Recipes
How to make perfect baked potatoes (soft inside and crunchy outside)
Baked potatoes are a very well-known dish, but difficult to get right. Here's how to make them perfectly!
Today we are preparing one of the most classic side dishes of all: baked potatoes, quick to prepare and excellent to enjoy with both meat and fish-based dishes. This is a recipe that everyone thinks they know how to make, but to tell the truth, preparing them properly is a real art ! Starting from the cut, we then move on to the spicing until we get to the elimination of the excess starch , and obviously to the cooking!
In short, if you want to bring a wonderful side dish to the table, with the perfect preparation that we will propose today you will undoubtedly succeed: here is the recipe for crispy baked potatoes and some delicious variations that you absolutely must try ! And we also have the video recipe to prepare them perfectly at home!

Preparation
How to prepare the baked potato recipe
First, prepare the mixture of aromatic herbs , chopping them finely and mixing them in a bowl.

Now take the potatoes , peel them and cut them into pieces of about 2 cm (for uniform cooking it is important that they are all the same size). Then boil them in water for about 10 minutes.

While the potatoes are cooking, preheat the fan oven to 200°C and place a baking tray inside.
Once the potatoes have been drained, place them in the bowl together with the aromatic herbs and add the garlic , oil and salt to season them.

Take the pan out of the oven when it reaches temperature and immediately turn your future roast potatoes into it. In contact with the heat of the container, and thanks to the oil with which you have seasoned them, a crust will already begin to form.

Before baking, give another drizzle of oil and then cook for about 50 minutes, remembering to mix them halfway through so that a crunchy crust forms on all sides and you will get perfect baked potatoes. Once they are crispy and golden brown, turn off the heat and leave to rest for a few minutes before serving.
If you want to try other recipes with tasty potatoes, here is a typical traditional Swedish dish for you: hasselback potatoes !
How to make good crispy baked potatoes: the secret and some more advice
Before moving on to show you some different recipes to amaze diners every time, it must be recognized that the secret to preparing tasty, simple but very crunchy baked potatoes is already contained in our recipe: it is a series of precautions that will create that irreplaceable crust.
– The first part of the secret is boiling the potatoes without the peel, this action will eliminate some of the starch and facilitate the creation of the external crust.
– The second part of the secret for a perfect result is, however, cooking: the baked potatoes with rosemary must be thrown into the boiling pan, already well greased, and then placed in the oven at a high temperature and with a fan oven. The ventilated oven for roast potatoes is very important, it serves to dry the external part well and distribute the heat well evenly.
– Finally, remember to mix them halfway through cooking: this will help create the crust on all sides (however, do not open the oven more than necessary, otherwise the temperature and the final result will be affected).
The other advice that we feel is right to give you for making a delicious baked potato side dish is, if you want, to try not to remove the peel. Since we will keep the peel, an important trick is to rinse the potatoes very well before cooking them, leaving them to soak for at least 10 minutes . In this way they will lose part of the starch they contain and will remain crunchier .
Another tip for varying the flavors is to modify the flavoring part: you can in fact add paprika or turmeric to make it sweeter. These are just some ideas, it's up to you to create new flavor combinations.
How to make crispy baked new potatoes

New chips are perfect if you want a crunchy result. In fact, if you can usually think of removing the skin from other potatoes, this type instead lends itself perfectly to cooking with the skin, which tends to wrinkle slightly in the oven, creating the classic crust effect !
Preparation
Baked new potatoes
To cook them, wash them well under running water, then dry them carefully and place them in a pan together with rosemary, garlic, salt, pepper and other herbs to taste.
Give it a good turn and then put it in the oven at 190°C for about 50 minutes , remembering to turn the chips every now and then.
Small but delicious, and perfect to pair with succulent meat dishes: try them!
Baked potatoes au gratin

If simple crispy potatoes aren't enough to tickle your appetite, then perhaps this version is the one for you. Gratin potatoes are crunchy and soft at the same time, and are so good that they can even become a main dish from a side dish.
Preparation
Baked potatoes au gratin
To make them you must first blanch the potatoes already peeled and cut into slices or chunks.
After 5-10 minutes (depending on the size) place them in a pan oiled with salt, pepper and herbs .
At this point the ingredients for the gratin, breadcrumbs and grated cheese, come into play! Sprinkle the potatoes perfectly, and make sure that the contents of the pan are not too high: in this way you will not need to turn them but their cooking will be uniform. In fact, if you can, try not to create levels but to arrange them in a single layer.
Cook at 220°C for about 25 minutes , and the potatoes will be ready to serve!
For those with a sweet tooth, here is the recipe for mad potatoes : it is irresistible and (spoiler) extremely stringy!
Conservation
If you want to enjoy them at their best, we recommend that you don't wait even a minute and serve them as soon as they come out of the oven while still hot and crunchy. However, if you have any left over, you can store them in the fridge for a maximum of 1 day in a container with an airtight lid. We do not recommend freezing.
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