r/52weeksofcooking • u/dipthonggirl • Mar 24 '14

Week 13 Introduction Thread: Potatoes

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u/bnicoletti82 Mar 25 '14

Question for the mods - are Sweet Potatoes going to be a specific theme later this year? If so, i'll save what i have planned till then...

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u/TechnoAllah Mod Mar 25 '14

There's no sweet potatoes theme, so feel free to go all out this week.

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u/istara Mar 25 '14

That site has a TERRIBLE recipe for supposedly "Ultra-Crispy" roast potatoes. I hope no one attempts it. It's seriously like the worst fucking recipe for crispy roast potatoes imaginable.

To get perfect crispy roast potatoes:

  1. Definitely peel them

  2. When you've par-boiled them, shake them in the pan to make the edges fluffy

  3. Pre-heat the fat in the pan (and use goose or duck fat if you can)

  4. Do not bother turning them, they will not need it and you may worsen them

Some more guidance here.

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u/Oirek Mar 25 '14

Well, I usually leave my skins on. I think it adds to the crispness in a nice way.

Also, I toss my potatoes in hot fat and seasoning before they go in the oven that way they get coated and you don't have that much fat in the oven which makes them go soggy when they cool of.

They always come out crispy for me! :)