Fancy Pants Potatoes Appetizer
- 20 whole Small Red Potatoes
- Olive Oil
- Salt
- Pepper
- 8 ounces, weight Sour Cream
- 1 jar (about 2 Oz.) Black Whitefish Caviar
- Chives For Garnish
- Boil potatoes whole, skin on, until tender.
- Cool slightly by rinsing under cold water and transfer to a cutting board.
- Cut each one in half gently and use a melonballer to scoop out a segment of the middle of each potato half.
- You dont have to scoop out the whole thing; you want it to stay intact and leave a good portion of potato in the skin, but just leave a divot for filling.
- Any potato half that wont sit up straight will require a little slice off the bottom to give it a flat surface.
- You will have a few casualties from scooping, so make a few extra!
- Once they are scooped, use a pastry brush and brush on a coating of good quality olive oil.
- Then sprinkle each with salt and pepper (Kosher salt will be best) and dont be too shy.
- Potatoes need flavor!
- Plop some sour cream into a Ziploc bag and cut the tip of the bag to allow for piping sour cream into each divot of each potato.
- Dont create a pile of sour cream, instead make a round blob with a flat spot on top to allow caviar to sit nicely atop it.
- Then top with a small dollop of caviar.
- Try not to get too much juice from caviar as it will run all over and look messy.
- Use the smallest spoon you have to place it on top (piping caviar has never worked for me).
- Then garnish with two short sprigs of chives to create a V-shape sticking out of each potato.
- Refrigerate for up to 24 hours and serve cold when ready!
- They can come to room temperature and will be fine for up to 8 hours without any ill effects as long as they are served indoors.
red potatoes, olive oil, salt, pepper, cream, black whitefish, chives
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/appetizers-and-snacks/fancy-pants-potatoes-appetizer/ (may not work)