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Roasted Redskin Potatoes

Roasted red-skinned potatoes seasoned with olive oil, bay leaves, rosemary, thyme, salt, pepper, and garlic.

From the Wikibooks Cookbook · 8 ingredients
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Why it works: Rosemary and thyme match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,340 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓

Roasted Redskin Potatoes

Oven425°F
Time15 minutes boil, 10 minutes bake

Ingredients

Directions

Boil and shock

  1. Put potatoes and bay leaves in a large Dutch oven.

  2. Add enough water to cover and bring to a rolling boil.

  3. Cook for 15 minutes or until tender.

  4. Drain and shock.

  5. Drain again and discard bay leaves.

Dry and coat

  1. Pat dry with paper towels.

  2. Whisk together oil and remaining ingredients.

  3. Add potatoes and toss to coat.

Bake and serve

  1. Bake in a 425°F oven for 10 minutes or until lightly to deeply brown, then serve.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

300Calories
5 gProtein
14 gFat
42 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)2
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. Rosemary + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,340 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

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

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Olive + rosemarytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,590 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Thyme + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,585 recipes

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

  5. Olive + thymetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,948 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

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

What each ingredient does

Red-skinned potatoes
Starchy flesh turns fluffy inside while the outside roasts to a crisp, browned crust.
Olive oil
Conducts heat and carries the herbs and garlic, helping the surface brown and crisp.
Garlic
Adds pungent, savory aroma and flavour that mellows and deepens as it roasts.
Dried rosemary
Contributes piney, resinous aroma that stands up well to high oven heat.
Dried thyme
Adds subtle earthy, floral aroma that complements the rosemary and garlic.

The step that matters

Pat the potatoes dry before tossing. Surface water turns to steam in the hot oven, which keeps the potatoes pale and soft and stops the oil and seasoning from clinging. Dry surfaces brown and crisp instead.

Swap the potato

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

  1. Tomatofits better
  2. Eggplantfits better
  3. Spinachfits about as well
  4. Potatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, rosemary, thyme, pepper, garlic. 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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