Roast potatoes with duck fat. Roasting potatoes in duck fat makes the thickest, craggiest, CRUNCHIEST roast potatoes, in a way that no oil can compare! In actual fat, cooking with duck fat has been a staple in French cooking since the beginning of time. The French understand that duck fat is like bacon - it just makes everything.

The simple way to make delicious roast potatoes that are crispy on the outside and light and fluffy in the middle. I've used duck fat here, but you could. Duck fat adds incredible richness to roasted potatoes, which are layered here with fresh thyme and whole garlic cloves. You can cook Roast potatoes with duck fat using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Roast potatoes with duck fat

You need 2 of x k Rooster potatoes or King Edward.
Prepare 100 of x g duck fat or lard.
Prepare of Enough water to cover.
You need 3 of x tbsp salt.
It's 1 of x tsp baking soda (opt).
It's 1 of x tbsp veg oil.
It's of flakey salt to finish.

Add potatoes and toss with a spoon until evenly coated. Season with salt and pepper; serve immediately. Our super-simple recipe for potatoes roasted in duck fat results in a golden and crispy exterior and creamy insides. Placed potatoes in a large pot and cover with cold water.

Roast potatoes with duck fat instructions

Peel and portion potatoes evenly, just make sure you pick a size and stick to it. Cover with cold water and add the salt and baking soda. The baking soda creates extra fluffy surface that will be so crispy when roasted..
Bring potatoes to a boil and reduce heat and simmer for between 5 and 10 minutes. Do not allow the potatoes to cook fully, what you want is for the surface area to be fluffy when scraped with a knife but not soft in the centre, drain in a colander and leave to steam dry for a few minutes. Then transfer back into the pot..
Toss the potatoes around in the pan to rough up the edges, you can see in the 2nd image how fluffy the surface is. select a rimmed baking or roasting tray and add the duck fat or oil or lard..
Space out the potatoes on the tray or trays so that there is some gaps to allow the heat to crisp up all the surface, add a little oil to stop the fat burning then roast at 230c - 450f for about 20 minutes or until the bottom edges are super crispy. Turn them over and return to the oven for a further 10 - 15 minutes..
Serve on a plate or in a bowl for the family to dive into, I used the fork test for crispness and my god they were amazingly crunchy and fluffy in the centre. Best Roasties ever people. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wIc8e-qb8U&t=33s.

Add a few tablespoons of salt and a splash of vinegar. Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Place potatoes and cold water to cover in a large saucepan; bring to a boil over high. Place ducks, breast side up, on potatoes. Take potatoes to a whole new level with these duck fat roasted potatoes.