Parmesan potatoes — with a twist
Q. Love your recipe column! I recently dined at the new Beach House restaurant in Pompano Beach. Food was great! They had a side dish that was amazing and I’m hoping you can get the recipe. It’s called Parmesan potatoes. Wonderful cheesy potato dish! — Margaret LaSalle, Boca Raton
A. Thanks Margaret! I had a hunch that
the Parmesan potatoes might be the same recipe as the spuds once served at Pinon Grill, which closed earlier this year. So I reached out to head chef Troy Beasley at Beach House Pompano (270 N. Pompano Beach Blvd., Pompano Beach, 954-607-6530, beachhousepompano.com). Beasley also spent time in the kitchens of Pinon Grill and Grille 401, now under new ownership. Both restaurants once fell under the canopy of Brimstone Restaurant Group, Beach House Pompano’s parent company. Sister restaurants include Brimstone Woodfire Grills in Pembroke Pines
and Doral.
My hunch was on point and the popular side dish lives on at Beach House. The Beach House Parmesan au gratin potatoes are a unique spin on a classic dish. The addition of egg in the cream mixture adds a rich custardy filling, the potatoes are shredded versus sliced and a layer of sliced baguette is placed in the middle of the shredded potatoes.
And while I could make a meal out of these potatoes, the recipe goes great with a juicy steak or roast pork loin.