Perfect roast potatoes
If you get your roast potatoes right your family and friends will love you forever. You may be spending a whole lot more time in the kitchen, but the satisfied sounds that come out of their mouths will make it all worth while. this is from Nigella Lawson, my all time favorite woman chef.
You need
Roasting potatoes, Woolies potatoes will say “for roasting” on the bag and in the supermarkets generally the medium size potatoes.
Oil, not olive oil, it smokes at a lower temperature.
The process
Preheat the oven to 220 Celsius and place a rosting tray with the oil in the oven to preheat. (It’s vital to have the oil hot before you put the potatoes in)
Peel the potatoes and cut into equal size pieces.
Boil potatoes for about 10 minutes or until the edges are soft and fluffy.
Drain them in a colander and then give the colander a good shake to break up the edges of the potatoes, this is what gives them those crispy edges while being soft and fluffy inside.
Place the potatoes into the hot oil with a long spoon to avoid hot splatter and turn each one to get it coated with the oil. Place on a high shelf in the oven and do not disturb them for about 40 minutes or until golden brown.
Serve with a good pinch of salt immediately. Try the perfect roast chicken recipe.
MAKE PLENTY.
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Hi Graham,
I am going to put all your cooking tips to the Christmas food that is going to be prepared for the special day.Thanks for all your assistance over the year,I know everything will turn out just right.
To you and yours have a blessed Christmas and a fabulous New year.Happy eating mate.
Lou Corbitt
Thanks Lou, have a fantastic Xmas, G
Hi All
Best potatoe peeler ever is the showgun one from Verimark, fast sharp and even the kids help peel with this easy tool so treat yourselves to one they last for ages and even peel butternet…any ideas for butter nut receipes…?
Getting ready for Christmas dinner…Lynn
I am the roast potato queen in our family – I make them on xmas eve dinner for my family and have 4 electric frying pans going and then repeat on xmas day for our friends, three or four pans going. What is really good for a change, is sprinkle parmesan cheese over them when you are about to serve.
Thanks for your fabulous recipies as well. xx
Potato queen, you are the bomb. Funny how we all get a role over Xmas, I love it, we get the best of the best collaborating for the perfect meal. Parmesan over the rost tats is going to get a try from me. Thanks and happy days G
Hi Graham
Wonderful to see a man excited about cooking in the kitchen, makes the joy of Christmas full of good cheer! Hope to get my lot to join in this year around
Merry Christmas
Lynn
Hi Lynn, I used to be one on the sidelines enjoying all of the fabulous food creations and the transition was a very quick one once I had made my first batch of meringues that came out perfectly and everyone was full of compliments.. Men are really such simple fellas, shower us with praise and we will do about anything.. Have a fabulous Xmas
Well thanks for that tip Graham I guess my husband it going to be showered with compliments from now on will keep you posted on the transition…much appreciated Lynn
Love your domain Val, are you planning to develop it? I’m a bit of a domain collector. G
Hi Graham,
Through years of cooking I have found this way of roasting my potatoes.Having peeled them I put them on a plate and cook them in the micro oven for five minutes,then place them in the pan with room temperature oil,they dont stick and roast crispy brown.Give it a go mate.
Thanks Lou, I assume you put your stove on max and heat the oil from room temp until done.. sounds good, will give it a try.. the quicker the better for me. Happy days G
Hi Graham
If you are looking for quicker, what I do is use a lovely big steamer pot, normal pot with steamer pot onto with holes in it, toss all the potatoes in that the pop them in the oven with oil on the pan and grill them for a while in a heated grill turning them over from time to time, quick and tasty going to try the corridander idea with this for extra crunchiness this time around…happy Christmas cooking Lynn
Thanks Lynn, am a bit short on space and pots this Xmas but do have a steamer in the cupboard.. Only the Good things in life over Xmas and 2012 to you and yours, G
thanx on the tip on preheating with the oil in pan. Worked well
Your’e welcome ty, thanks for popping in and letting us know. Have a great weekend G
hi
if you cook for a large amount of people the patatoes will be soft at the bottom of the pot and the top will be hard how do you then roat the patatoes
Hi Sunny, Cooking this type of roast potato for big numbers will present a problem unless you have a deep fryer and they need to be served very soon after preparing.
If you do them in a large roasting pan, make sure that there are not too many in the pan and turn them from time to time. Have a lekker day G