Herb Roasted Potatoes in the Oven

American Cuisine 70 min 5 servings 230 kcal

Ingredients

potatoes 1.5 kg olive oil 0.25 cup coarse salt 1 tbsp bicarbonate of soda 1 tsp garlic, crushed 6 cloves chopped rosemary 1 tbsp dried thyme 1 tsp smoked paprika 1 tsp

Cut evenly

1 Peel the potatoes and cut them into **even 4 cm pieces**. Different sizes mean some burn while others stay raw.

Short parboil

2 Boil them in salted water with **a teaspoon of bicarbonate** for **only 10 minutes**. The bicarbonate raises the alkalinity, which breaks down the potato surface and greatly increases the cr...

Steam dry

3 Drain them and leave them in the colander for **3 minutes** so the steam escapes. A wet surface never crisps in the oven.

The shake

4 Return them to the dry pan, put the lid on and **shake hard five times**. The surface will be rough and slightly mashed — that is what becomes the crisp crust.

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