Dad says an Oxo cube is the secret to perfectly crispy roasties and people are praising the tip
WE’RE sure you’d agree there’s nothing more satisfying than cripsy, fluffy and flavourful roast potatoes – but there is an art to perfecting them every time.
A talented home cook has revealed his secret recipe which takes ordinary roasties to the next level and other foodies are praising him for the clever idea.
Keen foodie, Andrew Price created the Facebook food group Rate My Plate Éire where he shared his mouth-watering recipe alongside snaps of his absolutely amazing looking full roast dinner.
But the star of the show is obviously the potatoes, with Andrew revealing he uses an OXO stock cube to create the ultimate finish for the humble spud.
In his post he wrote: “Chicken Oxo cube roast spuds, everything you need to make it and the finished product,” as he demonstrated the cooking process.
In addition to the two stock cubes used, all you need is salt, pepper, garlic, an onion to season and coat the peeled and chopped potatoes.
The Facebook foodie says he likes to use chicken stock cubes, but you could also use beef or vegetable if you prefer.
Explaining the method, he says: “Par boil your potatoes and put them in oven proof dish.
“Toss in oil and add the OXO cubes [made into liquid stock with half a cup of water] and seasoning.
He also said they take a whopping three hours in the oven at 160 degrees Celsius to get them just right.
While it seems like an incredibly long time, and longer than most people would cook theirs, Andrew claims cooking them “low and slow” will guarantee delicious and crunchy spuds.
In the photos, the dads potatoes are perfectly golden brown and like-minded foodies can’t get over just how good they look.
One person said: “I’m crying as I lick my screen!
“They look amazing and I’m so hungry!” another exclaimed.
While a third wrote: “They look fabulous, I can taste the flavours through the screen –mouthwatering.”
We’re definitely fans too – especially because a pack of OXO cubes will only set you back around £1.50 for 12, that’s just 30p per batch of potatoes.
Definitely worth a try this long weekend.
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