Pommes

This is a recipe for which just a few ingredients –potatoes with butter and a bit of seasoning – come together to make something quite exquisite. At Oddfellows Café, the potatoes are weighed down with rice to ensure compact layers that cook evenly. You can use pie weights or another skillet set on top as a weight.

Ingredients

1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted

4 medium Yukon Gold potatoes (about 1 1/2 pounds)

1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves

About 1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup crème fraîche

1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives, plus more for serving

1/2 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest

Chopped parsley, for serving