Oven roasted garlic potatoes seasoned with Parmesan make a tempting side dish for any meal and are made extra crispy using an alkaline water technique.
Oven Roasted Garlic Potatoes
by Sue Lau | Palatable Pastime
My recipe of the day is Oven Roasted Garlic Potatoes with the Baking Bloggers group, which I head up on Facebook with blogging friends.
Each month we vote on a topic we wish to write and cook about, then run with it. This month the topic is Baking with Potatoes.
Using Alkaline Water
This particular recipe uses alkaline water in the cooking process to make the potatoes even crispier. The source is through baking soda being added to the cooking water. I read about this on Serious Eats, where J. Kenji López-Alt waxes poetic on the topic of British roasties.
I have also been reading about the use of alkaline water in making tortillas through the nixtamalization of the masa and as well, in making of Chinese moon cakes, alkaline water is used. But I am hoping to try my hand at doing that this month, although I have no idea if I will be getting a post up. I’ve got the lotus paste, the molds and the alkaline water, which is sold in bottles at Asian markets.
Don’t ask me to mess with the masa process. I haven’t even seen how to do that one (so far) and most times buy a tub of masa at the tienda if I want to make tamales or something. Those are work enough just getting a pot full wrapped and steamed. But they are so good!
The Rest Is Easy Enough
So I did par-cook the potatoes in salted water with the baking soda, and then roasted them the same way I always do, coated with butter, oil and seasonings, turning them frequently to brown on all sides. I finished with just a touch of cheese. I think you will like them!
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Oven Roasted Garlic Potatoes
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 pounds white or Yukon gold potatoes quartered
- 6 cups salted water
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup garlic cloves chopped if very large
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 tablespoons Kerrygold garlic & herb butter melted
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1-2 tablespoons chopped Italian parsley
Instructions
- Bring salted water, baking soda and potatoes to a boil in a large saucepan.
- Cook for 8 minutes then drain.
- Toss potatoes with melted butter, olive oil, garlic cloves, salt, and black pepper.
- Place on a baking sheet lined with nonstick foil.
- Roast at 425F for 45 minutes, flipping the potatoes over every ten minutes or until browned.
- Sprinkle with the Parmesan and bake 2-3 minutes more to melt the cheese.
- Sprinkle with a little chopped parsley for garnish if desired.
Notes
From the kitchen of palatablepastime.com
Alkaline water? What a cool tip!! These potatoes sound so tasty..
I love potatoes in all forms and this with garlic and butter flavoured, sound so yum
Thanks for the tip about using alkaline water, to make crispier potatoes. Will be doing this next time I do baked potatoes.