It's a bit dependent on the oven. They crisp up better on a baking tray than in a pan, I find.
Plenty of olive oil and salt seems to do the trick for me.
Plenty of olive oil and salt seems to do the trick for me.
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If you par boil them to soften them up a bit you can then cook them at a higher heat with plenty of olive oil and a bit of salt (I also add oregano) and that should do the trick.
I love roast potatoes, and what you have just read is the full extent of my cooking prowess (except for steak).
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And to this, before and during the cooking process crush the potatoes a little with a fork or masher to increase the surface area of the potatoes which is what gets the crispiness.
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Yep, that works. Usually I'll toss them in a colander. Works well.
Where can I buy some Kale from?
This, I'd be interested in giving it a go.
It's not that widely available in Aus unfortunately. Ask your local fruit and veg store if they'd order, or hit up any local farmer markets. If you have no luck just keep investigating further, but as far as I know, the big chains like Coles and Safeway ect don't stock it.
It's basically just cabbage.
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1. peel
2. boil - salted water (to get salt in)
3. strain
to get crunchy -
4. put back in pot and put the lid on... toss the boiled potatoes around for a bit so they all scuff up
5. roast in a tray with oil... the scuffing is what makes them crunchy
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Two ways- cut them up smaller, and they tend to get crunchier. I tend to go for not much bigger than a potato wedge. And put them on the outer edge of your roasting pan.
Or, for larger ones, par boil them first, for about 8 mins. Then, put them in a colander and drain them well, but also shake them to roughen the edges and surface. You can also scratch them a bit with a fork. Gives the oil somewhere to stick and creates crunchy bits.
Finally, if you're roasting meat with your potatoes, when you take it out to let it rest, crank the oven up to 250 for those last ten or so minutes.
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Woolworths sells Kale in bags in the section with ready made salads etc.
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Had a GTA game that had a fat scratch in it because the ps2 fell on the ground and inside it the disc got churned, it didn't work thereafter. I Scratched the living daylights out of it up the disc where the first scratch was and it played like a charm for the rest of it's life.
On another note with a disc, if there is a nasty scratch across the disc, put some toothpaste on it and try and make new scratches across the initial scratch. Scratches that go up the disc don't ruin it, it's the ones that go across them that kill them. That's why when you clean a disc you are not supposed to wipe around the disc.
Had a GTA game that had a fat scratch in it because the ps2 fell on the ground and inside it the disc got churned, it didn't work thereafter. I Scratched the living daylights out of it up the disc where the first scratch was and it played like a charm for the rest of it's life.
