Crispy Roast Potatoes
If you've got floury potatoes such as russet or maris piper, olive oil and all-purpose flour, you're most of the way to this dish: about 60 minutes of cooking across 7 steps. Below: the ingredients split into pantry staples and a quick shopping list, a built-in serving scaler, and the method in 7 steps.
You'll mainly reach for oven and large pot. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention.
What you'll need
Shopping list (1)
Pantry staples (you likely have these)
Diet: not verified. We could not confirm maris piper from the ingredient list, so we make no dietary claim for this recipe.
Contains: Gluten
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How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 220 C (425 F) and place a large rimmed baking sheet inside to heat up while you prepare the potatoes.
- Peel the potatoes and cut them into chunks roughly 4 cm across so they cook evenly, then put them in a large pot and cover with cold salted water.
- Bring to a boil and parboil for 8 to 10 minutes until the outsides are just tender when pierced, then drain well in a colander and leave to steam-dry for 2 minutes.
- Return the potatoes to the empty pot, sprinkle over the flour, italian seasoning, garlic powder, a good pinch of salt and plenty of black pepper, then put on the lid and shake firmly to rough up the edges into a fluffy coating.
- Carefully remove the hot baking sheet, pour in the olive oil and tip in the potatoes, turning them to coat in the hot oil and spreading them out in a single layer with space between each piece.
- Roast for 40 to 50 minutes, turning once or twice, until deeply golden and crisp all over.
- Season with a little more salt and serve immediately while hot and crunchy.
You'll use: Oven Β· Large pot Β· Saucepan Β· Baking sheet Β· Steamer
Tips & common questions
How long does Crispy Roast Potatoes take to make?
About 60 minutes from start to finish β an estimate based on the 7 steps and 7 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes β use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Crispy Roast Potatoes suitable for my diet?
We make no dietary claim for this recipe: at least one ingredient could not be resolved to a definite plant or animal source, so labelling it either way would be a guess. The full ingredient list is above.
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Crispy Roast Potatoes is adapted by Consomee from the Wikibooks Cookbook, rewritten in our own wording and used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: DFC 3983 Crispy breaded schnitzel with lemon wedge golden fried potatoes creamy coleslaw and gravy on the side - a hearty comfort meal.jpg by PattayaPatrol, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure β how we source recipes.