Description
Crispy Golden Roast Potatoes bring classic British comfort straight to your dinner table. Perfectly seasoned and crunchy on the outside, these potatoes deliver a mouthwatering side dish you’ll crave with every meal.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 10 large King Edward potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks
Cooking Fat:
- 50 grams (1.75 ounces) lard, dripping, or vegetable oil
Seasoning:
- 2 pinches sea salt
Instructions
- Submerge whole potatoes in generously salted boiling water, cooking for approximately 10-12 minutes until outer edges soften but center remains slightly firm.
- Carefully drain potatoes in colander and gently shake container to create rugged, textured surface which helps achieve crispier exterior.
- Heat oven to precisely 425°F with selected fat (duck fat, olive oil, or goose fat) inside roasting pan, ensuring fat becomes scorching hot and shimmering before potato addition.
- Delicately transfer potatoes into heated fat, rotating each piece to ensure complete and even coating with sizzling lipid layer.
- Position pan in preheated oven, allowing potatoes to roast undisturbed for initial 25 minutes, developing golden-brown crusted exterior.
- Remove pan, methodically turn each potato to expose uncooked surfaces, ensuring comprehensive caramelization and uniform crispness.
- Return to oven for additional 20-25 minutes, monitoring color transformation until potatoes reach deep amber hue with crackling exterior and tender inner core.
- Extract from oven, sprinkle with fresh sea salt and optional herbaceous garnish like rosemary or thyme, then serve immediately while maintaining maximum crunchiness.
Notes
- Ensure potatoes are evenly sized for consistent cooking and crispy results.
- Pat potatoes completely dry after boiling to achieve maximum crunchiness and prevent soggy texture.
- Experiment with duck fat or goose fat for extra-rich flavor, replacing standard vegetable oil or butter.
- Consider adding herbs like rosemary or thyme during roasting to elevate the potato’s natural earthy taste.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 10
- Calories: 198
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 75 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg