How to jazz up some rather boring new potatoes?

[MintyyAeroEgg]

I was thinking of part-steaming then sauteeing in butter and garlic. They are to go with plainish chicken and vegetables. Would it be completely ott to put a bit of chopped bacon in there too?

[LadyStark]

You could make a mini dauphinois, Jamie Oliver has a dead easy version in his 15 minute meals where you roast onions whilst boiling potatoes and then pour over a bit of cream or white sauce (can't remember exactly) and bacon would be a lovely addition.

Or, what about making them a bit Spanish? Par boil and then fry with onions, garlic, chopped tomatoes and some paprika and cayenne pepper - add chorizo if you have it?

[Floweryhat]

Patas bravas mmmmm.

[Wolfcub]

cut them in half, par boil and then roast in the oven with some rosemary and garlic and sea salt

[forevergreek]

Cut in half, add some paprika and olive oil and roast in oven for 40 mins

[TempusFuckit]

Crush them and add lashings of sea salt, olive oil and either rosemary or mint.

[MintyyAeroEgg]

Sorry, where are my manners? I slow-roasted them with some whole cloves of garlic in olive oil in the end and they were lush!

But I am going to try every single idea on here, they all look gorgeou!. I love new potatoes, but they can be a bit dull at the beginning of the season.

[twolittlemonkeys]

Oh yes Tempus' crush idea is brilliant - I love doing that with new potatoes - par boil, drain, spread out on a baking tray covered in olive oil, squash them with a potato masher so they're like cookies, then drizzle with more oil, lots of salt pepper and rosemary and roast for half an hour. Divine.

[twolittlemonkeys]

Oops didn't see - your idea sounded great. I think I shall be trying all the ideas on here! :)