Salt Baked Potato (w/ braised oxtail, snail and Parmesan chips)
by Celia Sin-Tien Cheng
February 25, 2009
BAR BRETON
254 5th Ave
(28th & 29th Sts)
New York, NY 10001
212-213-4999
$$
I love potatoes every possible way they can be cooked, but the salt baked potato at Bar Breton is really something else. The skinned baked potato is filled with tender shredded braised oxtail and pieces of snail, and topped with a large Parmesan crisp. Potato is the perfect starch to soak up the rich and flavorful oxtail. It’s rare to see escargot out of its shell, but the snails, which give the dish a chewy lusciousness, don’t get lost in the mix. The Parmesan chip rounds off each bite with a crispy, savory kick. I love all the ingredients in this dish individually, and together they are even more wonderful.
Also in Beef, Chelsea, Escargot, French, Potato
