My roast potatoes are fucking awsome
In fact all of my Sunday Roast is really really very good indeed
(sittingduck Attention seeking, bullshitting fuck-knuckle, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:08, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

Roasties seem to be quite a boasting point for a lot of people
I've never actually cooked them, although I'm aware of the procedures (in general). How do you do yours?
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:10, Reply)

maris pipers
Cut with lots of edges and angles as these are the bits that go really crispy
Par-boil in slaled water
Drain and shake gently to fluff up, creating a larger surface area for the fat
Melt some duck/goose fat in a metal tray until very hot, add potatoes and turn so they are covered in nommy fat
Place in the top of a hot oven for at least an hour
Add crushed garlic cloves half way through
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:13, Reply)

If you sprinkle them with semolina once you've rolled them in the fat
they get an extra crispy coat.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:16, Reply)

Also nice with some saffron sprinkled on the potatoes just after they've been fluffed up.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:21, Reply)

Oh you filthy bitch.

(Bazongaloid, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:23, Reply)

I know.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:28, Reply)

My mum does this, and it is nice
but it feels a bit like cheating
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:21, Reply)

Your mum also sucks off tramps for coins.
Is that also 'nice', hmmm?
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:26, Reply)

yup but it's cheating
the steam drying step is the imporant one. then they get super crispy

try it
(sittingduck Attention seeking, bullshitting fuck-knuckle, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:25, Reply)

OK we heard you the first time.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:26, Reply)

I couldn't hear him
because of the great seats I'm sitting in at this Squeeze concert.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:27, Reply)

WITH GREAT SEATS???

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:26, Reply)

And where might I be able to buy this 'slaled water'?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:25, Reply)

I can sell you two varieties
one of them is water with slate in it, and the other one is just water, but as I pass it to you I'll tell you it is shit.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:32, Reply)

heaux heaux

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:34, Reply)

well...
Peal spuds chop up quite small them wash them till there is no more starch comming out of them (clear water)

Boil the spuds in really salty water till they are quite soft (most people leave them too hard)

drain & allow to steam dry for a bit. While the fat heats up in the oven = Goose fat 200C

Gently shake the spuds to fluff them up a bit

Chuck in the oil baste them so they are all covered

Turn & baste regularly

When they are nearly done, drain off the fat and give them a quick blast @ 220C
(sittingduck Attention seeking, bullshitting fuck-knuckle, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:15, Reply)

Peal? Like a bell?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:24, Reply)

dyslexia rulz ko

(sittingduck Attention seeking, bullshitting fuck-knuckle, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:25, Reply)

these people are both wrong
the best way is to cook them round the joint of meat so they get gooey and meaty as well as having crispy bits
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:17, Reply)

ruins the gravy
doing it that way

And the gravy is important
(sittingduck Attention seeking, bullshitting fuck-knuckle, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:18, Reply)

This is true

(Bazongaloid, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:20, Reply)

This is incorrect
they will suck up the juices, vital for gravy making, I surround my meat with carrots and onions which add to the juices beautifully.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:20, Reply)

I do like roast carrots

(Bazongaloid, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:23, Reply)

yeah
really sweet and delicious
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:24, Reply)

Best tip I ever learnt was to add some suger to boiling carrots.

( girlinthehole, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:25, Reply)

a better tip is to steam them rather than boiling them
then you don't need to
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:26, Reply)

I don't have a proper steamer. Only one of those metal steamers you put in a pan.

( girlinthehole, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:29, Reply)

that's what I use
it still steams things perfectly well
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:31, Reply)

To be honest I don't eat carrots a lot unless they're roasted or in a veggie chilli.

( girlinthehole, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:32, Reply)

you would if you had them steamed
they are much nicer
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:33, Reply)

You only have one of those 'Cleveland' ones, right?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:33, Reply)

Don't be vulgar.

( girlinthehole, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:33, Reply)

Sorry I meant 'Lakeland'.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:41, Reply)

Roast garlic is also fucking nom.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:26, Reply)

^this

( girlinthehole, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:26, Reply)

With wholegrain mustard and honey.

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:25, Reply)

you are both wrong
I've always done it like that (and so has my mum) and the gravy has always been excellent.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:23, Reply)

You've never had proper gravy then
And your mum is filthy whore.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:28, Reply)

your mum is a proper whore
and you've only had filthy gravy.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:28, Reply)

You are the oxo family
aicmfp
(sittingduck Attention seeking, bullshitting fuck-knuckle, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:29, Reply)

Sweet potato is good roasted.
And goose fat is the bollocks.
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:27, Reply)

Sweet potato is the biz

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:30, Reply)

We've an ace market nearby.
They specialise in Asian/Afro-Caribbean stuff.
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:31, Reply)