Truly Crunchy Roast Potatoes Recipe

To me, the right roast potato has a thick, golden, tremendous crunchy crust, it’s fluffy and moist on the within and completely seasoned. What number of instances have you ever gone to the hassle of creating a spectacular roast dinner, solely to be let down by lower than excellent roast potatoes?

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Right here’s why this recipe makes Actually Crunchy Roast Potatoes:

1) par boiling the potatoes and roughing up the potatoes creates extra “suction” for the floor to soak up fats which is the way you make potatoes crunchy and creates the additional thick crust;

2) the potatoes are evenly coated with semolina which creates further crunch;

3) the potatoes are poured right into a pan preheated with sizzling oil; and

4) the oil used is a excessive smoke level oil (peanut, safflower, rice bran, sunflower oil)- the warmer the oil when the potatoes go in, the higher the crust.

Above all else, the third and 4th factors are the important thing. It makes all of the distinction and doesn’t take any further time as a result of the oil is heated within the pan whereas the oven is preheating. In case you don’t have time to par boil, then reduce the potatoes up smaller and mud with semolina (but it surely doesn’t keep on effectively as if you do that after par boiling), use the preheated sizzling oil technique and also you’ll discover the potatoes are so much crunchier.

This recipe for roast potatoes got here after I watched Nigella on a Christmas Particular various years in the past making her excellent roast potatoes. It modified the way in which I made potatoes ceaselessly, and I’ve by no means regarded again.

Nigella’s recipe is relatively indulgent. It’s made utilizing goose fats – A LOT of it, round 2 cups (640g/1 1/4lb). I bear in mind studying within the information that the primary yr her Christmas Particular aired, goose fats offered out everywhere in the UK!!

We didn’t have that downside right here in Australia as a result of goose fats is pricey – it’s round $15 to $20 per can and also you want TWO of them. So principally, making Nigella’s roast potatoes would price near $40! Duck fats is the closest substitute, however it’s costly as effectively, round $12 to $15 per can.

I’ve made this with each goose fats and duck fats, and it’s sensational. I used fats rendered from roasting goose and duck, not retailer purchased fats – I don’t suppose I may ever justify such a price, not even for potatoes!

There’s a distinct flavour utilizing goose or duck fats that may’t get replaced with any bottled oil. BUT you possibly can nonetheless obtain the identical degree of crunchiness, utilizing the identical technique as Nigella does however with particular forms of cooking oils as a substitute of goose fats. And utilizing so much LESS oil too.

I name this Excellent Roast Potatoes for Regular Individuals. Nigella’s Excellent Roast Potatoes is for rich individuals who can afford $40 roast potatoes! (Or in case you dwell within the UK, the place goose fats is MUCH cheaper!).

I’ve offered instructions for Nigella’s recipe within the notes. Simply in case you might be one in every of “these” individuals!

I made these roast potatoes to go together with a Gradual Roasted Rosemary Garlic Lamb Shoulder. You possibly can’t bake them on the similar time due to the totally different oven temperatures required, however lamb shoulder may be put aside to relaxation for as much as a few hours earlier than having to reheat it. So the timing works very effectively!

Oh, the opposite factor price noting is that the potatoes might be crunchy when they’re a golden color with just a few bits of darkish brown components. Customary roast potato recipes are usually darker brown.

Love to listen to what you suppose in case you attempt it! Shout out in case you have any questions in any respect. 🙂