If There Is Any Single Recipe You Need To Make, This Is The One. These Roasted Potatoes Are Seriously The Best!
These roasted potatoes are first boiled to the point they’re nearly falling apart, fluffed up and roasted in duck fat to obtain the crispiest crunch on a potato you’ll ever have. Not only are they crispy, but the centres are incredibly soft and fluffy, making these literally the best, most perfect roast potatoes.
I promise you will not be disappointed with this recipe. Also, I’ve added a bonus recipe and how to achieve a fantastic product from which most throw away. Please enjoy this delicious and easy-to-make recipe.
The Best Roasted Potatoes
Ingredients
Potatoes
- 1.2 kg All-Rounder Potatoes Peeled & Quartered
- 120 g Duck Fat
Rosemary Salt
- 10 g Fresh Rosemary
- 10 g Sea Salt Flakes
Potato Skins (Peels)
- Potato Peels
- 15 ml Olive Oil
- Rosemary Salt (Above)
Method
Roasted Potatoes
- Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F).
- Peel and quarter the potatoes into even-sized pieces. Place into a pot of cold water, covering by 1 inch. Place over high heat, bring to a boil, and cook for 9 minutes from when it starts boiling. Remove and drain. Cover the colander with a lid and gently shake to rough up the potatoes.
- While the potatoes boil, add the duck fat to a large, tall-sided baking pan and place in the preheated oven for 20 minutes to heat up (be careful, it will be very hot). Remove.
- Carefully place the roughed-up potatoes into the hot duck fat and spread out in a single layer, making sure they aren't overlapping. Roast for 1 hour, mixing around and rotating the pan every 15 minutes. Remove.
- Season the roasted potatoes well with the rosemary salt (below). Serve in bowls.
Rosemary Salt
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper. Add the rosemary and salt to the tray and place in the oven for 6 minutes to dry out the rosemary. Remove, pick the leaves off the stems, and discard the stems. Add the rosemary leaves and sea salt flakes to a spice grinder or mortar and pestle, and grind to a fine powder. Set aside.
Potato Skins (Peels)
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper. Place the potato peels into a mixing bowl, add the olive oil and seasoning to taste, and mix well. Tip onto the prepared tray and bake for 20 minutes, mixing and rotating halfway through. Remove and serve.
The above nutrition guide is based on daily averages and is calculated for a single portion.
Recipe Notes
Roasted Potatoes Storage & Reheating Instructions
These potatoes can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days and in the freezer for up to 3 months. They can also be made ahead of time. After the initial boil and rough up, place into the fridge for up to 4 days and in the freezer for up to 6 months.
To answer the question as to why the roasted potatoes don’t last as long, the reason is that once they are roasted, the overall product’s freshness and quality will degrade a lot faster than being raw (even though they’ve been preboiled).
Rosemary Salt Storage Instructions
Place in an airtight container and store in a cool dark space such as a cupboard or draw. This will last up to 3 months with full flavour.
Potato Skins (Peels) Storage Instructions
The potato skins (peels) can be stored in an airtight container for up to 4 days. However, this is not recommended, as they will become soggy unless they are incredibly crispy. There’s no need to worry about this, though, as I can guarantee you’ll eat them all before worrying about storage.
Roasted Potatoes Recipe Substitutes
Duck and goose fat can be expensive and sometimes hard to source. Both fats can easily be substituted for olive, sunflower, canola, and vegetable oils. The best substitute, in my opinion, is sunflower oil, as it’s slightly better for you than vegetable oil.
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Can we substitute the duck fat with something else?
Yes, you can. It can be substituted for canola, sunflower or vegetable oil.
Can the potato be fried from this recipe?
Yes it can
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“Carefully place the roughed up potatoes into the hot duck fat & spread around making sure the potatoes are sitting on top of each other.”
Did you mean to say, “…making sure the potatoes are NOT sitting on top of each other.”
Thanks for all your videos.
That would be my accent sorry. I did say aren’t sitting on top of each other.
Hey Jack. Thanks for the response, but (1) I’m a British-American dual-citizen so no problem with the accent 🙂 and (2) I was actually referring to the PRINTED text on the recipe page linked above….even though I confusingly used the phrase, “…mean to say…,” I should have typed, “…mean to write…”
The recipe page states, “4. Carefully place the roughed up potatoes into the hot duck fat & spread around making sure the potatoes ARE SITTING on top of each other.”
Thanks again for what you do. Your videos are making me a better home cook.