Recipe

Perfect roast potatoes

Aug 31, 1975 2:00pm
  • 55 mins cooking
  • Serves 8
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Ingredients

Perfect roast potatoes
  • 2.5 kilogram medium potatoes, halved lengthways
  • 1/3 cup (80ml) olive oil

Method

Perfect roast potatoes
  • 1
    Preheat oven to 220°C. Oil an oven tray.
  • 2
    Boil, steam or microwave potato 5 minutes, then drain. Pat dry with absorbent paper allow to cool for 10 minutes.
  • 3
    Rake rounded side of potatoes gently with tines of fork. Place potatoes on the tray, in a single layer, cut-side down. Brush with oil.
  • 4
    Roast potatoes about 50 minutes or until browned lightly and crisp.

Notes

Starchy potatoes, such as pontiac or lasoda, are best for this recipe.

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