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Ultra Crispy Roast Potatoes with Rosemary Lemon Salt
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Ultra Crispy Roast Potatoes with Rosemary Lemon Salt

2 hServes 6Nutri-Score C€€
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Ingredients

6 people
  • Maris Piper or King Edward potatoes (peeled and quartered (or halved if small))Produce2 kg
  • goose fat (5 tablespoons, melted in a roasting tin)Pantry75 ml
  • rosemary (sprigs, for the boiling water)Produce2 pieces
  • garlic (cloves, crushed)Produce2 pieces
  • salt (for the boiling water)Spices15 g
  • rosemary (freshly chopped, 1 tablespoon, for the salt)Produce3 g
  • Maldon salt (1 tablespoon, for the salt)Spices15 g
  • lemon zest (zest of half a lemon)Produce1 piece

per serving

Nutrition

357kcal

Carbs
57 g
Proteins
7 g
Fat
11 g

step by step

Method

  1. Preheat the oven and prep the potatoes

    • Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF.
    • Peel the potatoes and cut them into quarters (or halve smaller ones).
    • Rinse them under cold running water until the water runs clear and no murky starchy residue remains.
    Step 1
  2. Parboil the potatoes

    • Put the potatoes in a pan of cold water and salt it.
    • Add the rosemary sprigs and the crushed garlic.
    • Simmer for 15-20 minutes until soft.
    Step 2
  3. Heat the goose fat

    • Put 5 tablespoons of goose fat into a roasting tin.
    • Place the tin in the oven until ready to use.
    Step 3
  4. Drain and roughen the potatoes

    • Remove the rosemary sprig and drain the potatoes in a colander.
    • Pour them onto a large plate and let them dry out for about 5 minutes.
    • Roughen them up so they get a fluffy surface.
    Step 4
  5. Coat in the hot fat

    • Tip the potatoes into the hot goose fat in the roasting tin.
    • Coat every single potato evenly using a large spoon.
    Step 5
  6. Roast the potatoes

    • Roast for 1 hour 30 minutes, turning and coating them in the fat every 30 minutes.
    Step 6
  7. Make the rosemary lemon salt

    • Combine 1 tablespoon of freshly chopped rosemary and 1 tablespoon of Maldon salt in a mortar and pestle.
    • Grind it down until it looks like coarse green salt.
    • Add the zest of half a lemon and mix it all together.
    Step 7
  8. Finish and serve

    • Remove the potatoes from the oven and drain them on kitchen towels.
    • Add them to a bowl and generously sprinkle with the rosemary lemon salt.
    • Give them a toss and serve.
    Step 8