Jamie's Perfect Roast Potatoes

Roll up roll up - this is Jamie Oliver's favourite roast potato recipe, and soon it will be yours too! Showing you a variety of fats to use, fantastic flavours for seasoning, and his top cooking tips - your crunchy, golden roasties will reign supreme this Christmas!

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[misakit.]

boil for 10 salted water. fluff up in colander. oil in roasting pan. One layer of potatoes, salt, pepper, 190*c cook till lightly golden. use masher to press down. seasonings (rosemary, garlic, vinegar, oil). oven 25-30 mins/good to eye

[DraciaNightcat]

I made these a couple of days ago and my husband could not stop himself from eating almost all of them. A few changes I made (some of them I'm not sure if Jamie did but just didn't mention):

- I used vegetable oil instead of olive oil because the latter doesn't do too well with high heat
- I preheated the oil in the oven for about 10 minutes before putting the potatoes in
- I made sure to get some of the preheated oil on all surfaces of the potatoes before they went in
- I turned them over halfway through (before mashing them slightly as Jamie does)

They were seriously the best roast potatoes I've ever had in my life.

Something my mum used to do was gather up the pieces of potato that fall off when you shake them (so shake them in a pan instead of a colander) into a flat-ish ball, and roast that along with the whole potatoes. You get a really really nice chef's treat ;)

Also, if you're in America and don't have access to Maris Piper potatoes, Idaho Russet Burbanks work really well.

[jessicakane]

Roast potatoes are one of my most favourite food. I had never made them before, because I was going to require them to be perfect. I couldn't handle the disappointment otherwise. I decided to experiment at 10:30pm and make a small batch of these. I was blown away!! My husband and daughter slowly gravitated toward me and started picking off my plate. My husband isn't a big potato fan, but kept coming back for more. He said "I've never tasted roast potatoes this good before! What did you do?" I said "I listened to what Jamie Oliver said to do, and I did it!!" This is the new staple/go to potato in our house forevermore. So much gratitude to you Mr. Oliver; my food guru. X

[beerbiceps]

Can watch this video a zillion times without getting bored

[maxpogrzeba]

Jamie: "a drop of olive oil" *uses half a bottle*

[Via_The_Void]

I shall be taking this all on board for Christmas Day 2020.

[Francesca_CactusBlossom]

True. This is the best roasted potatoes recipe *EVER*

[foxyinflats]

I like Jaime. Unlike a lot of other chefs, he does not seem aggressive and I have never heard him curse. And he has nice, simple recipes

[joy-fgxs]

I'm from Brazil. My daughter chose England as a birthday theme. I am looking for typical food to be served . I found your videos . You are fantastic. Thanks.

[pizzaovenpizza]

Love this! Best thing about this is the technique of squashing it down for more contact with the pan, I think that's what makes this perfect. You can put whatever type of oils you want, but the squashing thing makes all the difference!

[eskay]

Best roast potatoes ever. I do this at least once a month, and I always forget how to do it so I probably watched this video 100 times 😂

[stellamantikou]

Best. Potatoes. EVER. Bless you Jamie for sharing! My hubby states that in his 35 years, he didn't know what perfect roasted potatoes were like, until now! A staple in our repertoire from now on. <3

[Richardisonline]

No-one cooks roast potatoes as delicious as Jamie does... he's the best

[msbrig]

10 years later....Who else came here in 2024 because of an IG or TT reel?

[dinomomo]

I did the olive oil recipe today for my sibling and OMG it was heaven, I loved it so much and so did my siblings. THIS WAS THE PERFECT RECIPE
Thank you much for this recipe

[jmluciano]

I made this incredible roasted potatoes a couple days ago for my girl... and they were absolutely I´m a big fan of Jamie´s work... and always try to keep track of his work and cool recipes.... Thanks very much for sharing!!!!

[Sundv]

Jamie: "A drizzle of olive oil" *pours an inch deep lake in the pan

[Joxurious]

These are by far my family's favourite potatoes. They always beg me to do it for holidays or special dinners. Thank you Jamie!

[michelek]

"Best Roast Potatoes Ever" would be a better title for this recipe. Tried it and fell in love with it!

[SingerGirlizzi]

I’m not a confident cook but I’m so impressed at how good my roast pots have turned out using this method!!!
Thank you Jamie!!