Lemon and garlic potatoes

4 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • 500g red-skinned potatoes
  • 1 lemon
  • 4 sprigs of fresh thyme or rosemary
  • 1 bulb of garlic

Directions

  1. 1
    Wash the potatoes, leaving the skins on.
  2. 2
    Chop into 2cm chunks and throw into one of the large frying pans.
  3. 3
    Cover with boiling water, season with salt and cover with a lid.
  4. 4
    Turn the heat right up, and boil for 8minutes, or until just cooked.
  5. 5
    Fill and reboil the kettle.
  6. 6
    Check that the potatoes are cooked through, then drain and return to the same frying pan.
  7. 7
    Leave on a high heat and drizzle over some olive oil.
  8. 8
    Add a pinch of salt & pepper, speed-peel in strips of lemon zest and add 4 sprigs of thyme or rosemary.
  9. 9
    Halve the bulb of garlic widthways, squash each half with the back of a knife and add to the pan.
  10. 10
    Toss everything together, then roughly squash down with a masher.
  11. 11
    Toss every 3 minutes or so, until golden and crisp.

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