Description
Jamie Oliver’s roasted duck fat potatoes deliver crispy, golden perfection with minimal effort. Seasoned herbs and high-heat roasting ensure a crunchy exterior and creamy interior you’ll savor with every bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.75 kg (3.5 lb) potatoes, Sebago or Dutch Creams (Aus), Yukon Gold or Russet (US), Maris Piper (UK), medium to large
- 200 g (7 oz) duck fat (or goose fat)
- 2 tbsps semolina
- 2 tsps rosemary, roughly chopped (optional)
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1.5 tsps kosher salt
- Sea salt flakes (optional)
Instructions
- Potato Preparation: Peel and chunk potatoes into uniform 2-inch pieces, ensuring consistent sizing for even cooking.
- Initial Boiling: Submerge potatoes in salted cold water, boil for 10 minutes until slightly tender, then drain completely in a colander.
- Surface Roughening: Return potatoes to pot, shake vigorously to create textured exteriors, dust with salt and semolina for extra crispiness.
- Fat Preparation: Place duck fat in heavy roasting pan, heat in 230°C/450°F oven until smoking hot and perfectly primed for roasting.
- Initial Roasting: Transfer potato chunks into sizzling fat, ensuring complete coverage and positioning cut-side down in single layer for maximum crispness.
- Roasting Process: Cook undisturbed for 25 minutes, then flip potatoes to promote even golden-brown coloration and develop crunchy exterior.
- Final Crisping: Continue roasting, rotating potatoes periodically, until achieving deep golden color with supremely crisp texture, approximately 25-30 minutes total.
- Serving: Remove from oven, season with sea salt flakes and fresh rosemary, transfer to warm serving dish and present immediately while piping hot.
Notes
- Potato Prep Precision: Cut potatoes uniformly to ensure even cooking and consistent crispiness throughout.
- Roughen for Crunch: Shake potatoes vigorously to create rough edges, which dramatically increases the surface area for extra crispy exterior.
- Fat Temperature Matters: Heat duck fat until smoking for maximum potato browning and achieving that golden, crunchy perfection.
- Strategic Roasting Technique: Avoid moving potatoes during initial roasting to develop a deep, uninterrupted golden-brown crust that’s irresistibly crisp.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 1600 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg