Name: Perfect roast potatoes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 16 potatoes the best ones to use are Desirée, as they hold their shape, but King Edward and Maris Piper are also good; 2 tbsp plain flour; 140g goose fat or duck fat or dripping; 3 tbsp sunflower oil or vegetable oil

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Perfect roast potatoes

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Serves 8

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 1 hr and 10 mins

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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16 potatoes

the best ones to use are Desirée, as they hold their shape, but King Edward and Maris Piper are also good
2 tbsp plain flour
140g goose fat

or duck fat or dripping
3 tbsp sunflower oil

or vegetable oil

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal224
fat15g
saturates6g
carbs20g
sugars1g
fibre1g
protein3g
salt0.02g

low

Method

step 1

Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Peel the potatoes and cut in half; if very large, cut into quarters, or leave whole if they are small. Tip into a saucepan, cover with cold water, then bring to the boil. Set the timer and boil for exactly 2 mins. Drain the potatoes well, then toss in the colander to fluff up their surfaces, sprinkling over the flour as you go.
step 2

Place a large, sturdy roasting tray over a fairly high heat, then tip in the fat and oil. When sizzling, lower in the potatoes carefully, then gently brown in the hot fat for about 5 mins so all the sides are covered with oil.
step 3

Roast undisturbed for 20 mins, then remove from the oven and gently turn them over with a fish slice. Place the tray on the hob to heat the oil, then return to the oven and cook for another 20 mins. Turn again, putting the tray back on the hob to heat the oil. Give them a final 20 mins in the oven, by which time you should have perfect roast potatoes.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2006

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