Herby Slashed Roasties

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 1/4 kg floury potatoes, such as maris piper, unpeeled
• 10 small bay leaves
• 1/4 cup fresh thyme sprig
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons vegan margarine
• 1 tablespoon light olive oil

Recipe

• 1 bring a large saucepan of water to the boil
• 2 heat oven to 200c/fan 180c/gas
• 3 cut the potatoes into halves or quarters depending on their size.
• 4 tip into the pan, allow the heat to come back up; boil for 6-10 mins until just starting to soften around the edges.
• 5 drain in a colander and return to the pan.
• 6 with the lid on, shake the potatoes until the edges fluff up.
• 7 leave the potatoes until cool enough to handle.
• 8 slash half the chunks once with a small knife and stuff alternately with bay or thyme.
• 9 heat the butter and oil in a large roasting pan either in the oven or on the hob until the butter turns golden.
• 10 carefully tip in the potatoes and gently turn in the fat (tongs are best for this).
• 11 sprinkle with sea salt and black pepper to taste and roast for 1-1¼ hrs until crisp and golden, turning halfway through.