Hi Sarah, I would suggest that the potatoes don't need to be steamed. The steaming would make it so they don't crisp up as well as if they were roasted only.
I cut my potatoes into about 1 inch cubes or chunks, leaving the skins on, toss them with a Tablespoon or so of olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper and the seasoning of choice and roast them in a 400 degree oven for about 30 to 40 minutes, tossing them once during the cooking time. If they are not crispy enough on the outside for you, then add another 5 or 10 minutes to your cooking time. Dixie ~ @-> ~ <-@ ~ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sarah Mellor Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 7:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [CnD] Forwarded Email: Roasting Potatoes. -----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
