Herbed Roast Potatoes

[stewey]

Hi, does anyone have a recipe for herbed roast potatoes that would go good with a roast of beef, and maybe some carrots thrown in also. I realize that I could Google it; but I'd get millions of them! I'd like a personal one that someone here has actually tried and liked...Thanks

[Bewlay Bros]

Part boil the spuds and whilst still solid score a fork in to them.

Roll in cold olive oil, malt vingar, mustard seeds (or a little English mustard) and a small pinch of mixed herbs.

Then roast as normal, basting with a little more olive oil if necessary.

[stewey]

Thanks, Bewlay. That sounds interesting and simple also. I think I'll do the carrots the same way as they take about the same time to cook.....cheers.

[theonlyone]

Cook them in Goose fat , not a lot but yuummmyyyy!!!

[figure]

Stewey, you can never go wrong with Wardys method. I do mines exactly, and they are yummy. Leave them in the oven until the edges are just beginning to brown then remove them.

[hammerman]

I cook my roast spuds as normal but when i put them into the baking tray full of hot oil, i add several cloves of chopped garlic, a sprinkling of dried thyme or oregano and several long sprigs of rosemary from the garden.

I suppose you could add what you want really according to your taste eg chopped chives.

[chinois]

Watch out for burning herbs in the oven. At a proper roasting temp (i.e. 200c) herbs will burn. Put them in near the end or replace them half way through.

[Brent pigeon]

There is a way of doing potatoes that you might find interesting. I use a screwdriver to make a hole through the potatoes and then push the twig end of rosemary through. Pull it through until the herby bit is in the middle, no longer poking out the end and then snip it off. Keep doing this until the rosmary is too short to go through and start with a new twig. I usually do this to boil potatoes whole but you can also use the same method for roast or baked potatoes.

[stewey]

Thanks, all of you. Some interesting ideas.

[steveb3999]

Dont worry about anything fancy, I have just started cooking my spuds in a thin layer of olive oil, and just sprinkle some rosemary & tmye on them. My kids love them, & hubby