Side Dishes

Salt and pepper roast potatoes

1 Kilogram
1H

Ingredients

Method

1.Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced).
2.Place the potatoes in a medium saucepan and cover with water. Bring to the boil; boil for 5 minutes.
3.Drain in a colander and leave to steam dry for several minutes. Toss the potatoes around in the colander to rough up the outsides.
4.Place oil and butter in a large roasting dish and sprinkle with a generous amount of sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Place roasting dish in the oven for 5 minutes to heat oil and butter, then add the potatoes. Roast for 1 hour, turning the potatoes every 20 minutes, until golden and crispy.
5.Not suitable to freeze or microwave.

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