Crispy Rosemary and Garlic Roast Potatoes

Perfectly roasted potatoes and a Sunday roast go together like peas and carrots. But why just roast on Sundays? We are more of a Monday night roast family. It’s something my Mum started so it’s a bit of a tradition in our family. A good roast for dinner after the first day back at work for the week! No matter what day you roast, these crispy rosemary and garlic roast potatoes are the perfect side dish to your family roast dinner.

You’ll need a few basic ingredients to cook this potato recipe

• Potatoes. My go-to is good roasting potatoes. Our local grocer sells beautiful red-skinned potatoes which are just perfect for roast night, however, just do a little research and use what’s the best type of potato in your area. In Australia, good roasting varieties of potato are Sebago, Coliban, or Dutch Creams. In the UK, look for King Edward or Maris Pipers. And Yukon Golds or Russet potatoes are your best bet in the US.  I’ve also made this recipe with whole baby potatoes. Just understand that with cooking whole potatoes (as opposed to small chunks), the cooking time may vary.
  
  
  
• Sea salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper. Murray River Salt Flakes will forever be my salt of choice.
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• Garlic powder, onion powder, and dried oregano. HINT. Try popping a few fresh garlic cloves into the roasting pan alongside the potatoes for a bit of garlic oomph. Once your crispy rosemary potatoes are cooked, you can squeeze out any of the roasted garlic puree and smear it on your meat or vegetables for an added bit of flavor!
  
  
• Fresh rosemary sprigs. Alternatively, you could also use dried rosemary leaves. 
  
  
  
• Olive oil. A local Extra virgin olive oil is what I use to baste these rosemary garlic potatoes. Aside from olive oil, you could also use avocado oil, canola oil or even duck fat. Because who doesn’t drool over duck fat potatoes?

The details

1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
   
   
   
2. In a small bowl, combine all the herbs and spices. Give it a quick mix through to combine. and set aside.
   
   
   
3. Chop each potato into rough 3cm chunks. Pop them onto a baking sheet in a single layer and drizzle with the olive oil. Toss the potatoes to coat.
   
   
   
4. Sprinkle 3/4 of the salt blend over the potatoes and give a quick mix to coat evenly. Pop them into the preheated oven and bake for 45 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through.
   
   
   
5. Remove from the oven and sprinkle the remaining salt blend all over for an extra flavor hit!

Equipment

Firstly you’ll need a sheet pan or roasting dish. Because we are wanting to crisp up those potatoes, I wouldn’t normally suggest a pan with a non-stick coating. A little sticking just makes your roast potatoes even crispier!

You’ll also need a sharp knife and chopping board to cut up the potatoes, and a small bowl to mix the spice rub. That’s it!

Let’s take this up a notch

Ok, so we have these crispy roasted potatoes with rosemary and garlic salt. What else should you serve? A delicious Greek-style roast chicken is always a good idea. As is a slow-roasted shoulder of lamb. They are always a good place to start. Add some steamed vegetables, buttered green beans, and maybe a skillet of bacon and cheese dinner rolls and you have a spread fit for any occasion, be it a simple Sunday (or Monday) roast, or a Christmas dinner for the whole family.

Can I save them for later?

If you are cooking for a crowd, you can easily cook these garlic and rosemary roasted potatoes earlier in the day and then just pop them back into the oven for 10 minutes to reheat. While you can eat leftover potatoes the next day (the Irishman loves adding these leftover roast potatoes to an omelet or Irish breakfast fry-up), I find that they are never as good as when they are just out of the oven. So my take is this, if you have a few leftover, pop them into an airtight container and throw them in the fridge for a day or two. This avoids wastage, and treat yourself to a delicious omelet the next morning.

Because we are potato people around here, here are some more potato recipes you might like…

• Black garlic potato gratin
• Potato salad with bacon and egg
• Persian lentil sweet potato soup
• Irish colcannon mashed potatoes
• Potato rosti stack with smoked salmon

Do you have a favorite roast dinner dish? Let me know what it is in the comments!

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