British Expatriate Network

... and i couldn't find one recipe for plain old roast potatoes! my BF went back to the UK last week, and neglected to give me his "special recipe"... how do you-all make 'em? wink

Put them in some salted water, bring to the boil, drain, put in pre-heated roasting pan with drippings and cook for an hour in a 400degree oven. We threw them in with the roast. Baste a couple of times. Red potatoes taste best for roasting.

I just peel and cut potatoes and boil them for about 15 minutes. I preheat my oven to about 425F and preheat a baking pan with about 1/2 inch of canola/sunflower oil. Once the spuds are boiled, I drain them and add them to the baking pan, pour a little more oil over the spuds and put them in the oven to bake for 1 - 1 1/2 hours or until they are nice and crispy. Not much to it.

peel em, lob em in a tray with some oil in, bung it in the oven at about 400 for about an hour. No need for all this precooking malarkey.

Asking for a recipe is like asking an American for a recipe for a PBJ sandwich. ;)

*cue maczippy with a recipe involving half a garlic bud, a 3cm spring of rosemary, and unpronounceable spice apparently available at every store in California, and a technique requiring a campfire made from the bones of organic virgins*

:lol:

Sorry, I forgot, precooking's for wussies.... :P

thanks everyone! it's just what the doctor ordered mrgreen i wanted to give it a whack before it gets too hot to use the oven... my sweetie used russetts, whites, and reds, and i want to try it with yukon golds (they're my fave)... he wouldn't even let me watch while he was doing it, lol-- chased me out of my own kitchen! he did wussy pre-cook though, i must admit!

Ignore them, parboiling gives a better result and doesn't cool the oven down. They're just lazy and will settle for a lesser product. mrgreen

lol... i must admit, they were the tastiest pots i've ever had-- i'll do it his way (parboiled) because i'm usually pressed for time.

Use lots of salt in the water when boiling, that is the key to good crispy ones.

ah! the secret comes out, lol! any preferences as to halves, wholes, quarters or chunks?

I guess the smaller they are, the crunchier they become.

Methinks that next you'll want the secret gravy recipe too..... :lol:

lay it on me baby... i promise i won't tell the uninitiated! :wink:

LOL...I usually get Mum to send some Oxo or Bisto.... However, I was out one time and the following recipe is very good...

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Moms-Brown-...etail.aspx

Does he like Yorkshire Pudding too? Not sure of a recipe, but I bet someone on here knows a good one.