Vegetable Recipes - Roast Potatoes with Rosemary and Garlic Recipe

  
 

Vegetable Recipes - Roast Potatoes with Rosemary and Garlic Recipe

Ingredients

Serve 4

  • 4 tablespoons olive oil

  • 2 tablespoons chopped rosemary                          .

  • 750 g/1 1/2 lb medium potatoes, unpeeled and quartered lengthways

  • 4 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced

  • salt and pepper

Method:

  1. Put 2 tablespoons of the oil into a large roasting tin, and place in a preheated oven, 230°C (450°F), Gas Mark 8, to warm through. Make sure the potatoes are dry.

  2. Mix together the remaining oil and the rosemary, and toss the potatoes to coat them completely.

  3. Add the potatoes to the roasting tin in the oven, shake carefully to give an even layer, then place the tin at the top of the oven and roast for 20 minutes.

  4. Remove the tin from the oven and move the potatoes around so that they cook evenly.

  5. Scatter the garlic amongst the potatoes, return the tin to the oven and cook for a further 5 minutes.

  6. Remove the potatoes from the oven, season to taste with salt and pepper, and serve immediately.