A bowl of golden roast potatoes with green herbs and half charred lemon

Skin-on roast potatoes

Name: Skin-on roast potatoes
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: Serves 8 as a side
Ingredients: 2kg Maris Pipers or other roasting potatoes, scrubbed and halved or quartered; 200ml sunflower oil; 4 rosemary sprigs; 1 bulb garlic, halved; 4 bay leaves

Preparation and cooking time
- Total time1 hr and 20 mins
Easy
Serves 8 as a side

Ingredients

2kg Maris Pipers or other roasting potatoes, scrubbed and halved or quartered
200ml sunflower oil
4 rosemary sprigs
1 bulb garlic, halved
4 bay leaves

Method

STEP 1
Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Toss all the ingredients into a large bowl and tumble everything together so the potatoes are evenly coated. Season generously with sea salt flakes and pepper.
STEP 2
Tip out onto two large shallow roasting trays and spread out evenly so they’re not touching. Transfer to the oven and cook for 50 minutes-1 hour, turning and swapping trays halfway through, until golden and tender.
STEP 3
Smash a few potatoes here and there with a masher and turn up the heat to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Toss the potatoes again in the oil and transfer back to the oven for 10-15 minutes to get lovely crispy edges on the potatoes. Serve with an extra sprinkling of sea salt flakes.