How to Make Crispy Roast Potatoes

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: sunflower oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point and is healthier.

butter

🥗Healthier: margarine

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Margarine is lower in saturated fat, and vegetable oil is more economical.

Peel and chop potatoes to roughly 4 cm/1.5", then rinse them well in cold water to remove excess starch.

Place washed potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to the boil then simmer for 7-9 mins until just starting to soften. (Do NOT over boil!)

Meanwhile, preheat oven to 200°C/Fan 190°C/392ºF and pour enough olive oil into the roasting tray to coat the bottom and place it into the oven to heat up.

Drain the par-boiled potatoes and rough up the edges by shaking them gently in a colander (or the pan). Carefully tip the potatoes into the hot oil/roasting dish.

Drizzle over some more olive oil, season with salt and evenly slot the bay leaves between the potatoes.

Bake in the oven for 40-45 mins until crisp and golden. Turn once halfway through cooking.

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