Perfect Roast Potatoes Recipe

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Ingredients:

  • 6 lbs medium potatoes
  • 2 tbsp semolina
  • 2 cups goose fat

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to the hottest possible temperature. I do this as soon as the turkey is out of the oven, which (for me) is very much later than the parboiling stage, but let's start with the oven since you may be cooking in different circumstances, or prefer different procedures.
  2. Peel the potatoes, and cut each one into three by cutting off each end at a slant so that you are left with a wedge or triangle in the middle.
  3. Put the potatoes into salted cold water in a saucepan, and bring to a boil, letting them cook for 4 minutes. Drain the potatoes into a colander and then tip back into the empty saucepan, sprinkling over the semolina. Shake the potatoes around to coat them well and, with the lid clamped on, give the pan a good rotation and the potatoes a proper bashing so that their edges disintegrate or fuzz and blur a little: this facilitates the crunch effect later.
  4. Meanwhile, empty the goose fat into a large roasting pan and heat in the oven until seriously hot. (I often parboil the potatoes a few hours in advance, so the meanwhile doesn't always hold. And you can start heating up the fat in the oven that the turkey's in, turning it up to really hot once the bird comes out.) Then tip the semolina–coated potatoes carefully into the hot fat and roast in the oven for an hour or until they are darkly golden and crispy, turning them over halfway through cooking. If the oven's hot enough they probably won't need more than about 25 minutes a side; and it's better to let them sit in the oven (you can always pour off most of the fat and leave them in the pan) till the very last minute.
  5. Boastfulness and vainglory are not attractive nor would I want to encourage them in you (or myself), but when you've cooked these and see them in all their golden glory on the table, I think you're allowed a quiet moment of silent pride.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 554.5 Kcal (2322 kJ)
Calories from fat 461.49 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 51.28g 79%
Cholesterol 51.25mg 17%
Sodium 53.65mg 2%
Potassium 333.43mg 7%
Total Carbs 21.41g 7%
Sugars 3.9g 16%
Dietary Fiber 3.03g 12%
Protein 2.29g 5%
Vitamin C 2mg 3%
Vitamin A 1mg 33%
Iron 1.1mg 6%
Calcium 29.7mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 366.34 Kcal (1534 kJ)
Calories from fat 304.89 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 33.88g 79%
Cholesterol 33.86mg 17%
Sodium 35.45mg 2%
Potassium 220.29mg 7%
Total Carbs 14.14g 7%
Sugars 2.58g 16%
Dietary Fiber 2g 12%
Protein 1.51g 5%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.6mg 33%
Iron 0.7mg 6%
Calcium 19.6mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 14.8
    Points
  • 15
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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