Duck-fat roasted potatoes

Name: Duck-fat roasted potatoes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: Serves 4–6
Ingredients: 150 g (5½ oz) duck fat; 30 g (1 oz) salt; 2 kg–2.5 kg (4 lb 6 oz–5½ lb) king edward, desiree or sebago potatoes, washed (peeled if preferred); salt flakes

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

Chefs Host Christmas Too

By Darren Purchese

Published 2018

About

The duck fat makes these roasted potatoes ridiculously naughty - worthy of your Christmas table for sure. Crispy and crunchy with fluffy centres, the secret to success is in using fresh potatoes, parboiling them and then leaving them to dry out, which all help to produce a crispier spud.

Ingredients

2 kg–2.5 kg (4 lb 6 oz–5½

Side dish
December
Gluten-free
Winter

Method

Cut the potatoes into even roast potato size. Put them in a large saucepan, cover with cold water and add the table salt. Bring to the boil over medium heat and cook for about 15 minutes, or until they are soft all the way through. Drain and return the potatoes to the saucepan. Give them a shake to roughen up the edges, which will crisp up beautifully when roasted.