I’m a Michelin-star chef – here’s how to make perfect roast potatoes for your Easter lunch… I use a secret ingredient
A MICHELIN-star chef has revealed the perfect trick for making roast potatoes for Easter lunch.
Paul Foster, from Coventry, won a Michelin star for his Stratford-upon-Avon restaurant Salt, which he crowdfunded on Kickstarter.
The pro TikTok to share his perfect roast potato recipe – and he uses a secret ingredient.
To begin the Michelin-approved process, salt a pot of water and bring it to a simmer – not a boil.
Paul said: “Don’t boil the a** off of them!”
Add peeled potatoes, but make sure you use pretty large ones to get the perfectly cooked potato you need.
To check they’re cooked properly, use a fork to easily flick off a section of the potato flesh.
Drain using a colander or a spider, and make sure to knock them about to get any excess water off and fluff the edges.
To avoid soggy potatoes, Paul has some advice: “Spread them out on kitchen paper or a wire rack.
“We want them to evaporate – you want the surface to be dry so they crisp up.”
Paul let his tatties sit out for 30 minutes to completely dry, in order to give them that signature fluff.
Then, add your potatoes to “ridiculously hot oil” and keep them spread out so they have room to fry.
Set the oven to 200 degrees, and season with salt and rosemary.
A special ingredient to give your roasties an extra kick is garlic, he reveals.
After about 15 minutes, turn the spuds over and season again, then return to the oven for 15 minutes.
Paul continued: “Drain them off straight away on some kitchen towel to get rid of excess grease.
“Then season them with some sea salt. Beautiful!”
To make sure your spuds are perfect, they should be firm and crispy on the outside, soft on the inside.
His followers loved his advice, and continued to ask questions in the comments.
One asked: “What oil do you use?”
Paul responded: “Any clean fat. I prefer beef fat but duck fat is good and sunflower oil is as well!”
Another said: “Perfect spuds!”
It comes as three London foodies took to TikTok to share their simple method for poaching eggs and it couldn’t be simpler.