Airfryer Roast Potatoes Recipe – I love my airfryer and have used it a great deal over the last 7 years. Another favourite of mine is this Airfryer chips recipe. One question that pops up all the time is how to do the best air fryer roast potatoes. Now, there is more than one answer but I shall try to cover all bases!
Slimming World Style Airfryer Roast Potatoes
I bought my first airfryer when I was following the Slimming World diet, so it was really bought from a healthy eating point of view.
To make roast potatoes with the least calories then you need to use Fry Light or a similar low cal oil spray. Peel your potatoes like normal and cut into roast potato size chunks. Then, once you have popped them into your airfryer give them a liberal coating of Fry Light. It’s just one calorie a squirt so you don’t have to be sparing. Then, simply set the airfryer off at 200°C to do it’s work. I find they take around 25 minutes to cook, but usually check after around 20 minutes and then judge it from there.
Once they are finished you will have light, golden potatoes, crunchy on the outside and fluffy inside. Low calorie and very filling. If you are following Slimming World then these are considered syn free roast potatoes.
Tefal Actifry Roast Potatoes
If you are looking for good, healthy roast potatoes but are not being as strict on the calorie front, then a good glug of Olive Oil (extra virgin for the best taste) is what I recommend. Depending what style of airfryer you have you can approach this in two ways. If you have a Tefal Actifry then you can put your potatoes in the pan and then drizzle your olive oil over the top before setting them off. This works well as the Tefal Actifry has a solid bottom with a rotating paddle that constantly stirs, turning the potatoes over and over in the oil as it does so. I really prefer the Tefal Actifry from this point of view as it stops the potatoes drying out.
If you have the Tower Air Fryer or similar style like my Von Shef airfryer then I would put the potatoes into a bowl first. Then drizzle them with olive oil before tossing them so they are fully covered before adding the potatoes to the air fryer.
You can add some salt and pepper at this stage or something more interesting like garlic salt or celery salt.
From there, as before cook at200°C for 20-25 minutes. Then at the end you’ll find crunchy and tasty roasted potatoes.
Airfryer Potatoes Recipe
If you are feeling very decadent and are not looking for very low calorie roast potatoes, then consider adding some duck fat or beef dripping to the potatoes. This really gives the taste of having been cooked with the Sunday roast. This will only really work with the Actifry style airfryer with the paddle as the fat is drained off through the holes of the Tower style airfryers. Another tip for added flavour to the airfryer potatoes would be to add a couple of cloves of peeled garlic in for some lovely garlicky roast potatoes.
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If you are interested in healthy recipes and have a sweet tooth, check out this recipe for no added sugar muffins.
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If you are a Sunday lunch lover you might light to read my Yorkshire Pudding recipe or my guide to the best Yorkshire Pudding tins.
If you over-crowded the pan so that there isn't enough space for the potatoes to rest on the pan without touching each other, it will prevent the water from evaporating and making the potatoes crispy. You can always try to broil the potatoes for 1-2 minutes to crisp them up at the end of baking if necessary.
If you want to make this roast potatoes day before recipe and keep the potatoes crispy, ensure you put them in hot oil before baking them. This will help the potatoes stay crispy. If you're preparing roast potatoes in advance and find they have gone soggy in the fridge.
In a video online, Gordon explained: “For crispy roast potatoes, you can depend on them, my tip is to parboil them, leave them to steam dry, then sprinkle them with semolina or flour, and then give them a good roughing up.”
If you roast them at too high a temperature, you risk browning the outsides before the insides are cooked through. Cook them for too long at a lower temp, though, and they may dry out (telltale signs: leathery, tough) on their way to Tender Town.
This sure sounds a lot like potatoes that have been stored too long, in too cold of an environment before cooking. When potatoes are held below 41°F for too long a period, the starches convert to sugar and it changes the cooking chemistry.
Neutral, low-cost oil such as vegetable oil, canola oil, safflower oil, peanut oil, corn oil, coconut oil, avocado oil, etc., work well for roasting. These oils have a high smoke point, allowing the potatoes to get hotter without imparting off flavors.
Also, be mindful of the oil. Potatoes can react like sponges; too much oil can make your potatoes appear to be soggy. Try placing oil in a spray bottle or using an aerosol to apply the oil to the potatoes. Lastly, ensure that the potatoes are dry before you add the oil.
Soaking potatoes in water helps remove excess starch. Excess starch can inhibit the potatoes from cooking evenly as well as creating a gummy or sticky texture on the outside of your potatoes. Cold water is used because hot water would react with the starch activating it, making it harder to separate from the potatoes.
These tips are completely doable, actually pretty much fail-proof. SOAK your potato chunks in cold water. This removes some of the starch and helps get them super duper crispy. Soak them at least one hour.
Toss the potatoes with the canola oil, garlic paste and salt and pepper to taste. Place on a sheet tray and roast until cooked through and golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes.
Remove from the oven and immediately fold in the herbs.
Parboiling the potatoes in alkaline water breaks down their surfaces, creating tons of starchy slurry for added surface area and crunch. Offering you the choice of oil, duck fat, goose fat, or beef fat means you can get whichever flavor you want.
Melt the lard in a deep flameproof roasting tray on a high heat and fry the potatoes on each side until they begin to brown. Sprinkle with salt and roast for 30 minutes, or until starting to colour. Turn the potatoes and return to the oven for a further 20-30 minutes, or until golden-brown and crisp.
If you're roasting potatoes start-to-finish in the oven, you should always salt them after cooking. This is to avoid drawing out moisture while they cook and making the outer layer leathery.
They will get too hard if cooked at a high temperature for too long as they will dry out. It is worth taking the time to preheat your oven, wash, salt, and oil the potatoes and then bake them for at least an hour.
Size and Cut: The size and cut of the potato pieces can also affect their cooking time. Smaller pieces will cook faster and become softer than larger ones. If the potato cubes were too large or unevenly cut, this might result in some pieces remaining crunchy.
Skip rubbing your potatoes in oil and salt until the end of the cooking time. That's when they'll deliver the most texture and flavor benefit for the spuds. If you oil them up early, the skins may not turn crispy. The salt, too, can run off the potatoes in the heat.
Firstly, ensure you've baked it at a sufficiently high temperature (around 400°F/200°C). Secondly, make sure you've allowed enough time for baking—large potatoes may take longer. Lastly, check if your oven is calibrated accurately; an incorrect temperature setting can affect cooking.
These tips are completely doable, actually pretty much fail-proof. SOAK your potato chunks in cold water. This removes some of the starch and helps get them super duper crispy.
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