Looking for the best roast potatoes recipe? Follow our steps below for roast potato perfection, from the type of spud to choose to the prep work required before you even put it in the oven.
Looking for more potato recipes? Try our cheesy potato gratin, it makes a great side dish.
Ingredients
Method
Perfect roast potatoes
Preheat oven to 220°C.
Boil, steam or microwave potatoes for 5 minutes; drain. Pat dry with paper towel; cool for 10 minutes.
Gently rake rounded side of potatoes with a fork.
Place, cut-side down, in a single layer, on an oiled oven tray. Brush with oil; dot with butter, add garlic and rosemary.
Roast for 50 minutes, brushing occasionally with oil mixture from the tray, or until browned and crisp.
Serve roast potatoes and garlic sprinkled with rosemary salt.
Best potatoes for roasting
We recommend using pontiac potatoes for these crispy roast potatoes. Alternatively, Dutch cream, coliban and sebago potatoes are also suitable for this oven roasted potatoes recipe.
How to roast potatoes?
The key things for perfect roast potatoes are to choose the right potato variety, par-cook the potatoes first (boil or microwave), and roast them in a hot oven with a generous amount of fat for a crisp exterior and fluffy interior.
