Who doesn't love a potato with a crispy exterior and a very fluffy interior? I would love to take credit for this method but I can't, it belongs to Heston Blumenthal! I did however put my own twists!
Add water to a pot, add the salt and vinegar and allow to boil. The salt is for flavor and the vinegar is to keep the potatoes firm after cooking or else they will be mushy.
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Peel the potatoes while the water boils.
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Rinse them off.
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Grab a melon baller!
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Make potato balls!
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Just like that
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Add to a bowl
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Don't throw these away, freeze them and thaw them whenever you want to make mashed potatoes or potato soup or whatever recipe that envolves mashing or pureeing a potato!
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The water should have reached a boiling point by now
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Reduce the heat to low and allow the water to simmer
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Add the potato balls
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Cover
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Let it simmer for exactly 20 minutes.
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Drain
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Arrange them on a cooling wire rack and refrigerate them for 1-2 hours. If they are hot to handle, then use chipsticks but don't wait for them to cool down or they will be gummy
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Heat a pan over a medium flame.
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Add the olive oil
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Add the chilled potatoes and toss in the oil
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Keep tossing over medium heat untill slightly browned
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Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius, 350 Fahrenheit
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When the potatoes get a little color on them, transfer to a roasting pan. At that point you can add chopped herbs and/or garlic
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Put in the oven
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Roast for 25 minutes
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Crisp, golden and fluffy on the inside
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I served it with rosemary and garlic lemon chicken, check out my guide on how to make rosemary and garlic lemon chicken to get the recipe!
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Follow me on Instagram : saleh_alderazi to see yummy yummy pictures
Thanks Hanna! They are perfect with chicken, pot roast, pork, lamb, even fish! Or just by themselves :) they really don't require much work, but what you could do if you're feeling a bit lazy is make a really big batch and freeze them after stage 21. And then whenever you're in the mood for roast potatoes, just throw these suckers in a hot oven with a bit of olive oil and cook till brown and crisp. The reason they might not work if you freeze them at stage 15 is that because they will be ice cold, they will never get a color or a crisp coating on them but it would be better if you freeze them after giving them a bit of color there. Hope this helps :)
These look fabulous! I saw them in the background of your chicken recipe and just had to come look. They do seem to require quite a lot of work though. Perhaps I can freeze them at stage 15 to keep for later?
To be honest, I've never done that so I don't really know! The purpose of refrigerating them is so that they get really dry which will make for a crispier exterior. I don't see why it wouldn't work if you put them in the freezer instead...give it a try and let me know LOL!
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