How to Roast Potatoes Perfectly for Your Roast Beef

[kcjodih]

I know this seems like a silly question but I'll ask anyway How do YOU roast your potatoes?

I'm making a huge roast beef - 8-10 LBS, can't remember since we had a family emergency and I had to freeze it at the last minute last month. I like to cook it in my plug in counter top roaster so that I can use my oven for munchies and yorkshire pudding. My problem is whether I cook my roast this way or in the oven with the required spices and liquid for gravy (I usually do about a cup to cup and a half of liquid) surrounded by potatoes and carrots, my veggies come out fork tender but don't have the 'roasted/slightly crispy' that I enjoy

Is there something I'm not doing that I could to get the desired results? I usually add my veggies about an hour and a half before the roast is done or just under an hour in the roaster on the counter since it's so quick. What can I do differently? What do you do?

 

[leftymac]

Well, if there's liquid in there they wouldn't crisp up.I roast mine in the large bar pan. Cut them into cubes/wedges, toss them in whatever spices and some EVOO, and roast away.

 

[janezapchef]

Ditto Keith's answer here. I think I roast around 400 degrees with whatever spices strike my fancy that day and EVOO or garlic oil. My favorite way to make them actually is with Lipton Onion Soup Mix -- recipe on the box. But, the bar pan method crisps them up nicely!

 

[kcjodih]

So neither of you put them around your roast? I know when we're just having potatoes as a side with other things I'll cube them and use rosemary and EVOO and garlic and use the large bar pan but when I'm doing a roast I always put them around it like grandma use to do....hmmm

 

[janezapchef]

I have put them around my roast, and they are delicious. However, they don't really get crispy that way, at least when I do it.

 

[Chef Kearns]

Keith is right, if there is liquid they won't crisp up. Try this (this would be an experiment since I've never done it). Cook the veggies in the liquid for 30 minutes to get the flavor of the roast then transfer to the Lg Bar Pan to crisp a bit. Do you think that would work?

 

[cook4luv]

I Roast Potatoes in the DCB and they come out great in the microwave. I cut about 4 large potatoes into small cubes, toss in a little olive oil, kosher salt, pepper, paprika and chopped Italian Parsley. Microwave uncovered for 8 minutes, stirred potatoes then microwaved about another 6 minutes. Time in the microwave will vary but they came out sooo good.