We discovered a new way of making potatoes in the last couple of months. I absolutely inhale them.
From the Original poster:
“These potatoes are a staple in our home. Whether accompanying roast lamb or chicken, or just on their own, we have them a couple of times a week. They are delicious and the ones that get overly-brown in the pan and stick a bit are MINE! Clean up is a little tricky with this recipe, unless you line your pans with foil, but I find that just filling the pan up with hot, sudsy water and forgetting for an hour (something I apparently have no problem doing ;-)) helps a lot.”
Ingredients
8 large potatoes, peeled, cut into large wedges (about 6-7 wedges per potato)
4 garlic cloves, minced ( more garlic is a good thing, less garlic is a no-no for this recipe)
1/2 cup olive oil
1 cup water
1 tablespoon dried oregano ( to taste)
1 large lemon, juiced
sea salt
fresh coarse ground black pepper
Directions
Preheat oven to 420°F A reviewer has suggested spraying the baking pan with Pam - that sounds like a great idea!
Put all the ingredients into a baking pan large enough to hold them.
Season generously with sea salt and black pepper.
Make sure your hands are very clean and put them in the pan and give everything a toss to distribute.
The garlic will drop into the water/oil solution but its flavour will permeate the potatoes, and this way, it won’t burn.
Bake for 40 minutes.
When a nice golden-brown crust has formed on the potatoes, give them a stir to bring the white underside up, season lightly with a bit more sea salt and pepper and just a light sprinkling of oregano.
Add 1/2 cup more water if pan appears to be getting dry, and pop back into oven to brown other side of potatoes.
This will take about another 40 minutes.
Do not be afraid of overcooking the potatoes- they will be delicious.
http://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipeprint.do?rid=87782
Yes; I once attended a wedding party given by a Greek lady. She and her husband alone served so many people, seated at little individual tables all over her small home.
I will never understand how they pulled it off - legs of lamb came out of her little wall oven! They must have been very practiced; and to me, the garlicky potatoes were the star of the show.
It’s more memorable to me than meals I’ve had in fancy French restaurants.
I made those potatoes soooooo often when I was pregnant with my second. They are incredibly addictive.
sounds good! does it make a mess in the oven? just wondering about all that oil!