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Crisp Roasted Potatoes with Rosemary and Garlic
Small potato chunks parboiled then roasted hot until the edges go crisp, finished with rosemary and garlic.
- Total
- 30 min
- Hands on
- 12 min
- Serves
- 4
- Method
- oven
- Cuisine
- British
Per serving · estimated
- Energy
- 255 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Fat
- 11 g
- Carbs
- 35 g

Method
Step 1 of 10
Heat the oven to 220°C and slide a shallow roasting tray onto the middle shelf to heat.

Step 2 of 10
Scrub the potatoes and cut them into even 3 cm chunks, skins on.
Potatoes

Step 3 of 10
Put the potatoes in a pan of well-salted water and bring to the boil.
Potatoes
Salt

Step 4 of 10
Boil for 7 minutes, until the outsides are just softening but the centres are still firm.
Potatoes

Step 5 of 10
Drain well, then shake the colander hard so the surfaces rough up.
Potatoes

Step 6 of 10
Tip the potatoes into the hot tray, pour over the olive oil and toss with salt and pepper.
Potatoes
Olive oil
Salt
Black pepper
Step 7 of 10
Spread them in a single layer, cut faces down, and roast for 15 minutes.
Potatoes
Step 8 of 10
Meanwhile, finely chop the garlic and the rosemary leaves.
Garlic
Rosemary

Step 9 of 10
Scatter the garlic and rosemary over the potatoes, shake the tray and roast 3 minutes more until deep gold and crisp.
Garlic
Rosemary
Potatoes

What ‘ready’ looks like Step 10 of 10
Season with a last pinch of salt and serve hot.
Salt
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