Photography: David Loftus

Perfect roast potatoes

One thing's for sure, if you can master the perfect roast potatoes, you're well on your way to the perfect Christmas dinner. This year, with a few extra tricks, I've managed to get them spot on. I've discovered that the humble potato masher is the secret to the perfect roastie, and you lot out there will be able to make these at home no problem. I've done a lot of potatoes, as it's always better to have too many so you've got some leftover. I don't expect you to have different flavoured spuds for Christmas, I'm just giving you options so you can choose whatever's perfect for you.
Nutritional Information - Amount per serving:

Calories290kcal Carbs40.8g Sugar1.7g Fat10.6g Saturates1.4g Protein5.7g

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Serves 6

Ingredients

1.5 kg Maris Piper potatoes, peeled sea salt freshly ground black pepper olive oil 1 bulb garlic, broken into cloves red wine vinegar Flavour combo 1 2 good lugs olive oil 1 bunch fresh rosemary, leaves picked Flavour combo 2 50 g butter, cut into little cubes 1 bunch fresh sage, roughly torn 1 clementine Flavour combo 3 2 tablespoons goose fat 1 bunch fresh thyme, leaves picked 2 fresh bay leaves

Method
Preheat your oven to 190C/375F/gas 5. Peel your potatoes with a knife or speed peeler and cut any larger ones so they're all an even-size - twice the size of a squash ball is about right. Wash your potatoes in cold water to get rid of any extra starch then tip into a large pot, cover with cold water and season well. Bring to the boil and cook for about 6 to 7 minutes, so that they're parboiled, then drain in a colander and leave to steam dry for 3 minutes. Give the colander a bit of a shake to help chuff up the potatoes this will help to make them super crisp later on. At this point, you need to decide which flavour combo to go with. Tip your potatoes into a tray or pan in one layer, and add your fat olive oil, butter or goose fat then season really well with salt and pepper. At this stage, I'm not going to add any more flavour. Toss your potatoes in the fat, or use a spoon or fish slice to mix it all up. You could get the potatoes up to this stage the day before, simply cover them with cling film or tin foil and pop in the bottom of your fridge or in a cool place until you need them. Put your potatoes in the hot oven to cook for 30 minutes until lightly golden and three quarters cooked. Now's the time for my new trick. Gently squash each potato with a potato masher to increase the surface area the more of your potato that's in contact with the pan, the crispier it will be. Whichever fat you're using, you now want to prepare the rest of the flavourings. Add a good lug of olive oil to a small bowl and add the herbs, garlic and a splash of red wine vinegar, then scrunch and mix it up a bit. If you're using butter, peel in a good few strips of clementine zest with a speed peeler you won't eat these but they'll add amazing flavour. Add the flavour to your potatoes and give the pan a good shake, then pop back in the hot oven for 40 to 45 minutes until perfect for your liking. You're looking for gnarly, crispy, bubbly and delicious. Transfer to a plate lined with kitchen paper to drain off some of the excess fat, then tuck in! I'd be happy with any of these flavour combos, but this year I'll be going for butter, but maybe with the rosemary and garlic. So you really can mix it up however you like.

Cartofi friptura perfect

Un lucru e sigur, dac putei maestru cartofii friptura perfecta, esti bine pe cale de a cina perfecta de Craciun. n acest an, cu cteva trucuri plus, am reuit s-i faa locului pe. Am descoperit ca main de tocat cartofi umil este secretul de a roastie perfect, i ai mult acolo, va fi capabil s fac aceste la domiciliu nici o problem. Am fcut o mulime de cartofi, aa cum este ntotdeauna mai bine s aib prea multe, astfel nct s ai nite resturi. Nu m atept s avei diferite spuds aromate de Crciun, eu doar oferindu-v opiuni, astfel nct s putei alege ceea ce e perfect pentru tine.
Informatii nutritionale - per porie:

Calorii290kcal Carbohidrati40.8g Zahr1.7g Grsimi10,6

g g

Acizi grai saturai1,4 Proteine5.7g

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Servete 6

Ingrediente

1.5 kg Maris Piper cartofi, curatati sare de mare piper negru proaspat macinat ulei de msline 1 usturoi bec, rupt n cuioare oet de vin rou Aroma Combo 1 2 urechi de bun ulei de msline 1 buchet de rozmarin proaspat, frunze ales Aroma Combo 2 50 g unt, se taie n cuburi mici 1 buchet proaspete de salvie, aproximativ rupt 1 Clementine Aroma Combo 3 2 linguri de grsime de gsc 1 buchet cimbru proaspat, frunze ales 2 frunze de dafin proaspete

Metod
Se incalzeste cuptorul la 190 C/375 F / gaz 5. Coji de cartofi cu un cutit sau viteza cu itului i a t iat

orice cele mai mari, astfel nct toate sunt o chiar i de dimensiuni - de dou ori de m rimea unei mingi de squash este de aproximativ dreptate. Sp la i cartofii in apa rece pentru a sc pa de orice amidon suplimentar Se aduce la fierbere i se fierbe timp de

apoi vrful ntr-o oal mare, se acoper cu ap rece i bine sezonul.

aproximativ 6-7 minute, astfel nct acestea sunt fiert, apoi se scurge ntr-o strecur toare i se las s abur uscat timp de 3 minute. Da strecur toare un pic de un shake pentru a ajuta la chuff la cartofi - acest lucru va n acest moment, ave i nevoie pentru a decide care Combo gust

ajuta pentru a le face super-clare mai trziu. pentru a merge cu.

Sfat cartofii intr-o tava sau tigaie ntr-un singur strat, i se adaug grasime - ulei de n acest stadiu, eu nu am de

m sline, unt sau gr sime de gsc - atunci sezonul foarte bine cu sare i piper.

gnd s ad uga i mai gust.Arunc cartofii in grasimi, sau de a folosi o lingura sau pe te felie de tot amesteca. Ai putea ob ine cartofi pn la aceast etap cu o zi nainte, pur i simplu le acoperi cu folie sau

folie de staniu i pop, n partea de jos a frigiderului sau ntr-un loc r coros pn cnd ave i nevoie de ele. Pune cartofii la cuptor fierbinte pentru a g ti timp de 30 de minute, pn sferturi u or de aur i trei Acum e timpul pentru noul meu truc. U or de squash fiecare cartof cu o ma in de tocat cartofi

preparate.

pentru a cre te suprafa a - mai mult de cartofi ta care e n contact cu tigaie, crocant va fi.Indiferent de grasime pe care l utiliza i, acum dori i pentru a preg ti restul de arome. Adauga o ureche bun de ulei de

masline intr-un castron mic si se adauga ierburi, usturoi i un strop de o et de vin ro u, apoi mesteca cu zgomot si se amesteca un pic. Dac utiliza i unt, coaja de la o bun cteva benzi de coaja de Clementine cu un cu it de Adauga aroma la cartofii i s dea

cur at vitez - nu ve i mnca acestea, dar ele vor adauga aroma uimitoare.

pan un shake bun, atunci pop napoi n cuptor fierbinte timp de 40 la 45 de minute pn cnd perfect pentru placul dumneavoastr . Cau i noduros, crocante, Bulbuc si delicios. Transfer la o plac c ptu it cu hrtie de A fi fericit cu oricare dintre aceste

buc t rie s se scurg o parte din excesul de grasime, apoi nvelesc!

combo-uri aroma, dar n acest an voi merge pentru unt, dar poate cu rozmarin i usturoi.Deci, ntr-adev r se poate amesteca totu i dori i.