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PERFECT ROAST POTATOES

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Course Side Dish
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2.5 LB YUKON GOLD POTATOES
  • 1/4-1/2 CUP OIL HIGH SMOKING POINT (I USED VEGGIE OR AVO OIL)
  • SEA SALT TO TASTE
  • FRESH CRACKED PEPPER TO TASTE

Instructions

  • SCRUB POTATOES AND PEEL. CUT POTATOES INTO EVEN SHAPES. THE BEST WAY TO DO THIS IS TO CUT EACH EDGE OF THE POTATO OFF (ONLY A LITTLE ON EACH SIDE TO FLATTEN THE EDGE), THEN CUT IN HALF LENGTHWISE, FLIP FLAT (CUT SIDE DOWN) AND CUT IN HALF LENGTHWISE AGAIN (SHOULD BE 4 PIECES). CUT EACH LONG HALF INTO TWO OR THREE PIECES ACROSS THE WIDTH. TRY TO KEEP THEM AS EVEN AS POSSIBLE SO THEY COOK EVENLY.
    PLACE CUT POTATOES INTO A BOWL OF WATER TO KEEP FROM BROWNING.
  • HEAT WATER USING A KETTLE TO SAVE TIME AND POUR INTO A LARGE POT ON HIGH HEAT. ONCE WATER IS BOILING, DRAIN POTATOES. ADD SALT TO THE BOILING WATER. ADD POTATOES INTO BOILING WATER CAREFULLY, BOIL FOR 10 MINUTES.
  • PREHEAT OVEN TO 425 F DEGREES. IN A LARGE ROASTING PAN, POUR IN OIL, JUST ENOUGH TO COVER THE BOTTOM OF THE PAN (1/4-1/2 CUP). PLACE IN OVEN WHILE IT IS PREHEATING TO HEAT THE OIL.
  • POUR COOKED POTATOES INTO A COLANDER AND SHAKE TO ROUGHEN THE EDGES OF ALL THE POTATOES (SEE PICTURE OF POTATOES WITH ROUGHENED UP EDGES). BE GENTLE BUT TRY TO SHAKE ALL POTATOES A LITTLE BIT.
  • CAREFULLY PUT POTATOES INTO ROASTING PAN WITH OIL (IT WILL BE HOT AND SPLATTER!) KEEP EACH POTATO SEPARATED FROM TOUCHING EACH OTHER IN A SINGLE LAYER, THIS HELPS THEM CRISP PERFECTLY. IF YOU NEED TO ADD MORE OIL, POUR A LITTLE ON TOP OF THE POTATOES IF THE BOTTOM OF THE PAN LOOKS DRY OR NOT COATED EVENLY WITH OIL.
  • ROAST FOR 20 MINUTES. FLIP POTATOES. ROAST FOR 15 MINUTES. FLIP AGAIN. ROAST FOR 15 MINUTES AND FLIP AGAIN. ROAST FOR THE FINAL 15 MINUTES (ROAST 1 HOUR 5 MINUTES IN TOTAL). IF PAN IS LOOKING DRY DURING FLIPPING, ADD A LITTLE OIL TO HELP KEEP THE BOTTOM OF THE PAN COVERED WITH A THIN LAYER OF OIL
  • REMOVE FROM OVEN AND SEASON WITH SEA SALT & PEPPER.
  • ENJOY!!

Notes

AUTHOR: CONFESSIONS OF A BAKING QUEEN
NOTE: YOU CAN PLACE THESE ON PAPER TOWELS AFTER ROASTING TO REMOVE EXCESS OIL. I DID NOT DO THIS BUT FEEL FREE!