Parchment-baked Minted Potatoes

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		July 1993	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3	T	Unsalted butter, melted
1 1/2	T	Finely shredded fresh mint
		leaves
1 1/2	T	Minced shallot
		A large pinch of freshly
		grated lemon
		zest
1	lb	Small new potatoes
4		Pieces parchment paper, each
		14 by 8 inches

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat the oven to 350F. In a bowl stir together the butter, the
mint, the shallot, the zest, and salt and pepper to taste until the
mixture is combined well. Add the potatoes, trimmed and sliced as  thin
as possible, and toss the mixture gently to coat the potatoes  well.
Put the parchment paper on a work surface, fold each piece in  half by
bringing the short ends together, and with scissors trim the  unfolded
edges of each piece to form a half-heart shape. Unfold the  papers,
divide the potatoes among them, arranging the potatoes just  to one
side of the fold line, and fold the other halves of the papers  over
the potatoes. Beginning with a folded corner, twist and fold the  edges
of each paper together, forming half-heart-shaped packets, and  seal
the ends tightly by twisting them. Bake the packets on a baking  sheet
in the middle of the oven for 17 minutes. Serve the potatoes in  the
packets and slit the packets open at the table.  Serves 4.  Gourmet
July 1993  Converted by MC_Buster.  Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 368 Calories From Fat: 310 Total Fat: 35.2g Cholesterol: 91.6mg Sodium: 14mg Potassium: 556.9mg Carbohydrates: 13.7g Fiber: 3g Sugar: 7g Protein: 2.9g