The Ultimate Chef Guide to Perfect 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 the potatoes the night before and leave them in cold water overnight to remove starch.

Use 3 to 4 potatoes per person, depending on size, and season the water to the salinity of sea water.

Boil the potatoes in salted water for about 35 minutes until super soft, stirring every 5 minutes.

After boiling, let the potatoes steam and ruffle the edges gently.

Heat a mixture of 50/50 duck or goose fat and cooking oil in a separate pan until almost smoking.

Carefully add the boiled potatoes to the hot fat, allowing them to start crisping immediately.

Leave the potatoes undisturbed in the hot fat for about 40 minutes at 180°C, checking occasionally but not turning them over.

Add fresh garlic to the potatoes for the last 10 minutes of cooking to avoid burning.

Remove the potatoes and place them on a tray lined with paper to absorb excess oil.

Season the potatoes with fine salt before serving.

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