The 10-Hour Diet: The world's best crispy roast potatoes recipe Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Food The 10-Hour Diet The world’ s best crispy roast potatoes recipe By You Magazine - January 24, 2021 Ellis Parrinder INGREDIENTS: 750g Maris Piper, King Edward or Cyprus potatoes (or any variety that has a specialist name and isn’t just called ‘white potatoes’, which are the ones in supermarkets with hardly any flavour) Unsalted real butter (there are lots of brands of regular butter – just make sure it isn’t one that has been mixed with any cheap industrial fillers, which are found in many of the ready-to-spread soft butters) Sea salt Lots of ground black pepper Peel the potatoes and cut into quarters. Put them in a saucepan with a teaspoon of sea salt and cover with water. Wait until the water boils, then reduce the heat to a simmer. Preheat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Simmer the potatoes for at least 10 minutes and drain them when they are soft on the outside but still a bit firm inside (you can test with a fork), but not falling apart. Now this is the important bit: after draining, put the potatoes back in the saucepan, put the butter on top, put the lid on, and shake the pot until the potatoes get covered in the butter. This will also cause the outside of the potatoes to become fluffy and rough-edged, which is crucial for getting a really crisp roast potato. Put the potatoes on a baking tray and sprinkle with sea salt and lots of ground black pepper. Cook in the oven for about half an hour until the edges are all crispy. Serve at once. (You might like to calm the atmosphere of guests and family with a glass of wine – tempers can run high competing for the crispiest spuds!) Adapted by Claire Coleman from The 10-Hour Diet by Jeannette Hyde, published by Gallery UK, price £8.99. To order a copy for £7.64 until 2 February, go to mailshop.co.uk/books*. WARNING The 10-Hour Diet is not recommended for anyone with a history of eating disorders or if you are already a type 1 or type 2 insulin-dependent diabetic unless closely monitored by a medically qualified doctor If using this diet in the early signs of out-of-range blood sugar levels talk to your doctor before trying it And if you are taking prescription drugs check in regularly with your doctor or consultant while following this diet Never change your medication without consulting the doctor who has prescribed it Food styling: Lou Kenney. Prop styling: Charlie Phillips RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Kids can eat for free at these restaurants during October half-term How to make the viral negroni sbagliato with prosecco at home 7 Halloween recipes with serious hex factor Popular in Food Gabriela Peacock 14-day plan Anytime baked eggs May 23, 2021 Joe Wicks’ maple-glazed chicken thighs with Asian slaw June 6, 2021 Mary Berry is returning to TV screens for a brand new June 15, 2021 Eleanor Maidment My summer taste notes July 4, 2021 Uyen Luu’ s sticky mustard marmalade ribs July 25, 2021 Annie Bell’ s white peach bellinis recipe August 8, 2021 M& S has launched a new crunchy Caramilk-inspired golden chocolate spread August 24, 2021 Deliciously preserved pickle and jam recipes September 19, 2021 Gordon Ramsay’ s bang bang cauliflower October 3, 2021 Wow right now Clodagh McKenna’ s speedy family dinners October 24, 2021 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved