Perfect Roast Potatoes
No longer the chef's secret – learn how to make perfect roast potatoes with this roastie recipe from Craigies Farm!
Ingredients
- 1 kg Craigies Potatoes
- 100 g Duck Fat
- Plain flour for dusting
Instructions
- Peel the potatoes and rinse them under running water to wash off any extra starch
- Cut each potato into 3 or 4 even pieces (depending on how big they are)
- Place a large roasting tray in a preheated oven (180C)
- Put the potatoes into a pan of cold water salted water and bring to the boil
- Cook until the tip of a knife goes into the potato easily
- Drain them in a colander and leave to steam for a few minutes
- Carefully put the duck fat in the hot tray in the oven and return it to the oven to heat up
- Return the potatoes to the pan and dust with flour, giving them a shake to ‘fluff’ up the sides, be careful not to shake too hard that they fall apart
- Place in the roasting tray, being careful as the duck fat will be hot
- Leave plenty of space between the potatoes
- Roast in the oven for 10 minutes and then carefully turn the potatoes
- Repeat the process until the potatoes are all evenly coloured and cooked through
- Drain on kitchen paper and season with Maldon sea salt
Notes
No longer the chef’s secret – learn how to make perfect roast potatoes with this roastie recipe from Craigies Farm