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Crispy Roast Potatoes

Roasted potatoes tossed in olive oil, Italian seasoning, and garlic powder, then baked until crisp.

From the Wikibooks Cookbook · 7 ingredients
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Why it works: Olive and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 25,665 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Crispy Roast Potatoes

Oven500°F
Time15–20 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the potatoes

  1. Combine olive oil, Italian seasoning, and garlic. Set aside.

  2. Cook potatoes in a large pot of boiling salted water until slightly tougher than tender.

  3. Drain potatoes.

  4. Dredge potatoes in flour.

  5. Set out on a cooling rack and let dry for 1 hour.

Coat and roast

  1. Add potatoes to oil mixture and toss to coat.

  2. Spread out in a single layer on a greased sheet pan.

  3. Season potatoes with a small handful of salt and a lot of freshly-ground black pepper.

  4. Place in the bottom third of a 500°F oven until well browned and crispy on the outside (15–20 minutes), stirring halfway through.

  5. Serve warm.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

745Calories
18 gProtein
15 gFat
134 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Potato + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,517 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Potato + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,458 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  4. Pepper + garlictop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  5. Potato + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,305 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Red-skinned or russet potatoes
Starch provides the bulk; their interior turns fluffy while the exterior crisps during roasting.
Olive oil
Fat conducts heat to the potato surface, promoting browning and crispness and carrying the seasoning.
Flour
A dusting that absorbs surface moisture and helps form a crisp, browned crust.
Garlic powder
Adds savory aroma and flavor that spreads over the potatoes with the oil.

The step that matters

Let the potatoes dry before coating. Surface moisture turns to steam in a hot oven and prevents browning, so drying after the flour dredge lets the coating set and crisp.

Swap the potato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pepper, olive, garlic, flour):

  1. Eggplantfits better
  2. Spinachfits better
  3. Kalefits better
  4. Potatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pepper, olive, garlic, flour. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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