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Crispy Roast Potatoes
This is how to cook the BEST Crispy Roast Potatoes. One of the most important sides on any roast dinner.
Prep time
15 min
Cook time
1 hr 55 min
Total time
2 hrs 10 min
Yield
6
Ingredients
4
Steps
10
Filed under: baking, over 1 hour, meat.
Source channel: Kitchen Sanctuary
Key ingredients
floury potatoes - such as Maris Piper or red-skinned Rooster potatoes, lard or duck fat, Maldon salt, fresh thyme leaves.
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 lbs (1kg) floury potatoes - such as Maris Piper or red-skinned Rooster potatoes
- 1/2 cup (120g) lard or duck fat
- 1 tsp Maldon salt
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
Method
- Preheat the oven to 220 °c or 425f.
- Peel and chop the potatoes into chunky pieces about two inches or roughly five centimetres across.
- Place the potatoes in a pan and cover with cold water.
- Bring to the boil, then turn down the heat and simmer for ten to eleven minutes until softened at the edges.
- Add 120 grams or half a cup of lard to a large roasting tin and place in the oven for 10 minutes until the oil is shimmering and hot.
- Drain the potatoes using a colander, shake to ruffle up the edges.
- Carefully place the potatoes into the hot fat using tongs.
- Turn the potatoes over once to coat them in the fat.
- Place the roasting tin in the oven and cook for 30 to 35 minutes, turning once or twice in the last 15 minutes, until golden brown and crispy.
- Remove from the oven, transfer the potatoes to a serving dish, and top with a sprinkling of Maldon salt, fresh thyme leaves.