Chef's Recipe For Perfect Oven Roasted Yukon Potatoes
By jenubouka
Cooking Like A Chef
In the culinary arts, many chef's will acclaim their success to their signature version of a secret ingredient or method even for the simplest menu items. In a sense, this holds true to chefs who have an understanding on how a restaurant is most profitable. For instance, take a common side dish like oven roasted potatoes, while they are incredible in price they can be easily over looked in the larger scheme of things. When a customer orders a big, juicy steak chances are some kind of prepared potato is right beside it. Why?
Two main factors come into play when thinking or cooking like a chef, flavors and techniques. Well not to mention cost, we like making money too. But we like to focus our efforts and talents toward unique flavors and tried and tested techniques that will deliver a consistent product 100% of the time. So you, the consumer, will keep coming to our restaurant on a regular basis which keeps us in business. So thank you to all the loyal customers.
If you have tried oven roasted potatoes at home and feel the flavors and texture falls a tinge short of what you had expected from the recipe, then there maybe a few vital steps your recipe did not implement. Many recipes for potatoes tend to submerge the raw product into a melody of great seasonings, although after the roasting process the outer layer may taste great, yet the inside still remains bland. So let's fix that and get you cooking like a chef.
Kinds Of Potatoes
Before we begin cooking our perfect oven roasted potatoes, let's first look at what kinds of potatoes are easily accessible to the masses. While in a professional kitchen setting, we chefs have an incredible selection of produce to choose from. For instance, the Peruvian purple potato is one of my personal favorites to put on my menu, although it can be hard to find in supermarkets. For this particular potato recipe, the cooking times will vary depending which type of potato you use.
When I develop a recipe that can vary in types of products, such as a potato recipe, I will research and test each kind of potato and then create my super secret chef recipe. For example, someone who is trying to use a recipe while adapting it to their local and readily available ingredients, may prefer to use a baby red potato versus Yukon gold potato. The end result may fall short of their expectations due to the lack of information in the recipe development.
A baby red potato will require a different prep time, oven temperature, and roasting time than a Yukon gold potato, that goes for fingerlings, russets, and baby new potatoes. So here is a guideline that I have created that will show how much prep time, roasting time, and oven temp each potato responds best to. As you will see there is a section for boil time, this is where the "secret" or the major part of it lies, as you will understand why, proceeding the cooking table time.
Cooking Times For Different Potatoes
Kind Of Potato
| Boil Time
| Oven Temp/Time
|
|---|---|---|
Russets
| 8 minutes
| 325 F / 20-25 min.
|
Yukon
| 11 minutes
| 325 F / 20 min.
|
Baby New
| 10 minutes
| 350 F / 17-20 min.
|
Red
| 12 minutes
| 350 F / 16-18 min.
|
Fingerling
| 10 minutes
| 350 F / 18 min.
|
Chef's Recipe For Oven Roasted Potatoes
The base recipe is for a pound of potatoes, which serves about 4 as a side dish. If more servings are desired, then the recipe is very easy to double or triple. I used Yukon potatoes for this particular recipe, which is my personal favorite. I love the buttery sweet flavor and vibrant yellow color. I prefer to leave the skin on the potatoes for every type, however they can be removed.
- 1 lb. Yukon potatoes, scrubbed
- 1 large garlic clove, crushed
- 3 oz butter or margarine
- 2 Tbs. granulated sugar
- Kosher salt
- Fresh ground black pepper
- Generous pinch of dried oregano
- Dash of crushed chili flakes
Cut the potatoes into wedges, about 1/2 inch thick.
In a sauce pot, add potatoes, crushed garlic clove, granulated sugar, and enough cold water that just begins to cover the potatoes.
Add the kosher salt. You will want the water to taste a little on the salty side, use your palette to judge, each person's thresh hold for salt is different.
Cover pot and place on the stove over medium high heat, begin the boil time. Once the potatoes begin to boil remove the cover and continue to boil according to the table time.
As the potatoes are boiling, preheat the oven to the correct temperature.
Drain the water, reserve the crushed garlic, and add the butter, oregano, and chili flakes to the pot. Toss the butter gently until it is melted and taste for seasoning.
Place potatoes on a baking sheet, use a spatula to scrap all remnants from pot and bake, following the table time.
Remove and allow the potatoes to cool before serving.
*** Tips For Perfect Oven Roasted Potatoes:
Every stove and oven is different when it comes to it's temperature. Be sure to keep a watchful eye with both cooking methods. If the potatoes begin to break down during the boil time, then remove from the heat and make a mental note of the boil time, this also goes for the baking time as well.
This is a basic recipe that responds well as a side dish to many types of meals. I like to cook the garlic along with the potatoes during the boil time because it does not over power the flavor, nor burn during the baking time. I find boiling the potatoes in salty water first will enhance the overall flavor as well as preserve the outer skin from browning to fast, which may result in an over cooked outer layer and an under done middle. When this recipe is executed in a restaurant setting, we will boil the potatoes, add the butter and seasonings, cool, and then fire a single serving per order. This can be done at home as well. The boiled potatoes will last in the fridge up to a week, or you can place them in an air tight container and freeze for up to a month.
Choosing Organic Vegetables
When the price is right, support your local organic farms. In this current stream of economic woes, it may be difficult to afford buying all your produce organically. However, organic potatoes can be priced just as low as other non organic ones. Why not take the time and look up your area's local organic farms and take the effort to purchase your produce needs from them. Not only are you supporting your local economy, but you are also keeping these hard working and ethical farms alive. When consumers choose organic produce from their local community, they are allowing the overall prices to become more accessible to everyone.
I live in the state of Washington and I feel very blessed to be surrounded by many local organic farms that pride themselves in strict organic farming guidelines. The farms listed below have been featured in fine dining restaurants all over the Northwest and if you keep an eye out you may see them listed on a restaurant menu near you.
Organic Farms In Washington State
Alvarez Farm - Now with over 120 acres dedicated to organic farming, Don Hilario has the largest organic vegetable farm in eastern Washington.
Andersen Organics - Located near the Columbia Basin, this certified organic farm lives on self sustainability.
Bouchey Farms - Organic certified since 1998. This farm is famous for it's wide range of potatoes.
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Comments
Great hub, I'm going to have to try this. Question, where would one find a Peruvian purple potato? I have never heard of this. Thanks so much for sharing. Vote up!
Your welcome Deb!
As your hub is filled with the incredible history and health benefits of potatoes, how could I not?
Thanks for the wonderful compliment I hope you enjoy using this particular method, I truly stand by the results, potatoes are my all time favorite food!
Usually I make potato with salt and pepper, here comes a new recipe. Thanks, will try it one of the coming days. Rated as useful.
MMMMM...I'm a potato lover so I gotta try this one! Great hub, voted up and useful! Hope that you enjoy my hubs as well!
Hi there James!
Purple potatoes can be found in upper end grocery stores, like whole foods, sometimes they are at a local farmers market if you have one. There are not to hard to find for the most part. They are purple in the skin and light purple in the flesh. They consistency reminds me of a cross between a russet and new potato, and if you were to implement them here then the boil time would be around 8 minutes and roasting time 325 for about 25 minutes. Careful to watch the boiling stage, an overcooked purple potato will turn grey. Hope that helps!
Awesome dinkan!
I hope you enjoy and be sure to let me know how the recipe fares for you.
Very cool finance hub!
Hope you enjoy and will be sure to return the favor and check out your page, hmmmm wonder what you write about? :)
I never boiled the potatoes first, just baked all the way through. This is great information, your kinds of potatoes, time chart and storage times for potatoes couldn't be better information! Voted up, interesting, useful and definitely Sharing!
Great hub and useful information. I must look out for this purple potato but not sure we can get it in France.
I always part boil my potatoes before roasting, then toss them in the saucepan to fluff the edges. This crisps them up more.
I'll try this recipe, it sounds good.
Your chart of different potatoes reminded me of a science fair project my younger son did several years ago while still in HS. His experiment was to determine if different types of potatoes worked better than others in the potato gun, the hypothesis being that different potatoes have different starch levels and thus would be faster. Don't remember the results but several years' of potato gun experiments yielded some rather funny moments!
Thank you, thank you, thank you. My new oven loves you, too. I have not tried organic potatoes, but why not? I'm branching out. Bookmarked, voted up and everything else.
Just FYI, I've added a link back to your hub from mine. Thanks again for the shout-out.
Deb
New oven eh? Lucky! Hope you enjoy the recipes.
Thanks Danette,
Gotta love that potato gun.
Thanks Gloshei,
Sounds great.
Thanks tillsontitan.
Yes, each potato is different as far as the starch goes, as I found out the hard way in the beginning, glad it helps.
I love spuds! Pretty impressed with this hub too!
Chef's secret potato recipe, how to cook potatoes, different kinds of potatoes, and great potato recipes to cook perfect potatoes. What more could the potato lover ask for? Smell-o-vision is all I'm missing.
Why thank you wol,
I thought it was pretty thorough with info and this process does create an incredible aroma in the kitchen. I am a potato lover as well, love the spuds, easy and cheap, what else can you ask for? Well besides a steak with it...
What an informative hub! My family eats a lot of potatoes and I love the collection of information you have here. We recently discovered the Peruvian purple potatoes and they've become a fast favorite at our dinner table. Really love the prep table!
Thanks so much insidiousglamour,
I am so glad you enjoyed the hub and hope you enjoy the recipe. How cool you know about the purple ones, the first here that does. Awesome.
Another for me to bookmark ;I have a great recipe collection now all from Hubpages.
Take care and enjoy your day.
Eddy.
Awesome Eddy!
I hope you enjoy my rendition of the perfect oven roasted potato! Thanks so much for reading and commenting, much appreciated.
Wow, another great recipe to bookmark! My husband loves oven-roasted potatoes. I'll give this recipe a try soon :)
Hi Om!
Awesome, hope you both enjoy! Let me know how it turns out.
Surely i am going to try this recipe. looks good. Awesome. Voted up
Thanks so much cooking recipes. Hope you enjoy!
This is a great hub; it is very informative and useful. Potatoes are a staple in my home, so it's wonderful to have such good advice and another great recipe. Thank you!
Hi Bizzymom!
Thanks for reading. Potatoes are my fav, I could have them every night of the week for sure, and there are so many fun and tasty recipes for potatoes. Your Welcome!
As a potato lover I came to this hub for some tips, and I certainly got some!
I'm aware of the different varieties but I'm ashamed to say I just stick to salad or King Edward. When I feeling adventurous I cook sweet potatoes.
I love roast potatoes and wedges and will try out your recipes!
Great hub, voting up.
Hi Emma!
Thanks so much for commenting. These are a cinch to make so I so hope you try them! Take care.
This is very nice hub jenubouka, I have never seen so many kind of potatoes. We usually get only 1 kind. Only difference is in isze. First time I am being introduced to purple potatoes. Voted it up
After the day I had today Indian Chef, you end it with the will to keep at writing. So thank you for the bottom of heart. Where I live, the region thrives on the production of potatoes and we have so many different types to cook with. I never knew a potato could taste like "butter" but is does and it is heaven. I am glad you enjoyed, take care.
Great recipe. I can't wait to try it. Thanks for sharing. Up and useful.
Hola Koffee!
Thanks for checking it out, hope you enjoy the recipe! It is a good one, although I am biased but thousands of customers do agree.
I could eat potatoes everyday! Love potatoes and this is easy to do. Thanks for the cooking times as well. I can imagine the creamy texture of the potato in my mouth. Yummy!
Hi Emerald!
Potatoes are my favorite too, they go with anything and everything, plus they are great for those on a budget. The cooking times are key to this recipe and it does melt in your mouth! Thank you for reading.
This is an awesome hub...I have bookmarked it to try the roasted potatoes recipe. I've heard of adding sugar to potatoes and am looking forward to trying it for myself, plus your helpful tips. I love the map on where to find organic potatoes. In Peru we have some organic farms and the varieties of potatoes available are mind-boggling. I still think my all-time favorite are new potatoes, though. Thanks again!
Thanks so much Vespa! So you know the purple potato then? I just made these for Easter with leeks and they turned out great! The sugar (I think) is the key to flavoring the potato inside and out. I hope you enjoy!
Yes, we have purple, pink, reddish and speckled potatoes! I'll let you know how it goes...sounds wonderful!
Pink and speckled! That is cool!
Okay Jenubouka that sounds nice with leaks another recipe? please.
Hi Gloshei!
I just added a large leek to the boiling part and roasted them along with the recipe, it added a nice sweet onion scent and the roasting part along with the sugar gave it a nice caramelized crunchy texture, yum!
Le chef jenbouka, another great hub by our very own chef and a mighty fine one too, potatoes?
I grew up on those things as my Irish family could make 100 dishes with potatoes in it or with it, but they are a great food source and you certainly don’t complain of being hungry after them too, brilliant and voted up generously like the portions I used to have.
Ah, bless your heart Mark, I do try. Food is my passion, potatoes falls very close along the lines with my cooking ventures. When in doubt....cook with potatoes. You are so right, as when I grew up, we ate many potatoes, yet we never were hungry.
DeborahNeyens 3 months ago
I've been anxiously awaiting your potato hub. This is great! Such useful information about the different kinds of potatoes. I learn something new every time I read your hubs. I definitely will try your method for roasting potatoes. I like to boil potatoes before pan frying them, but I never thought to do it before roasting them. And thanks so much for including the link to my hub!