MY GARLIC AND HERB ROASTED POTATOES

my garlic and herb roasted potatoes

We all know about the usual Sunday roast; I never really follow that rule, but the only thing that stays the same is that we always have roasted potatoes on Sundays. The other difference is that what accompanies the potatoes is all up to my family’s choice. This is a recipe for my garlic and herb roasted potatoes which I have finally been able to perfect after many failures of soggy and burnt potatoes. It’s very simple and all you need is;

my garlic and herb roasted potatoes

  • 2 jacket potatoes (I used two huge ones)
  • Garlic powder
  • Salt
  • Black pepper
  • Mixed herbs
  • Paprika
  • Olive oil

Method;

  • Preheat your oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
  • Peel your potatoes and cut them into chunky wedges and put them in a bowl with water to remove some of the starch, I prefer wedges to halves.
  • my garlic and herb roasted potatoes
  • In a roasting dish, pour in about 3 tablespoons of olive oil and put the dish in the oven to heat up the oil.
  • While your oil is heating, rinse out the starch from the potatoes and pat them dry with some paper towels.
  • my garlic and herb roasted potatoes
  • Put them back in the bowl and start adding the seasonings, put a teaspoon each of garlic powder, paprika and mixed herbs. You can add more if you want depending on your preference.
  • Salt your potatoes and then grind in some black pepper, give the bowl a good toss or shake until all the potatoes are coated evenly.
  • At this point, your oil would have heated up and you can put the potatoes in the dish, be careful with the hot oil splattering when you put them in and  shake them to coat them in the oil, then put them in the oven.
  • After 30 minutes, go back and remove the dish and shake them and back to the oven.
  • My potatoes usually take an hour or less depending on how thick the wedges are. Once you see they have become golden brown and a bit crispy, take them out.
  • Serve and enjoy.You can also serve it with kachumbari, recipe here.


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42 Comments

  1. Yum! I want to try this recipe myself. All I need is time!!! lol. Saving this for later, love potatoes!

  2. These sounds so yummy and definitely something that my family would love! They are also a great alternative to greasy fresh fries!

  3. This garlic and herb roasted potatoes look so good! I bet it was yummy too! Need to cook this soon!

  4. Those look amazing. I have been trying to find new ways to eat potatoes and I will be trying these. I love herbs and always try to use them in my cooking. Great recipe!

  5. Thanks for this post, it made my mouth water!! It looks so tasty and sounds pretty easy to make – I might have to give it a go!

  6. this looks simple enough for me to try. I never really make potatoes because I am stuck with just one way to make it. Will try this for dinner tomorrow.

  7. This is so yummy. I will try your recipe. Every body at home love roasted potatoes!!!

  8. I love well seasoned potatoes! This looks good and i want to try experimenting with using different herb seasonings on this too!

  9. These look absolutely delicious! I am going to have to make these soon as they would be the perfect side dish!

  10. This seems like a healthier alternative to french fries. I could be wrong, but I hope it is, but this looks delish!

  11. I might be quite lousy in kitchen (lol) but your recipe seems I can do it as well. Looks delicious even a simple roasted potatoes (wishing I might not burn it).

  12. It sounds strange but I am so obsessed with potatoes ,they are delicious all year round aha. And a garlic and herb flavouring sounds like the perfect kind of potatoes to me.