In 2022 I finally bought an air fryer (and later I was given a second one) and my first foray into using one was roast potatoes. Let’s have a fresh look at that now that I’ve made lots more roasties in one.
When I finally caved and bought an air fryer, I cooked air fryer “roast” potatoes. They turned out much like roast potatoes, they looked right, they tasted okay, if plain. In 2022, I wrote…
Were they the best roast potatoes I’ve cooked? Not close. I make super-crunchy roasties. They’re steamed or parboiled first, drained, and shaken in the hot pan t0 remove any remaining water. Then they’re plunged into hot oil which has been preheated in the oven in a loaf tin. In half an hour to 45 minutes or so at a high heat, they turn out so crunchy that they’re noisy to eat. The centre is soft and fluffy. They’re a delight. That is a roast potato.
I don’t set out on any recipe expecting, or hoping, that it will be anything less than wonderful. I want it to work. But I won’t share recipes I’m not happy to eat myself. So, I did enjoy eating these “roast potatoes” which were cooked by hot, dry air and a tiny film of olive oil spray.
That was then…
