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Fork holding some crispy potatoes up close showing the texture and browning

Crispy Potatoes

These are truly the ultimate Crispy Potatoes you'll ever make. And without frying! It's a really OLD technique that has resurfaced online now and taking the internet by a storm. Crisp potatoes in the outside with a melt in your mouth soft fluffy inside, coated in parmesan and garlic. SO GOOD!
Course Side Dish, sides, vegan, vegetarian
Cuisine American, Mediterranean
Keyword crispy potatoes, how to bake potatoes, how to make crispy potatoes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings 4
Author Mahy

Ingredients

  • 3 pounds Russet Potatoes peeled and cut unto 1 inch cubes
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • Water to boil and cook the potatoes
  • 4 Tablespoons high smoking point oil such as avocado oil
  • 3 cloves of garlic minced
  • 2 tablespoons rosemary leaves minced
  • 1 cup parmesan cheese grated

Instructions

  1. Start by preparing the potatoes for boiling. As always, you can leave the peel on, but these work BEST when peeled.
    A hand holding peeled and cubed potatoes cut into 1 inch cubes ready to boil
  2. Cut the potatoes into equal size pieces so that they cook at the same time. You can cut them into cubes or wedges. These are 1 inch size cubes.
  3. In a large pot, add cold water, the potatoes, salt and baking soda.
    A hand holding a small bowl of baking soda and pouring it into the pot of boiling water
  4. Boil the potatoes until they're soft, but not fall apart tender. These will continue roasting so you don't want them to mush.
  5. Drain the potatoes in a colander and make sure all water has been removed.
    A hand holding a colander with the boiled potatoes drained and ready
  6. Preheat your oven and add in a baking sheet with the oil. You need oil enough to cover the surface of the baking sheet but not too much that it makes the potatoes oily.
    A sheet pan drizzled with oil ready to go into the oven to preheat
  7. Once the baking sheet and oil are hot, you're going to add the boiled and drained potatoes right on top. It will sizzle ever so perfectly!!
    The drained potatoes added into the hot baking sheet with hot oil
  8. Now place the baking sheet back into the oven and roast the potatoes.
    halfway roasted crispy potatoes being tossed around for ven browning
  9. Halfway you need to turn them around for even browning and crisping.
    rosemary, minced garlic and parmesan are added to the ready potatoes in the baking sheet for seasoning and flavoring them
  10. When the potatoes are perfectly browned and crisp on the outside, you'll add in any flavor you like. We added rosemary and minced garlic.
  11. You can either toss it together in the heat of the baking sheet and serve right away. Or you can roast them back for 3-4 minutes to cook the garlic slightly.
    Top view close up of crispy potatoes showing the deep golden color and crisp outside of the roasted potatoes and some rosemary and parmesan on top
  12. Sprinkle some parmesan cheese, season and enjoy right away!

Recipe Video

Recipe Notes

Tips for Seriously Crispy Potatoes 

  1. Pick Russet or Idaho potatoes for the best result. 
  2. While you can leave the peel on, we prefer peeling for maximum crisping.
  3. Make sure to use baking soda while boiling the potatoes.The baking soda hack is a revolutionary way to crispy potatoes! 
  4. Don't boil the potatoes to a mushy texture, rather just cooked through is enough. 
  5. Drain as much water as possible from the boiled potatoes, preferably use a colander. 
  6. When oiling and heating the baking sheet, use a high smoke oil like avocado oil. 
  7. Tossing the potatoes halfway during roasting will ensure even browning and perfect crunch all over.
  8. Flavor the potatoes with any fresh herb, and aromatic you prefer. Use cajun spice, taco seasoning or , add in cheddar cheese, etc.

How to Store Leftovers and Reheat

These potatoes remain crisp for a while after roasting, store them in an airtight container for up to 5 days. For best results, reheat the potatoes in an air fryer at 350 degrees F for 5 minutes, shaking halfway.

What is the Baking soda Hack for potatoes?

Baking soda creates an alkaline environment which breaks down the potato exterior. This break down creates a crisp exterior when roasting in the oven. 

Do You have to boil the Potatoes before roasting?

Well, if you read the first chink of this post, YES! My grandma and older generations did it this way only, and it was perfect. While you can roast directly into the oven and skip boiling, it's not as crisp.

How to Serve Crispy Potatoes

These go with practically ANYTHING!