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Perfect roast potatoes

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Perfect roast potatoes

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Could your roast potatoes do with being that little bit more golden and crispy? Follow this foolproof recipe to find out the secret to potato perfection.

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Ingredients

  • 6 large potatoes, peeled and quartered
  • 8 tbsp vegetable or olive oil, goose or duck fat or other fat reserved for roasting
  • pinch of salt
Serves: 4 Preparation: 10 Cook Time: 75 Total Time: 85min whats this
 

Directions

  1. Place the potatoes in a large saucepan and just cover with cold water. Bring to the boil then boil, uncovered, for 7-8 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, switch the oven to 220C/425F/gas mark 7 and place the oil or fat in a large roasting tin towards the top of the oven to heat thoroughly.
  3. Drain the potatoes thoroughly (reserving the water for gravy, stock or soup). Return them to the pan in batches and shake vigorously to soften the edges, or you can scratch them with a fork.
  4. Take the tin from the oven and add the potatoes. Turn them quickly in the oil then cook at the top of the oven for 50-60 minutes, turning once halfway through cooking until crisp and golden on the outside and soft in the centre. Drain and sprinkle with salt. Serve as soon as possible.

 

Source: Tesco

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Trying this one tomorrow !!!
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can I peel & parboil potatoes for roasting the day before??
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Have cooked roast potatos like this for years beats aunt bessies
THANX FOR THE TIP, I DO SHAKE THEM TO SOFTEN THE EDGES, BUT DONT SALT AFTERWARDS,MINE ARE CRISPY, BUT IM SURE YOUR SUGGESTIONS WILL MAKE THEM EVEN CRISPIER,OH AND HEATING THE FAT TOO,O DO BUT NOT SIZZERLING,WILL DO NOW THO,CHEERS.
hi, new to the site, thanks.

omgosh same. ILOVEDTHEROASTIESSS (L)

My parents got stuck in snow so i thought by the time they got back it would be ace if i had a nice roast dinner waiting for them. This roast potatoes recipe was brilliant. Thank you sooooo much. 

 

P.s. They loved them :)