Duck Fat Potatoes are the undisputed king of all roast potatoes!
No duck fat?No worries!
Make myTruly Crunchy Roast Potatoesinstead.After no-fuss roast potatoes?Maketheseinstead!
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So whats the big deal with Duck Fat Potatoes?
Heres why theyre held as the best roast potatoes in the world!
The French understand that duck fat is like bacon it just makes everything taste better!
Duck Fat
Heres what Duck Fat looks like.
It keeps for months and months!
Use it forDuck Confit!
AustraliaSebago (dirt brushed potatoes, pictured) and Dutch creams are ideal.
Also Desiree, Golden Delight, Kennebec, King Edwards, Pontiac.
USRussets are best, Yukon Gold also ideal.
UK Maris Piper potatoes
Semolina a little secret ingredient for subtle extra crunch, learnt from Nigella!
Semolina is a coarse ground yellow wheat thats used for making (amongst other things) pasta.
If you cant find it, leave it out.
Theres really no substitute even fine ground cornmeal is too coarse (Ive tried).
More salt than you expect.Potatoes take a lot of salt!
Usethis recipefor super crunchy roasted potatoes usingoil!
Small pieces tend to disintegrate before the crust forms;
Par boil an essential step!
Rough it up!Shake the pot with the lid on to rough up the surface of the potatoes.
Roughed up surface = more surface area = more CRUNCH!
Heres a nice close look at Duck Fat Potatoes.
That crazy crunchy crust!!!
And as for the insides??
Super soft and fluffy!
Stays crispy….and not greasy!
Theyre actuallyless greasythat potatoes roasted in far less oil the traditional way!
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Duck Fat Potatoes the worlds crispiest, BEST Roast Potatoes!
How about some potato peel instead?
