Mega roast potatoes

[Bill HH]

I been experimenting with roast potatoes for years, the best up until now were ones I brushed with bovril before cooking, but its a sticky messy job. However I have discovered Bisto beef gravy powder (comes in a glass jar) I par boil the potatoes and put them in the roasting tin, drizzle lots of oil over them (I use olive oil but I dont think it matters) then I sprinkle the bisto powder over them before roasting. They are to put it mildly, fanbloodytastic.

[Bigmallly]

Try this Bill.......par boil your spuds..........gently press them with a masher......don't squash them, then coat with semolina & pop back in the oven.............lovely crunchy, fluffy roasts.

[Bill HH]

Try this Bill.......par boil your spuds..........gently press them with a masher......don't squash them, then coat with semolina & pop back in the oven.............lovely crunchy, fluffy roasts.

Yes i have done that only with couscous which is virtualy the same as semolina, maybe I'll mix the couscous with the bisto!

[veggiechicken]

Love this - Masterchef comes to the Vine

[Nes]

Hmm, wish I'd read this earlier. Just did the first roast of the season, and the spuds took AGES to crunch up. Will try one of these next week...

[Two_Sheds]

You don't actually need any oil for roast potatoes, they do really well without.

I microwave my spuds instead of boiling them (they stay firmer, drier) and I preheat the roasting tin for 5 mins. Tip the hot microwaved spuds in the hot tin, whap the door shut, roast for about 20 mins on high, then turn them all over for another 5 mins or so.

If we want spicy wedges, I then sprinkle them with a powdered spice mix for a further 5 mins


NB: they must be hot when they go in the tin or they won't crisp up

[markc]

Picked up an interesting tip recently regarding roasties, using a shallow roasting tin speeds up the process as the tatties get more heat around them than the deeper roasting tins. Some interesting ideas to try out posted here though, will have to experiment this winter. Intrigued with the no oil approach, healthy roasties means we can eat more of them

[Bill HH]

You don't actually need any oil for roast potatoes, they do really well without.

I microwave my spuds instead of boiling them (they stay firmer, drier) and I preheat the roasting tin for 5 mins. Tip the microwaved spuds in the hot tin, whap the door shut, roast for about 20 mins on high, then turn them all over.
If we want spicy wedges, I then sprinkle them with a powdered spice mix for a further 5 mins

Oil free roast potaoes sounds like a gin and tonic without the gin. However I am not a closed minded person and next time I do roasties I shall do one as you suggest.

[Vince G]

Yeh have cooked roasties without oil myself, they're not bad to be honest. Tend to use olive oil, but they're much nicer with the fat from whatever meat you're roasting drizzled on them.....not too much mind !

[Two_Sheds]

next time I do roasties I shall do one as you suggest.

Try it, you might like it

They are just as crispy with only a tablespoon of oil, but no more than that. Why eat extra fat if you don't need to?

[Spirited Mama]

I par boil mine then after draining them give them a good shake in the pan so as to fluff them up a bit. Then I roast them in coconut oil and meat juices. Delicious


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[PyreneesPlot]

No oil? It has to be duck or goose fat!

[vikkib]

No oil? It has to be duck or goose fat!

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

We tend to use duck fat or, if it has to be oil, groundnut oil as we find olive oil tends to smoke a bit too much for our liking.

I haven't had roasties for ages... now I really want roasties!

[stella]

Try Rapeseed oil, makes a good roastie

[Shelleybobs]

Roasting with Sunday beef is the best. Pop the joint onto a bed of halved unpeeled onions and carrots. Place the beef on top, with a piece of basting fat. Place par boiled potatoes around the beef, then baste with the beef juices regularly throughout cooking. Beautiful - just like grandma's!


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