Jokes1 min ago
roast potatoes
please help! for the life of me i can't make my roasties crispy! i par-boil them for about 10 minutes, swirl around in empty pan (recommeded by Jamie Oliver, i believe), then put in with joint in roasting tin with some oil over them! why oh why wont they go crispy? can anyone offer any advice?!
THANKS!
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Start with the potato. You need one suited to roasting. The classic is King Edward, Maris Piper is also good.
I don't agree with par-boiling, but if you do so, then you must ensure it sdried properly afterwards.
A hot oven - 180-200 degrees C, potatoes, I don't parboil and cook for 60 minutes +. Turn every 20 minutes.
Try cooking in a separate pan - the juices from the meat, and especially poultry why they inject them with water, can make potatoes soggy. When you remove the meat, if potatoes still not to your liking, raise the heat and give them a blast while the eat is resting and being carved.
if you put the potatoes in the oil as you described, they just soak up the oil like a sponge.
my mum always sprinklies a little flour over them for extra crispiness.
try mixing a big dollop of Marmite in there too ....mmmmm