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Serves
4 or more, depending on how many potatoes you use
Author Notes
Inspired by Heston Blumenthal’s technique —l champion
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Ingredients
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large Russet potatoes
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salt
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freshly-ground pepper
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olive oil
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minced fresh garlic (approx. 2 cloves for each pound of potatoes)
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chopped fresh rosemary (approx. 1 sprig for each pound of potatoes)
Directions
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Scrub the potatoes and then cut into evenly-sized quarters. Place them in a large bowl of cold water and let them soak for about 15 minutes, stirring from time to time.
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While the potato wedges are soaking:
Bring to a boil a large pot of salted water (enough to completely cover the potatoes).
Preheat your oven to 375 F.
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Once the pot of water is boiling, drain and rinse off the potatoes that have been soaking. This is to remove the potato starch.
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Boil the wedges for about 20 minutes, or until they are soft and about to fall apart.
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Carefully drain and shake the potatoes, then turn into a large bowl. Gently toss the potatoes with salt and pepper and oil.
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Cover a large baking sheet with parchment paper, then lay the potatoes out in a single layer on the baking sheet.
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Roast on the middle rack of the oven for about an hour, turning the wedges over every 20 minutes (to brown evenly on all sides)
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Mix the minced garlic with the chopped rosemary and set aside.
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After 45 minutes or so, sprinkle the potatoes with the garlic/rosemary mixture, and continue roasting until most of the potatoes have golden edges.
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Serve immediately.
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