Sarah, putting them in the microwave changes the starch in the potatoes. They need the boiling water to finish properly in the oven. hth. Jennifer
On 10/4/10, Sarah Mellor <[email protected]> wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sarah Mellor - Email Address: [email protected] > Sent On: 04/10/2010 22:56 > Sent To: [email protected] - Email Address: > [email protected] > Subject: Roasting Potatoes. > > Hi folks. > > I had a go at doing my own roast potatoes which weren't bad for a first > attempt but I want to tell you how I did it so some-one might be able to > tell me where I went wrong. First after peeling and chopping them I steamed > them in the microwave which comes out the same texture as when I boil them > and then put some oil in a foil tray estimating how much because I wasn't > sure how much to use. Then I put the spuds in the oil trying to coat them as > much as I could and put them in the oven and turned them every 15 minutes > but after half an hour when I checkied them and even when they had been > cooking for 45 minutes they weren't crisping up so I ended up finishing them > off in my microwave grill pan which browns everything and they actually > looked kmore like roast potatoes after that. OH and I had to have a bit of > help with the slicing from my support worker because I find slicing roar > potatoes with no sight a bit of a pain at the best of times. I would love > some advice I know you can > get ready done ones but I love making somethign that is completely my own > especially when people come over for dinner and roast dinner is big in the > Uk on Sundays especially. > > Many thanks. > > Sarah > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
