Perfect Roast Potatoes

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Perfect Roast Potatoes | Gill Meller

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9 жыл бұрын

Here's Gill Meller, head chef at River Cottage, making perfect roast potatoes for Christmas: crispy on the outside and fluffy within. What's your secret? Tell us below.
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INGREDIENTS:
• 1kg of floury potatoes, such as Cara or King Edward, cut no bigger than a golf ball (for four people)
• Beef dripping (or 50-50 olive/sunflower oil if you prefer)
• Salt
• Pepper
DIRECTIONS:
Par-boil the potatoes in gently boiling salted water for about 10 minutes (from cold to simmer). Stop cooking before they're tender all they way through. Strain through colander and put to one side.
Leave them to cool completely for 10/15 minutes to dry up.
Meanwhile put the beef dripping in a baking tray for about 10 minutes until smoking hot. Add the potatoes and turn them in the pan. Add twist of pepper and a pinch of salt and put them in an oven at 190C.
Roast for 35 minutes,then give them a turn and return for a further 15 minutes.
Remove, pile them up high in a bowl and serve.
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Пікірлер: 164

@georgecharlton7346 9 жыл бұрын

After I have boiled mine, I drain out the water, put a lid on the pot and shake it about a bit, careful not to break them up completely but just soften them a bit - that way they get a fluffy exterior and you get an extra crispyness!

@TheDrabenaldt 9 жыл бұрын

Best roast potatoes ever made. Thanks for the (barely simple) recipe. Ate my first roast ones in 1974 in Britain, never got rid of this very british way of performing potatoes...

@zentraveler1834 4 жыл бұрын

The choice of watching a charismatic, handsome man, with a nice accent, versus watching potatoes boil? Honestly...

@terenceprosser3835 9 ай бұрын

They looked absolutely wonderful!

@criticalmass181 8 жыл бұрын

You, Sir, are a genius. I'll be giving these a go as soon as the opportunity arises.

@timothypage252 7 жыл бұрын

A different way of sorting the potatoes in the US, but luckily I live in Vermont, and a lot of good heirloom varieties are grown here. I couldn't say if one is BEST, but they certainly all behave in their own delicious manner.

@presidentoxford 3 жыл бұрын

Gil is the most interesting, nicest of the River Cottage crew. This is a great recipe. I'd add garlic & rosemary for a knockout result.

@irinparveen8752 8 жыл бұрын

I am asian. I like potato specially roasted potato. thx for the recepie.

@UsurpersAndAssassins 8 жыл бұрын

They look amazing. I am a life long lover of roast potatoes, so every recipe is a chance to try something slightly different

@SuperMaxxxey 9 жыл бұрын

it would be much more educational if the camera was pointing toward what he's doing instead of him...... i cant see what he was doing what n how he was cutting...

@abab2938 4 жыл бұрын

It was educational, they showed everything he did and how he did it. Peels and wash potatoes, chopped them boiled them, drained them and left to sit, melted the fat and then roasted the spuds. It's simple

@pamelakelly5869 8 жыл бұрын

Yum! Never used beef fat before to make roasted pots. I am going to give this a try. I have been making bone broth so I have some beef fat!!!! Appreciate you sharing this video....

@paulchandleredge2edge582 7 жыл бұрын

I use olive oil, garlic,,,,Rosemary, salt and pepper...,i find you need some space between to crispen up properly,,,,good work Gill

@peterrobertson5559 4 жыл бұрын

Very good I do love roast potatoes.

@mariaviliamu2498 8 жыл бұрын

my mum used to roast her potatoes in dripping,the yummiest I've ever had

@laduqesa 6 жыл бұрын

I do mine with olive oil. I parboil the floury potatoes, let them steam off for a while then add them to the roasting tin. I drizzle some olive oil over them, just a tablespoon and a half for a kilo of potatoes, then jig them round the tin so that the potatoes are completely covered with a thin layer of the oil. I then sprinkle Finnish aromisuola over the potatoes and pop them in a 200 degree oven on the top shelf for 30 minutes. After that time, I turn the potatoes over and roast for a further 15 to 20 minutes. Perfect results every time. Crispy roast pots that are fluffy and floury inside.

@_Jamie_ 9 жыл бұрын

Simple and Easy method! I love it.

@lanii5267 7 жыл бұрын

Very beautiful video! Love your wonderful fireplace!!!!!!

@PotSmokeGuy 8 жыл бұрын

What a crazy way to cut potatoes.

@fionangatoko5512 4 жыл бұрын

Gosh so easy the way Gill shows how to prepare simple cooking of vegs👍👍

@majalukovic2011 9 жыл бұрын

Very simpe and easy ! I like it .

@helenumoren2722 8 жыл бұрын

great. i love trying something new. thanks for the recipe

@sipariumsporting3150 7 жыл бұрын

Yes! Beef dripping every time. Also great with the perennial favourite goose fat, but dripping is cheap and has so much flavour! Trust River Cottage to recommend the tasty and great value way of doing things.

@Forevertrue 4 жыл бұрын

Everyone is a freaken critic. Great potatoes, simple and easy. Thanks for this.

@peterscott1411 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, the roasties where lovely

@sandsmine 6 жыл бұрын

made roast pots for the first time with dripping last saturday and will never go back to rubbish oil. not only crisped up as never before but the flavor from the dripping was fantastic. and to think all these years ive been doing it wrong. save the oil for the mao and dressing and carrot cake

@ayoadebowale3291 7 жыл бұрын

Great video. Will try it out.

@dessier3375 8 жыл бұрын

Yep will be making these at Christmas, cooking for 11 friends and family and I want to give them a Christmas dinner they will never forget. Thank you. Have a great Christmas. X

@ann-kathrinh6337 9 жыл бұрын

"Very carefully *SPLASH" scatter them around" :-D

@johnnytastetest 8 жыл бұрын

+AnnK H Heh. Yeah, not to mention the grease, salt and pepper he got all over that stove top! Those things are a bitch to clean when you've got to remove all the burner covers.

@anakmalaysiasatubangsa1846 7 жыл бұрын

AnnK H trolls will be trolls

@aimingforgod6302 7 жыл бұрын

Looooool

@Cruella-Deville 6 жыл бұрын

johnnytastetest go electric Johnny

@JohnSmith-fk5rr 7 жыл бұрын

This guys always seems like he's salivating

@straydoggio 8 жыл бұрын

Yum. I'm making these right now, following your stages. Although I'm going for 50:50 olive oil & sunflower oil, for not got any dripping.

@solatiumz 5 жыл бұрын

For such high temperatures, lard is best, you can find it near the butter in most large supermarkets. Oils are bad for you at high temperatures.

@nerissagaynor3432 6 жыл бұрын

I am going to try this recipe right now simple good job ,

@karwanhassan6548 8 жыл бұрын

perfect roast my friend thank you

@keithdawes2685 7 жыл бұрын

I have to agree with all the previous comments - No camera shots of the food, and constant shots of his face. A very poorly made cookery/baking vide

@anakmalaysiasatubangsa1846 7 жыл бұрын

Keith Dawes learn to listen then

@keithdawes2685 7 жыл бұрын

Anak Malaysia Satu Bangsa this is a video, not radio. No criticism of the cook, but the video editing is poor.

@saddle1940 5 жыл бұрын

As long as we aren't too close to the food. Lots of cooking videos take closeups where you cannot see the whole bowl too much. Rule of thumb should be see the amount the cook does. that's what I need to do the job.

@julijanajurukovski6296 2 жыл бұрын

@@anakmalaysiasatubangsa1846 We don't want to just listen stupid we want to look at the food!

@eustacequinlank7418 9 жыл бұрын

I do most of these stages except I don't boil the spuds to the extent that you do, so I put them in boiling water for maybe 10 minutes depending how large I cut them. I want the outside cooked so I can rumble them in a collander with a lid without them breaking then adding some rock salt to roughen them up. Putting them in from cold and bringing up the heat seems like it would cook them more to the center and make them crumbly. In the last few years I don't peel them either, aside from washing and scrubbing. If the skins don't get quite rough enough I gently scratch them with a fork so the hot oil can get in and make them crispy like potato crackling. Maris Pipers or Red skin varieties seem to work the best for me. I actually don't see King Edwards around much since our green grocers was forced to close a few years ago. He left a rather angry notice on the door about the large Co-Op that opened just around the corner. Love the channel.

@Hevva67 8 жыл бұрын

I use King Edwards, they're definitely better.. Or Maris Pipers, but Tesco stopped selling them lately. I bring them up from cold, 6-8 minutes at the highest heat. So mine boil not simmer. Then into hot Olive Oil. I sometimes do then with the skin on, but they're never quite as nice, though scratching the skin might be a good idea..

@roym315 Жыл бұрын

Hi Will, im a really keen cook and have worked in pub kitchens for about10 years in the past, im not being funny but iv just brought an Air Fryer and every including roast potatoes, chicken, steak, fish, even a toasted sandwich!!! taste miles better, looks better , so much easier have you tried this? can a recipe or 2 on this? honestly mate its blown me away and there brilliant, could be the end of the traditional one!?...

@CarrionSmile 9 жыл бұрын

Very nice. I'll be using duck fat for my potatoes this year. Thanks for the recipe. :3

@ranjitthomas4318 9 жыл бұрын

Easy to follow recipe which is great but the camera work is shoddy. Too much focus on the cook and not enough on what he's actually doing....

@keithmy-style5890 6 жыл бұрын

Fantastic Chef. Will cook this recipe tomorrow.👌

@noenaburnell3245 5 жыл бұрын

I really am a shit cook. You have put a smile on my family's face...cheers for that!

@jamiemcdougall492 8 жыл бұрын

cracking video this

@Maz1989 9 жыл бұрын

Recipe was fine, but there were not roasted enough...

@BC-ky7ps 3 жыл бұрын

Not roasted...white in colour

@MegaGary1960 7 жыл бұрын

got me some king Edwards did what the bloke said now I make the best roast potatoes ever o and I just used sunflower oil Lovely Jubly

@roselmangubat7253 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful love to try it, thanks chef

@kemmy61 8 жыл бұрын

why are they showing just showin his face mostly instead of the potatoes??

@JasonSmith-qx3zh 6 жыл бұрын

Khadijah Amoo Lol🤣

@jasong2868 4 жыл бұрын

Because he is a potato head

@LLLLLLLLLucas 4 жыл бұрын

Because Gill is sexy

@Kimmy-pw8tm 3 жыл бұрын

Because Gil is handsome

@kemmy61 3 жыл бұрын

@@Kimmy-pw8tm ure replying to a comment from 4 years ago wow😂

@tinakon4386 9 жыл бұрын

you show the chef's face too often instead of his hands (action) like how he's cutting the potatoes etc its always after he done the action, you show results. want to see the whole thing

@lesleywalker7718 9 жыл бұрын

I agree, it is a failing with all the River Cottage Food Tube videos

@noenaburnell3245 5 жыл бұрын

Well, it didn't stop me making the best roast spuds I have ever made. I followed it no probs

@MarkNorville 5 жыл бұрын

It is roast potato's, you peel, you quarter, you place in cold water bring to a simmer, add beef fat to a pan, cook that off, put onto the tray, put back into the oven. It is not rocket science.

@gboss5119 5 жыл бұрын

Mark Norville well said

@richardmarch9022 5 жыл бұрын

G Boss But you don’t get to see the fluffy potato fairy doing her thing😛

@o2johnnybravo 3 жыл бұрын

When you put the spuds into the hot fat, using a silicon brush to put in the oil and brush the top of the spuds. Much quicker & easier than turning them.

@BlueJazzBoyNZ 8 жыл бұрын

Why a thin bottomed Pan..? Weren't you "crowding the pan" with the spuds..

@dryflyman7121 2 жыл бұрын

Best potatoes for roasties are Alfred Bartlett’s Roosters (Irish bred) available from Sainsbury’s , Morrison’s or Ocado on line. They need to be in a tin Gill ! I also melt some butter on the boiled spuds before putting into roasting tin and don’t forget salt and pepper !!

@velnaicker2562 4 жыл бұрын

I saw John Kirkwood retired chef make exact same with goose fat.

@websitelunatic6307 5 жыл бұрын

I love the way he said, " Bring the Potatoes to a simmer and my gas is on full." Lol

@rawvigan7175 4 жыл бұрын

Thumb up for the chef and thumb down for the cameraman.

@spud74 2 жыл бұрын

I find half olive oil & butter gets the best results plus I toss them in some well seasoned flour prior to roasting

@obyartist 7 жыл бұрын

More camera shots on the food would be nice instead of explaining to camera pan down after-all its a foody video

@SolidDragonUK 9 жыл бұрын

Hes a cool dude

@CHHIWATMATBAKHSOUSS 9 жыл бұрын

thank you

@belindavavine1749 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing that, what if I don't have lard can I still use cooking oil? I am writing from Papua New Guinea and I love your channel.

@adammallerman8153 7 жыл бұрын

would you throw on some rosemary when you put them in the oven? And what about some garlic spread around the potatoes?

@solatiumz 5 жыл бұрын

Sometimes I add powdered garlic, onion and paprika to the oil before I add the potatoes. Sage is also good if serving with chicken.

@elizabethpack7523 9 жыл бұрын

Looks delicious! Definitely going on my list for Christmas dinner!

@dragonslife3917 5 жыл бұрын

I never knew that was used to dig bits out!!

@user-mg8hl9by5s 9 жыл бұрын

love to know were you got your peeler gill?

@gazza116 4 жыл бұрын

and before we serve taste test, fuxxk thats hot.

@veronicachic 9 жыл бұрын

I suck at getting that perfect roast. Just gotta practice. Great tips, and cute Gill! :)

@saltygreek3870 5 жыл бұрын

Looks like I am gonna be watching your vidsall weekend long 👍keep em coming !

@cinders7374 4 жыл бұрын

Wow who is this ? He’s really cute 😍. Oh crap ! Just now seeing a wedding ring 😢

@janking1838 4 жыл бұрын

my like deep fried potatoes

@AndreaTani 9 жыл бұрын

what is beef dripping? is it ike lard but from the cow?

@hoaxdeath01 9 жыл бұрын

The beef dripping I know is when you cook a roast beef and have the fatty oil on the bottom of the tray, you put that into a small jar and can keep it and use it like he did. But his looked proper store bought.

@AndreaTani 9 жыл бұрын

hoaxdeath01 Thanksies :)

@clam85 9 жыл бұрын

It's true, it looks easy peasy but it's really not. Thanks for these tips!

@nicolasrioscardona 6 жыл бұрын

Good one Daniel Day Lewis

@markblairharley2890 4 жыл бұрын

Never tried beef dripping But will do I have always used goose fat which was very good. But goose fat hard to get now I have moved to Thailand

@c.c.frodin1987 9 жыл бұрын

O, gorgeous! And I bet the potatoes are nice too. ;)

@ourwilliam2405 4 жыл бұрын

I make the best roasties ,ever.

@Joe321Joe 9 жыл бұрын

Dat potato handlin... not safe.

@hsinRamen 9 жыл бұрын

Mr. Cameraman... please get more of the food in the shot..

@zanesmith666 9 жыл бұрын

those look quite soggy :/ i just put mine on a tray with a drizzle of oil over the top and some salt pepper and herbs in a hot oven. Probably healthier too

@user-hs4eo3ep7y 9 жыл бұрын

zanesmith666 5:18 hear that crunch though

@solatiumz 5 жыл бұрын

Lard is the best oil/fat.

@Minpher123 7 жыл бұрын

Your camera man should focus on filming the food. It's very annoying not to be able to see what you are talking about.

@TheVictor1990 7 жыл бұрын

how did good king wenceslas like his pizza?

@solatiumz 5 жыл бұрын

Thin and crisp and even........

@stevenwilson370 8 жыл бұрын

just buy some Aunt Bessies! ☺

@analogrich 8 жыл бұрын

+Steven Wilson go home you're drunk

@JasonSmith-qx3zh 6 жыл бұрын

excellent but I think they were screaming for thin slices Onions cook in a yes yum.

@WaddedBliss 9 жыл бұрын

A kilo will serve 4 people? I can eat half a kilo myself!

@solatiumz 5 жыл бұрын

You don't just serve the potatoes......

@georgewilson2575 4 жыл бұрын

Apparently he's never heard of goose fat. A much better fat for roasting potatoes than beef drippings.

@eddiegibbons6428 9 жыл бұрын

Ive seen Jamie Oliver do better ones but still look good

@lesleywalker7718 9 жыл бұрын

Jamie Oliver swears by Goose fat too

@carnagedogg4294 5 жыл бұрын

overcrowded pan.the title says perfect,they looked pretty average to me

@alizaday 4 жыл бұрын

When they say a hot oven. How hot is hot? They should say a temperature. I just looked in the blerb under the video. It's 190celsious , I just need to convert it,. Hmmmm

@chrisarmstrong7418 9 жыл бұрын

these look great, but personally, taking the skins off a roasty is sinful. but, as i say, just my opinion.

@neesargon3497 5 жыл бұрын

Why do you peel into water? Try peeling on to kitchen roll and have a saucepan of water handy in which to drop tne peeled potatoes. No muddy water!

@heatherbarnett8421 6 жыл бұрын

I always leave the skins on my spuds, the best bit especially when roasted.

@alizaday 4 жыл бұрын

Yes I know everyone peals them,. There is nothing wrong with skin on spuds😁

@janishart5128 4 жыл бұрын

*River Cottage:* Why is your beef fat pure WHITE, like shortening?! It should be sort of yellowish. Also, the video would be much better without the music playing in the background. Thanks for the video - your potatoes look DELICIOUS!!

@jedtattum9996 4 жыл бұрын

best thing to roast potatoes in is goose fat,

@patriciaaldam1562 5 жыл бұрын

Prefer mine a bit more browned.

@nicktombs1876 4 жыл бұрын

And I thought Hugh was the biggest knob.

@mitylat 5 жыл бұрын

got dizzy watching camera keeps wobbling

@truthseekerjen6254 3 жыл бұрын

The camera never shows the food. 🤦🏻‍♀️

@stevenholton438 3 жыл бұрын

How about bacon fat I wonder?

@damianp5856 3 жыл бұрын

I thought l was cheating using pre-boiled water on my potatoes... Now I know not to do so!

@alexandriacollins7119 5 жыл бұрын

@jaaayj5474 8 жыл бұрын

He's meant to be a chef? for one he's overcrowded the tray? Your not going to get a good crisp on them as there going to steam because the tray is too small

@anakmalaysiasatubangsa1846 7 жыл бұрын

Jaaay J you're suppose to be an expert on chefs now? id go for a chef who can cook rather than going by the book

@jaaayj5474 7 жыл бұрын

Anak Malaysia Satu Bangsa If the guy could cook then he wouldn't be making simple mistakes as he has done in this video, Then again if you knew anything about cooking you'd also know this.

@anakmalaysiasatubangsa1846 7 жыл бұрын

Jaaay J OK u sound like u tried this technique and it didn't work for u... or are u assuming it isn't good..

@Maxshard 7 жыл бұрын

No the guy's right. It's the same as frying things properly. If you push them together and crowd the pan they will boil rather than fry. This chef is awful.

@garymiddleton1902 6 жыл бұрын

Or they will steam! Just what I thought he needs a larger tray. Being British I've been roasting potatoes since Adam was a lad and I always get rave reviews. Btw it's nice to cook them in duck or goose fat with a sprinkling of sea salt and rosemary!