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Garlic thyme roast potatoes
Serves four. Garlic thyme roast potatoes.

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Method
- 01
Read, weigh and prepare
7 minHands-onRead the full method and weigh the listed ingredients. Prepare the meat and vegetables as described in the ingredient list, keeping sauce, starch, garnish and working ingredients separate. Clean hands, boards and utensils after handling raw meat.
- 02
Start heating the oven
1 minHands-onHeat the oven to 200°C fan / 220°C conventional.
- 03
Allow the oven to heat
14 minHands-off · check as directedAllow about 15 minutes in total, checking the oven has reached its setting.
- 04
Start heating the cooking liquid
1 minHands-onPut evenly prepared potatoes in a saucepan with their listed cooking water and cooking salt. Start heating.
- 05
Heat the cooking liquid
3 minHands-off · check as directedAllow the cooking liquid to reach a boil. Check promptly when the timer ends; heat output and pan size affect this estimate.
- 06
Check and start cooking
1 minHands-onConfirm a full boil and reduce to a steady gentle boil.
- 07
Parboil potatoes
9 minHands-off · check as directedBoil for 8–10 minutes until the edges soften.
- 08
Drain potatoes
1 minHands-onDrain well.
- 09
Steam-dry
5 minHands-off · check as directedLet steam escape for about 5 minutes.
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Prepare for roasting
4 minHands-onRoughen the potato edges. Toss with the listed roasting fat and seasoning in a roasting tray.
- 11
Load the oven
2 minHands-onCheck the oven setting and carefully put the prepared dish into the hot oven.
- 12
Roast potatoes
21 minHands-off · check as directedRoast for about 43 minutes in total, turning midway, until crisp and tender.
- 13
Check and turn
1 minHands-onTurn the potatoes. Add garlic and thyme for the final 20 minutes.
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Finish crisping
21 minHands-off · check as directedContinue roasting until golden and crisp.
- 15
Check and take out of the oven
2 minHands-onCheck the stated readiness cue using a probe for cooked meat where specified. Carefully take the dish out and set it on a heatproof surface.
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Finish and serve
2 minHands-onServe immediately while crisp.
Equipment check
5 items required
- Digital scales
- Appropriate chopping board
- Probe thermometer
- Wide frying pan
- Oven and oven-safe dish
Check the listed equipment and capacity before you start.
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