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Roast potatoes "à la provençale"

These roast potatoes with echoes of Provence are cooked in 2 stages: boiled first, then finished in the oven until golden and crisp.

They can be served on their own, to accompany meat, or simply with a good green salad.

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Last modified on: September 12^th 2021

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 1 kg potatoes
2 1 tablespoon coarse salt
3 2 bayleaves
4 2 sprigs rosemary
5 5 tablespoons olive oil
6 2 tablespoons herbes de Provence
7 salt
8 pepper
Total weight: 1,122 grams

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 15 min.

Peel and rinse 1 kg potatoes.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Cut the potatoes in to chunks of fairly even size (about the size of your thumb).

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Cut chunks to make lots of faces (rather than slices) as these crisp up better.

Rinse the chunks again.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Put the potato chunks into a large pan. Add 1 tablespoon coarse salt, 2 bayleaves and 2 sprigs rosemary, then enough to water to cover.

Stage 5 - 40 min.

Bring to the boil, then simmer for about 30 minutes.

Stage 6

The potatoes should be soft, to the point of breaking up in the pan.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C)

Stage 7 - 3 min.

Drain the potatoes.

Stage 8 - 3 min.

Spread the potatoes out in a single layer on a sheet of cooking parchment laid on a baking sheet.

Taste a piece and if it still lacks salt, sprinkle with more salt, then pepper.

Stage 9 - 3 min.

Brush all the potatoes with olive oil.

Stage 10 - 1 min.

Scatter herbes de Provence over.

Stage 11 - 30 min.

Roast for about 30 minutes, keeping an eye on the colour towards the end.

Stage 12

Eat piping hot to make the most of them while they are still lovely and crisp.

Remarks

For even more of the Provencal spirit, use herb olive oil instead of plain, and add 1 or 2 cloves of garlic garlic "en chemise" to the pan while boiling the potatoes.

You can cook any variety of potatoes like this, but for the best results, use a floury type, such as Bintje.

Keeping

Should be eaten immediately.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,525 Kcal or 6,385 Kj	20 gr	190 gr	76 gr
76 %	8 %	18 %	12 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
136 Kcal or 569 Kj	2 gr	17 gr	7 gr
7 %	1 %	2 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
381 Kcal or 1,595 Kj	5 gr	48 gr	19 gr
19 %	2 %	4 %	3 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 4.40 €
Per person : 1.10 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chilli potato wedges, Fisherman's Ragout, Grated potato cakes, Roast in the bag pork with fondant vegetables., Leek and potato soup, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mozzarella pasta bake, Special Parmesan baguettes, Tender roasted carrots with avocado mayonnaise, Greek-style stuffed courgettes, Fish fillet with preserved lemons, ... All
	Rosemary: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rosemary steamed fish, Preserved lemons, Fried eggs with tomatoes, Hearty potato and ham gratin, Tenderloin steaks marinated in red wine with rosemary, ... All
	Herbes de Provence: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Baker's pizza, Quick flaky pizza, Tomatoes Provençal, Stuffed Mushrooms, Provençal braised carrots, ... All

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