The Best Crispy Roast Potatoes Ever Recipe
Learn how to make the best crispy roast potatoes ever with this easy recipe that guarantees perfectly crispy and flavorful potatoes every time.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 75 mins
- Total Time: 85 mins
- Yield: 6 to 8 servings
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Kosher salt:
2 tablespoons
Baking soda:
1/2 teaspoon
Russet or Yukon Gold potatoes:
4 pounds, peeled and cut
Extra-virgin olive oil, duck fat, goose fat, or beef fat:
5 tablespoons
Fresh rosemary leaves:
Small handful, chopped
Garlic cloves:
3, minced
Black pepper:
Freshly ground
Fresh parsley leaves:
Small handful, minced
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Adjust oven rack, preheat to 450°F, boil water with salt and baking soda. Add potatoes and cook until just tender.
- Infuse Oil: Combine oil/fat with rosemary, garlic, pepper. Cook until fragrant, then strain.
- Coat Potatoes: Toss drained potatoes in infused oil until a paste forms.
- Roast: Spread potatoes on a baking sheet, roast until crispy and browned.
- Finish: Toss roasted potatoes with garlic/rosemary mixture and parsley. Season and serve.
Notes
- Make sure to shake the bowl roughly to create a mashed potato-like paste on the potatoes.
- Use a flexible metal spatula to release any stuck potatoes during roasting.
- Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper to taste before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 460mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
