To not parboil my roast potatoes?

[Eliza9917]

Got a chicken in the oven. Washed, peeled and cut the potatoes up. Currently sitting here feeling a bit ropey wondering whether I can be arsed to boil them first or just chuck them in the oven for an hour instead.

Really feeling the second option atm..

I don’t parboil. But I make sure the oil is sizzling hot before adding them - just as good in my opinion!

Oh god I just chop mine up and stick them in the oven Don’t even peel them. Bit of oil to make them crispy.

@Milffromhades I'm slovenly. I rarely open my living curtains too.

@bamboooo I put the chicken in with salt, pepper & oil. I let it cook a bit and baste it every half hour. Then I put the potatoes in to all the oil/juices and baste/turn them every half hour too. I cook the chicken for two hours. Normally put the potatoes in the tray after an hour.

I half caved and put the potatoes in a bowl of water and microwaved them. Then I mixed flour, salt, white pepper, black pepper, garlic powder and onion powder and fluffed the potatoes, poured the flour over and put them in the hot lard. I've put a bit of the chicken oil on them too.

Big bowl with water to cover them and slam in the microwave for 10 mins drain and Chuck in the oven ! It's the modern way

I peel, chop and microwave in a bowl without water for 4 minutes. Then into the oven.

Milffromhades I'm slovenly. I rarely open my living curtains too.

Tsk! I expect your nets are filthy too.

Lard is an outrage! Rapeseed oil is much better

Don’t forget to add the yorkies!

My potatoes were beautiful!

There's actually a reason the curtains don't get opened, it's not complete laziness.

The dog would be constantly at the window at people going by and could tear the nets or the curtains down so we leave them shut.

They are quite thin cream ones so don't really affect the light in here much during the day so we just leave them shut.

@agedknees those are impressive! I wish I made some now. We had chicken, potatoes and corn cobs.

Yeah, why not? A full roast in this house is joint of meat, roast potatoes, peas / carrots / sweetcorn, stuffing balls, yorkshire's, cauliflower & broccoli cheese and gravy.

Dinner was a bit lazy today because I didn't feel that well, couldn't be bothered to prep broad beans or carrots (the other veg we've got in) so we had what could be made pretty easily. Once in a while a less than completely nutritious meal doesn't hurt.

I never parboil mine - just shove ‘em in the oven in a roasting tray seasoned, and with some fat. I don’t even cut them up particularly small. They are always v popular.

On a Monday.
I can’t get over that. Monday is cheese on toast or beans or something equally crap

I wouldn't like them.

I parboil in salted water, fluff them in the colander then put them in preheated goose fat. Everyone loves my roasties.

OP, you might want to check your namechecks.... there's a big difference between a MilFromHades and a MilfFromHades
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@lowtide Isn't it Thursday?

Monday? What weird ass time zone do you live in?

Never par boil mine, cook the meat then remove from pyrex just leaving the fat from the meat (beef is best), let it cool slightly then add bisto gravy granules and mix to make a marinade, chuck in the quartered spuds and coat with marinade then cook until ready - sticky/crispy roasties every time :)

I gave up parboiling as it just meant they ended up mushy and overcooked.

we have cooked diners 2-3 times a week

our rosties always go in with them meat straight from being cut

I hope that the chicken skin was very crispy.