Golden and crispy on the outside, creamy on the inside. These simple roasted potatoes are the perfect cozy side with just olive oil, black pepper, and a little sea salt to finish.

Steps to perfect, crispy potatoes:

1. Wash and slice to uniform size.
2. Rinse in cold water, several times.
3. Let dry in paper towel or reusable kitchen cloths, and place in a strainer in the fridge for at least 1 hour.
4. Preheat oven to 450-475°F.
5. Turn out potatoes onto parchment lined sheet pan, drizzle with olive oil and ONLY pepper for seasoning. NOTE: salt will draw out moisture, so season with salt at the end.
6. Toss well, and place cut-side of potato down.
7. Bake for 30 minutes, then toss to crisp up the tops and sides of the potatoes.
8. Finish baking for abother 15-25 minutes, size dependent.
9. Season at the end and serve with gravy, sour cream, or any main course you love.

Crispy Roasted Nugget Potatoes

Shannon Peckford

Servings

6-8

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

60 minutes

Calories

160

Category

Side

Golden and crispy on the outside, creamy on the inside. These simple roasted potatoes are the perfect cozy side with just olive oil, black pepper, and a little sea salt to finish.

Ingredients

• 2 lbs nugget potatoes, halved or quartered
• 1–2 tbsp olive oil
• fresh ground black pepper
• salt, added after roasting

Directions

1. Wash and halve or quarter large potatoes. Rinse in cold water several times.

2. Wrap in paper towel or reusable kitchen cloths. Drain and dry, then refrigerate covered in the towel for at least 1 hour, and up to 12 hours.

3. Preheat oven to 450-475°F. Spread out on parchment-lined sheet pan.

4. Drizzle with olive oil, season with black pepper only.

5. Roast for 30 minutes, toss, then roast another 15-30 minutes until crispy.

6. Salt to taste after roasting.