Speedy roast potatoes recipe

Speedy roast potatoes

Created by The Tesco Recipes team

Perfectly crisp on the outside, and delightfully fluffy on the inside, these quick roast potatoes are totally tasty and can be rustled up in just 40 minutes.

See method
  • Serves 4
  • 5 mins to prepare and 35 mins to cook
  • 333 calories / serving

Ingredients

  • 1.2 kg Maris Piper, or white potatoes
  • 4 tbsp olive or vegetable oil
  • 1 large head garlic, halved through the middle
  • 4 sprigs rosemary
  • sea salt and fresh black pepper

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Each serving contains

Energy
1400kJ 333.0kcal
17%
Fat
12g
medium17%
Saturates
2g
low8%
Salt
0.3g
low5%
Sugars
2g
low2%

of the Reference intake

Carbohydrate 53.4gProtein 6.6gFibre 5.2g

Method

  1. Heat oven to gas 7, 220°C, fan 200°C fan. Pour the oil into a large roasting tray with the garlic and half the rosemary, add a big sprinkle of sea salt. Put into the oven to heat up.
  2. Take each potato and cut into small chunks (small potatoes into 4 chunks, medium potatoes into 6 and very large ones into 8), keeping the skins on will add texture. Put into a pan, cover with water and turn up to the highest heat. Once boiling vigorously leave for 1 minute, turn off the heat, drain and leave to steam dry in a colander for a few minutes. Shake the colander to ruffle the edges a little, this will help get them really crispy.
  3. Remove the oven tray carefully as the oil will be very hot, add the potatoes, toss to coat in the oil, season and top with the rest of the rosemary. Roast for 30-35 minutes, turning once halfway though, until crispy and golden.
  • Tip: The key to getting these really crispy, quickly, is the hot fat and cooking the potatoes in a single layer, therefore use a nice big roasting tin and don’t overcrowd the tray.

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