{"id":310,"date":"2012-11-21T15:54:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-21T12:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zarada.net\/?p=310"},"modified":"2012-11-21T15:56:31","modified_gmt":"2012-11-21T12:56:31","slug":"crispy-roast-potatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zarada.net\/?p=310","title":{"rendered":"Crispy Roast Potatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>I was really attracted to this dish. I think it\u2019s the photo! I promised myself that I would make this one day and the opportunity came yesterday when we were having pan-fried merluza. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"Roasted potatoes\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Roasted potatoes\" src=\"https:\/\/zarada.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Roastedpotatoes.jpg\" width=\"520\" height=\"339\"><\/p>\n<p><em>Hubby said he wanted to eat the fish with boiled potatoes but I instantly thought of these roasted potatoes and told him that I had something else in mind. <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none\" class=\"wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile\" alt=\"Smile\" src=\"https:\/\/zarada.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/wlEmoticon-smile.png\"><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>So, this is how it turned out when I made it:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"My crispy roasted potatoes\" border=\"0\" alt=\"My crispy roasted potatoes\" src=\"https:\/\/zarada.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_8684.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"500\"><\/p>\n<p><em>It wasn\u2019t perfect, but I\u2019ll keep tweaking until I get it exactly the way I want it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Serves 8 <br \/>Preparation Time: 25 minutes <br \/>Total Time: 2 1\/4 hours<\/p>\n<p><strong>INGREDIENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 kg russet potatoes, peeled<br \/>1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted <br \/>1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil <br \/>1\/2 medium-sized onion, sliced in thin wedges lengthwise <br \/>Salt <br \/>1\/2 to 1 teaspoon red-pepper flakes (optional) <br \/>8 sprigs thyme<\/p>\n<p><strong>DIRECTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Preheat oven to 190 degrees Celsius. In a small bowl, combine butter and oil. Brush the bottom of a round 9-inch baking dish with some butter mixture. I used my round Pyrex dish and it went to the table from the oven. With a sharp knife or using a mandolin, slice the potatoes very thinly crosswise.<\/p>\n<p>This amount of potatoes fit just nicely into my Pyrex dish. Arrange potato slices vertically in dish then insert the onion wedges evenly throughout. Sprinkle with salt and red-pepper flakes (if using). Brush with the remaining butter mixture. <\/p>\n<p>Roast in the oven for 1 1\/4 hours. Remove, add thyme sprigs ( I didn\u2019t have any so I sprinkled dried thyme \u2013 but it didn\u2019t have the same effect <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none\" class=\"wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-sadsmile\" alt=\"Sad smile\" src=\"https:\/\/zarada.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/wlEmoticon-sadsmile.png\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Continue roasting until the potatoes are cooked through with a crisp top, about 35 minutes more.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/thebittenword.typepad.com\/thebittenword\/2010\/01\/crispy-potato-roast.html#more\" href=\"http:\/\/thebittenword.typepad.com\/thebittenword\/2010\/01\/crispy-potato-roast.html#more\">http:\/\/thebittenword.typepad.com\/thebittenword\/2010\/01\/crispy-potato-roast.html#more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/zarada.net\/?p=310\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 119645;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was really attracted to this dish. 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