Crispy Roast Potatoes

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4–6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Nation's Favourite Food: 100 Best-Loved Recipes Tried, Tested, Perfected

By Neven Maguire

Published 2013

  • About

For really crunchy roast potatoes with fluffy middles, choose a floury variety of potato, such as Roosters, and try to make sure that they are all similar in size. Save some fat that’s left over from a roast to use for this dish. It really does make a world of difference, and as all fats freeze very well, there’s no excuse not to have some, especially for special occasions like Christmas Day. To ensure really crispy roast potatoes, drain off any excess fat about 20 minutes before the end of