Roast Potatoes

Crispy outside and floury inside, English roast potatoes are typically cooked very simply--water, salt, hot oil. But Chef Kieron Hales of Cornman Farms in southeast Michigan dresses his up with herbs, garlic and Worcestershire sauce.

Roast Potatoes
Photo: Carson Downing
Hands On Time:
20 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 10 mins
Servings:
8
Yield:
6 cups

Ingredients

  • 4 floury potatoes, such as Idaho or Green Mountain (2 1/2 to 3 pounds)

  • 4 sprigs fresh thyme

  • 2 sprigs fresh rosemary

  • 4 cloves garlic

  • 4 teaspoons kosher salt

  • 2 teaspoons baking soda

  • 1 teaspoon black pepper

  • ½ cup butter, melted

  • ¼ cup light olive oil

  • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

  • 1 ½ teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

  • Pinch sea salt

  • Pinch black pepper

  • Pinch ground nutmeg

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 450°. Wash, peel and cut potatoes into 2 1/2-inch chunks.

  2. In a Dutch oven, combine potatoes, thyme, rosemary, garlic, kosher salt, baking soda and 1 teaspoon pepper; add cold water to cover. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 10 minutes. (You should feel resistance in the center of potatoes when piercing with a knife.) Drain; return potatoes to pot to air dry 5 minutes.

  3. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, stir together butter, olive oil, red wine vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, sea salt, pinch pepper and nutmeg. Drizzle mixture over potatoes; mix well, shaking potatoes rigorously to rough up the edges a bit.

  4. Generously oil a baking sheet. Arrange potatoes evenly on baking sheet. Bake until deep golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes, rotating pan halfway through baking. If you like, season potatoes with a bit more salt, pepper and nutmeg.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

285 Calories
18g Fat
29g Carbs
3g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 8
Calories 285
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 18g 23%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Cholesterol 31mg 10%
Sodium 218mg 9%
Total Carbohydrate 29g 11%
Total Sugars 1g
Protein 3g
Vitamin C 11mg 53%
Calcium 16mg 1%
Iron 1mg 3%
Potassium 478mg 10%
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