Perfect Roast Potatoes
Tips
Better For You Tips: For extra fibre leave the skin of the potatoes intact and roast an assortment of vegetables together in the same pan as your potatoes.
Roast potatoes are the traditional South African accompaniment to any roast dinner and the perfect roast potato with a crispy outside and soft inside can either make or break the occasion!
Feeds
1Person
Preparation time
70Min.
Difficulty
easy
Ingredients
- ungrouped
- 8 large potatoes length ways, peeled and sliced in half (Floury potatoes are best for roasting)
- 120 ml sunflower oil
- 1 sachet (43 g) Knorr garlic and herb potato bake
Preparation method
- ungrouped
- Preheat oven to 200°C
- Place potatoes in a large pot and cover with water then bring to the boil
- Once boiling allow to cook for 5 minutes then drain – be careful not to over boil or your potatoes will turn to mash
- Vigorously shake the potatoes the colander in order to roughen up the outsides slightly
- In a bowl whisk together the oil and the contents of the sachet of Knorr Garlic and Herb Potato Bake
- Place the potatoes flat side down in a roasting tray and pour the oil mixture over
- Roast in the oven for 50 minutes to one hour turning over once half way through and basting with the oil regularly
Nutrition
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