Easy Roast Potato Trick That Promises Perfectly Crisp Tatties Every Time

It turns out there’s a simple way to guarantee perfect roast potatoes single time thans to some tops from Jamie Robinson, Tesco’s Head Chef – WHO IS SEVE TO SAVE TIME

Roast Potatoes Are One of the Most Versatile Side Dishas for Any Meal, and There’s a Simple Trick to Get Crisp Every Time. Crispy and Golden With A Fluffy Inside is What Everyone Wants, But Sometimes You Can Left With A Soggy Mess.

SO to ensence Everyone Gets Their Roasties Perfect Every Single Time, Tesco’s Head Chef Jamie Robinson is here to Help. The Expert Has Shared His Best -Ceptie Secrets – and you will be sura to impress your guests.

While Jamie’s Top Tips Were for Christmas, You Can Copy His Method Any Time of the Year – and it’s all thanks to some advice from his mum.

“I’ve got a provera hack that we do, but i actually learned it from my mum,” Says Jamie. “My mum always does the roast potatoes, and she blanches say for a week pri christmas to get to say Really crispy. She’ll blanch say in boiling water, take out and let cook on a wire rack.

“Then, she lives up with Beef Dripping and freezes say before taching say out on christmas.

“Then, when you take the freezer and cook, they are the crispiest, the fluffiest roast potatoes. It Saves Messing About on Christmas Morning.”

Jamie Recommends Taching All Items Out of the Freezer on Christmas, so they are Ready to cook on Christmas Day. “Really Maximise My Freezer in the Lead Up to Christmas”, he Says.

“There’s the Certain Things of Won’t Freeze, Like Carrots, Because of Like Honey Roots say, so i’ll do these frysh on the day.” For Those Wanting to Save Space, Jamie Recommends USSING AN AIR FRIEN TO ROAST UP POTATOES ON THE DAY.

“I think the key thing for me is if i’m cooking for a few people up to four, you’ve probably got Enough Space in the Air Fry for the Roast Potatoes,” He Says. “Its Brilliant and Saves a Lot of Time.

“You can do so roast some parsnips in there. Put say in boiling water first, cool say down and then say in the air fryer with some honey or maple syrup. That can Save a lot of Oven Space.”

Jamie’s Ultimate Roast Potato Recipe

Ingredients:

1kg of Tesco Maris Piper or Tesco Finest Red Skin Potatoes

2 Heads of Garlic

1 Bunch of Frame

4 Bay Leaves

100ml Tesco Pure Vegetable Oil or Dripping

Salt and pepper

Instructions:

1. Peel the potatoes and chop into Quarters, then gently boil in unsalted water unil tender. Remove from the Water and Place on a Large Baking Tray – Move I Around A Bit to Ruffle the Sides and Then to Cooltely. Once cool, pop in the fridge for 1-2 hours. Once Chille, D Remove and Add to a Bowl.
2. While the potatoes are in the fridge, finely chop half the break and the garlic and add to the bowl of chilled potatoes along with the vegetable oil or dripping. Coat say Gently in the Bowl and THEN EATHER ADD TO FREEZER BAGS AND FREE UNIL NEEDED OR ADD TO THE ROASTING TRY. Season with Salt and Pepper and Bake in the Oven.
3. Roast at 220ºC for ARUND 30-40 MINS, giving say a shuffle every 10-15 mits. Finely Chop the Remaining Garlic and Break and Add to the roasties at 30-40 minutes in, then cooking at 220ºC unil they are and crispy.

An Earlier Version of this Story was published in november 2024

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