Cowboy roast potatoes.

This one was a request……its how we usually do roast potatoes….back from the days when we used to have a house (LOL)

Start with potatoes..!!! Preferably nice new ones…there are some great local choices available right now….

If they are small you can just leave them whole, but otherwise cut them in half or quarter to get to about the size of small new potatoes..!!

Make sure they are completely dry…if you have cut them then pat them dry with a clean tea towel, or paper towel.

In a bowl add 4 to 5 tablespoons of oil (olive, avocado, coconut…whatever you prefer. Avocado oil or coconut oil will make your roast potatoes taste creamier)

Add fresh ground pepper and a tablespoon of salt

1 tablespoon of sugar…we used Maple sugar cos we just bought some at the Lion’s Head farmers market. (we don’t usually add sugar…but this stuff seemed special…..and it added a really nice “crunch” to the finished potatoes.)

….and a teaspoon of chili powder..( Chili 3000 from Penzeys spices )

Slice up some onions, these delicious little babies came from the organic vegetable guy at the farmers market

Add the onions and some garlic (see the preserving garlic post )

mix it all up….and transfer it to a foil lined baking dish or tray……or a cast iron skillet.

Oven or barbeque at 325 C…..for 45 minutes (25 minutes with foil covering and 20 minutes uncovered.

Hot crunchy and delicious….mind your fingers and have a cold drink on hand…..cos you are going to start eating these things before they are really cool enough…..how can anyone resist….!!!!

Recipe

• Two pints of new potatoes cut and dried
• Two small sweet onions
• Two to three teaspoons of garlic in olive oil
• 4 to 5 tablespoons avocado oil
• 1 tsp ground peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon Maple sugar
• 1 teaspoon chili powder

This general method works with any kind of potatoes…if they are bigger or more mature….they just need more cuts to get them to size.

The garlic in oil is done like this which was a previous blog on preserving garlic.

You can use any type of cooking oil you like…or have to hand.

Maple sugar was added only because we had just purchased it at the farmers market….we would not normally add sugar as potatoes are sweet enough ( in my opinion..)

The chili is from Penzeys ( https://www.penzeys.com/ ) we love this store and their stuff is also available online.