Fondant Potatoes Recipe

Name: Fondant Potatoes Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 4 large, long potatoes or 8 medium-sized potatoes (, peeled (about 800g/1.75lbs - 900g/2lbs)); 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 3 tbsp unsalted butter; 2 cloves garlic (peeled and sliced in half); 2 sprigs of fresh thyme; 240 ml (1 cup) hot chicken stock (, use strong stock if you can - I use 2 chicken oxo cubes with 240ml/1cup water.); ½ tsp salt; ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper; sprigs of fresh thyme; Maldon salt