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Roasted potatoes
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Preparation time: 10 minutes
Total cooking time: 45 minutes
Serves 8

Ingredients

  • 2kg floury potatoes
  • 375ml canned goose fat or lard (or 300ml olive oil)
  • Salt

    Procedure

    If you are peeling the potatoes ahead, leave them immersed in cold water.
    Preheat oven to 200°C, 400°F, Gaz 6.
    Cut the potatoes in half and Place the potatoes in a large pan and cover with cold water.
    Simmer for 5 minutes.
    Drain, shake slightly to roughen the edges and then cool on paper towel
    Pour the goose oil into a large roasting tin.
    Heat in the oven for 5 minutes. Add the potatoes in one layer.
    Turn the potatoes to coat with the fat and return to roast for 40 minutes or until golden, turning halfway through the cooking time.
    Drain the fat, sprinkle with salt. Roast for further 5 minutes.

    Potatoes

    Brussels sprouts and chestnuts


    Preparation time: 30 minutes
    Total cooking time: 20 minutes
    Serves 6-8.

    Ingredients

  • 1kg brussels sprouts, trimmed
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 shallots peeled and sliced
  • 400g fresh chestnuts or 200g can
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon
  • Pinch ground cinnamon

    Procedure


    Make slits in the chestnuts and put them in saucepan. Ocver with cold water and bring to boil over hig heat.
    Simmer for 10 minutes. Drain and allow to cool a few minutes. Peel off the skins.
    Trim the sprouts and cut a cross in the base of each.
    Blanch the sprouts in a pan of boiling salted water for 5 minutes.
    Heat the oil in a frying pan and cook the chestnuts (until they begin to brown) and fry shallots till crispy.
    Add sprouts, lemon juice and cinnamon. Cook heated enough.
    Season well with salt and pepper.


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