Proper crispy roast potatoes

British recipes Proper crispy roast potatoes recipe

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Date Published:
17/12/2008

Super crispy potatoes to go with a roast turkey dinner.

Serves 8
Takes 25 minutes to make and about 1 hour 20 minutes in the oven

Nutritional Information

Per serving:
216kcals
5.9g fat (0.8g saturated)
5g protein
38.3g carbs
1.9g sugar
trace salt

Ingredients

  • 1.8kg large, floury potatoes, such as maris piper
  • 4 tbsp goose fat or olive oil

Method: How to make proper crispy roast potatoes

1. Peel, halve or quarter the potatoes, depending on their size. Put into a large saucepan of cold, well-salted water, cover and bring to the boil. Cook for 7 minutes or until soft on the outside but still hard in the centre. Drain and return the potatoes to the pan. Shake the pan so the potatoes rough up a bit.

Tip

Can be frozen

2. Meanwhile, put the fat in the oven tray (that fits into the oven rungs) or a roasting tin – large enough to take the potatoes in a single layer. Bake for 5 minutes to heat up the fat.

3. Carefully tip the potatoes into the hot fat, gently toss to evenly coat, then pour away the excess fat – this ensures the potatoes are dry and crisp, not greasy. Return to the oven and roast alongside the turkey at 190°C/fan170°C/gas 5 for 1 hour, turning halfway.

4. When you remove the turkey from the oven, increase the oven temperature to 200°C/fan180°C/gas 6. Transfer the potatoes to the top shelf of the oven and cook for a further 15 minutes or until crisp, golden and cooked through.

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