Best Jersey royals with butter and herbs

Name: Best Jersey royals with butter and herbs
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a side dish
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 600g jersey royal potatoes; Lashings of butter (preferably from Jersey); A generous handful of chopped fresh chives, flatleaf parsley and mint; Freshly ground black pepper and sea salt

Published: 1 Jun 15
Updated: 18 Mar 24

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Looking for the best way to cook Jersey royals? Arguably, it’s the simplest way. Let the fresh flavours of the potatoes to shine through by preparing them with butter and loads of fresh chopped herbs. It will be tempting to eat a pile of these on their own – and why not!

Serves 4 as a side dish
Ready in 30 min

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Ingredients

600g jersey royal potatoes
Lashings of butter (preferably from Jersey)
A generous handful of chopped fresh chives, flatleaf parsley and mint
Freshly ground black pepper and sea salt

Method

Put the jersey royal potatoes into a large saucepan and cover with water. Put over a medium-high heat, bring to a rolling boil, then turn the heat down a little and leave the potatoes to bubble away for 10-15 minutes until tender (test with the point of a sharp knife).
Drain, then stir through butter, the fresh chives, flatleaf parsley and mint. Season with the salt and pepper, then enjoy.

Recipe from May 2015 Issue

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