Crispy Oven Roasted Potatoes
In the mood for some really crispy oven roasted potatoes? These are hands down the easiest and best roast potato recipe with only two ingredients and are made without baking powder. The best side dish for roasted turkey or juicy beef tenderloin.
Servings 4
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 Idaho russet potatoes washed, dried and halved lengthwise
- 1 stick unsalted butter I use Land O' Lakes
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°. Set a rack to the middle position.
- Place the stick (or sticks if using half sticks) on a 12 x 17" sheet pan and place the pan in the oven.
- Allow the butter to melt on the pan for about 5 minutes until foamy.
- Remove the pan from the oven and season liberally with salt and pepper or any other seasonings desired (see below for suggestions).
- Place the potatoes cut side down on top of the seasoned melted butter leaving space between the potatoes (you don't want to crowd them so they crisp up). Brush the tops of the potatoes with some of the butter from the pan and season them as well.
- Roast the potatoes for 30-35 minutes until crispy.
- Serve with your favorite dip like this homemade blue cheese dressing or horseradish sauce.
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Notes
Make ahead
Because this is such an easy recipe, I wouldn't recommend making them ahead. You're not really saving any time because you have to reheat the potatoes anyway which takes about 15 minutes.Storing
Store leftovers in a sealed container or bag. Use within 3 days.Reheating
To reheat any leftovers (if there are any), brush a baking sheet with some butter (or just take the end of a stick of butter and make a few quick swashes across the pan). Put the leftover potatoes cut side down and reheat for about 10 minutes in a preheated 350˚ oven.