Roast potatoes

What you’ll need:

  • Good quality 'floury' potatoes (allow around 300g for each person)
  • Oil or fat

What to do:

  1. Pre-heat your oven to 200ºc
  2. Peel the potatoes and cut into large, even-sized chunks
  3. Rinse in cold water to wash away excess starch
  4. Put the potatoes into a pan and cover with cold water and a little salt
  5. Bring to the boil and simmer for around 10 minutes 
  6. Drain the potatoes and give them a good shake in a colander to rough up the edges
  7. Leave them to dry - for up to an hour, the drier the better 
  8. Heat the oil or fat in a roasting tin for 5 minutes or so - the hotter the better
  9. Carefully introduce the potatoes to the hot oil/fat and turn them gently until they're evenly coated
  10. Roast for 35 - 45 minutes, turning them every so often to get them brown and crispy
  11. Serve up with a roast dinner and enjoy

Good varieties to use:

King Edward, Maris Piper, Desiree

Top tip:

Replace the oil with goose or duck fat for extra taste

 

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Roast potatoes

Your comments

  • My grandma always puts a few springs of rosemary in with her oil, it adds a lovely earthy flavour to the roasts.

    Steve