOR SERVING:
Poultry, sliced
Steak, sliced
Preparation
PREPARATION
STEP 1
Preheat oven to 425°F. In a skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon, flipping frequently until golden and crisp on both sides—about 5 minutes. Then, transfer bacon to a paper-lined plate and reserve renderings.
STEP 2
In a large bowl, toss to combine the potatoes, 2 tablespoons bacon renderings (or canola oil), salt and pepper. Transfer the potatoes to a baking sheet and roast for 30 minutes, flipping about halfway through, and then roast for an additional 15 to 20 minutes until tender.
STEP 3
Crumble bacon into bite-sized pieces. Transfer potatoes to a serving dish and top with bacon, blue cheese and drizzle with honey before serving.
Serving Suggestions: Pair with grilled or sautéed poultry or steak.
