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Christmassy roast potatoes🎅

🎄I've combined a couple of tips from some top chefs, adding some festive flavours to make these crispy golden roast potatoes, ideally for Christmas or any roast meal!



Ingredients
1.2 kg approx. potatoes (serves 4 people)
2 carrots
1 onion
fresh rosemary (or dry depending on availability)
fresh thyme (or dry depending on availability)
1 tsp baking powder
a knob of butter
extra virgin olive oil
salt 
garlic (optional)

1. Wash, peel and slice the onion. Wash the carrot and cut into a similar size and shape as the sliced onions.
2. Sauté the onions and carrots for 15-20 minutes so that the onions are slightly golden and crispy. 

 
3. Wash, peel and cut the potatoes into small bite size pieces. 
You can par boil the potatoes if you wish, but no need to cut them into small bite size pieces (larger chunks are fine for parboiling, and you can cut them smaller after). Bring water to a boil and cook the potatoes for 10 minutes and drain using a colander. 
I didn't part parboil them this time as I cut them into tiny pieces, and they still came out very soft!
4. Pre-heat the oven to 200°C/ 392 F.
5. Place them in an oven dish (or baking tray), add a knob of butter, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, salt, a good drizzle of olive oil.  Mix well with hands so that the butter and oil are  spread out nicely and bake for 30 minutes.
Additionally, if you like the fragrance of garlic, add a few garlic gloves (with the skin on) to the mix and roast for 30 minutes.
6. Remove the tray from oven and give them a good mix  with a spoon , drizzling in a bit more olive oil. Add the rosemary and thyme and mix.
7. Use a large spoon or masher, push down gently on the surface of the potatoes so that they break apart slightly. Do not worry if some of them break apart completely. This will add more surface area to the potatoes, and hence make them crispier. Sprinkle over another 1/2 tsp of baking powder over the top. 

 
8. Place the potatoes back into the oven and roast for a further 20-30 minutes by which time they should be golden and crispy. You may need to roast for a greater length of time  if you used a much larger quantity of potatoes.
9. Once the potatoes are nicely roasted, add the cooked onions and carrots, and mix with a spoon. Add some more fresh herbs on top.

10. These roast potatoes are best served immediately. 




Comments

  1. Raji K31 December 2020 at 10:33

    Thanks for this excellent and highly detailed recipe. Me and Mother followed it in detail on Christmas day and it came out very tasty.

    Enjoying your posts!

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