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Easy roast potatoes

Name: Easy roast potatoes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 5–6 as a side
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 1 kg baby potatoes (or other small potatoes), halved; 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 tsp cooking salt; ¼ tsp black pepper; 5 garlic cloves, skin on, smashed; 5 thyme sprigs or 3 rosemary sprigs

Serves 5–6 as a side Prep 5 min Cook 1 hr Total 1 hr 5 min

Ingredients

1 kg baby potatoes (or other small potatoes), halved
4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp cooking salt
¼ tsp black pepper
5 garlic cloves, skin on, smashed
5 thyme sprigs or 3 rosemary sprigs

Method

Heat oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Smash unpeeled garlic with the side of a knife so it bursts but stays in one piece.
Pile potatoes on a metal tray. Drizzle oil, sprinkle salt and pepper, toss. Toss through garlic and thyme. Spread out.
Roast 30 minutes. Toss (if any are stuck, leave them — they release when the crust is ready). Put paler cut sides down.
Roast 25–35 minutes more until golden. Serve immediately.

Tip: Smashed whole garlic (not minced) flavours the oil without burning. Do not force stuck potatoes off the tray. An hour is the real cook time — do not shortcut.

Source: RecipeTin Eats