Christmas time and roasted potatoes go hand in hand, don’t they? I love the smell they bring to the house. This specific recipe is great because the potatoes are crunchy on the outside and fluffy on the inside! Also, there is a special ingredient, inspired by my travels: Herbes de Provence.

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These easy roasted potatoes have made my friends very happy whenever we have a dinner party, so I’m sure they go well for a Christmas meal. People especially like the crunchy part of this dish, because they don’t expect it. Enjoy!

Here is the written recipe, with the ingredients and step by step instructions:

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Easy Roasted Potatoes

Servings 2 people

Equipment

Boiling Pot

Baking Sheet

Oven Tray

Sharp knife

Rubber spatula

Ingredients

2 – 2,5 pounds Russet potatoes (or 1kg)
1 ounce butter (or 20g)
5 tbsp olive oil
salt
herbes de Provence

Instructions

Peel the potatoes, wash them and cut them in wedges. or however you prefer.
Add them in a large boiling pot, right before the water starts to boil and add half a tablespoon of salt. After the water starts boiling, let them boil for 10 to 11 minutes until the exterior of the potatoes starts to crumble a bit. You want them to be mushy on the exterior, but not too soft so they break down.
Drain the water and add the butter, olive oil, salt and the herbs.
Mix until you get a thick starch surface. This is going to be the crunchy part! Don't worry about the herbs getting burned, because they get incorporated in the starch.
Add a baking sheet to the oven tray and add the potatoes in, one by one. Make sure they have room to breath… and sprinkle some more olive oil over them.
Put them in a preheated oven at 392 degrees fahrenheit or 200 degrees celsius… for 35-45 minutes, depending on your oven.
Half way in, you can turn them around, to get an even color. This time I didn’t turn them because sometimes I like the bottom part to be even crunchier!
When they look nice and done, get them out and you will have perfectly crisp …while tender inside, roasted potatoes!
You can sprinkle some parmesan cheese on at the end for extra flavour.