terri2337
Assistant Cook
Hi Everyone! I just love this forum, and I hope someone can help me out with something. I just purchased a Jamie Oliver cookbook (The Naked Chef) and just took one of his recipies out of the oven. Here is a quote from the recipe he provides:
"Bring a large pan of salted water to boil. Cut the potatoes into golf-ball sized pieces, put them into the water with the whole lemon and the garlic cloves, and cook for 12 minutes. Drain and allow to steam dry for 1 minute (this will give you crispier potatoes), then remove the lemon and garlic. Toss the potatoes in the pan while still hot so their outsides get chuffed up and fluffy--this will make them lovely and crispy when they roast."
First, I wasn't sure what he meant by steam drying. Does that mean just leave them in the pot they were cooked in after draining? Also, I wasn't sure which pan he meant. He didn't mean the roasting pan because the potatoes don't go into the roasting pan until later. Anyway, my potatoes didn't come out crispy, they came out like boiled potatoes. They have a really good flavor, but I'm at a loss as to how they can come out crispy after they've been boiled.
I know it may be hard to answer this question without the entire recipe posted, but I just thought maybe someone has some knowledge about this. Thanks so much!
Terri
"Bring a large pan of salted water to boil. Cut the potatoes into golf-ball sized pieces, put them into the water with the whole lemon and the garlic cloves, and cook for 12 minutes. Drain and allow to steam dry for 1 minute (this will give you crispier potatoes), then remove the lemon and garlic. Toss the potatoes in the pan while still hot so their outsides get chuffed up and fluffy--this will make them lovely and crispy when they roast."
First, I wasn't sure what he meant by steam drying. Does that mean just leave them in the pot they were cooked in after draining? Also, I wasn't sure which pan he meant. He didn't mean the roasting pan because the potatoes don't go into the roasting pan until later. Anyway, my potatoes didn't come out crispy, they came out like boiled potatoes. They have a really good flavor, but I'm at a loss as to how they can come out crispy after they've been boiled.
I know it may be hard to answer this question without the entire recipe posted, but I just thought maybe someone has some knowledge about this. Thanks so much!
Terri