How to cook the best Greek roast Potatoes! A revelation!

Greek Cookery & Wines (Gastronomy) by Sofia Souli.

Most holiday makers that travel to Greece and love the authentic way of Greek cooking, will buy this 1975 cookery book whilst on their holidays. The much loved book has been translated into about 50 million languages, and re-published a trillion times, its quite simply a must have, it displays dishes from the mainland and the islands.  

 

Simple quality ingredients with not so much method, which I think at times is refreshing, if you have a little common sense you will do fine following these recipes. Greek cookery beginners can really get into this book and make it their own.

Not only are the recipes simple but so are the pictures, retro colourful 1970's photography making some of the dishes look like splodges of inedible meals, but that's its utter charm, its brilliant.

 

When I was in Corfu this summer, my mum bought me a copy, and oh is it a treasure! You can buy it in Greece for around 15 euro but if you can't be bothered to go to Greece to pick up a copy you can buy a second hand copy online for as cheap as 65p!! click here to buy 

 

Anyway, since being back in London I haven't roasted my spuds in any other way, other than the recipe from this book. Forget parboiling, its a waste of time, you can cook your spuds to crispy, lemony, fluffy perfection. Do try this at home!

 

GREEK OVEN ROASTED POTATOES

6 portions

1 1/2 Kilos of Medium sized potatoes (red ones are very nice)

1 cup (200ml) of Olive oil

2 Lemons (juice of)

Good handful of Oregano

Salt and pepper

3 cups of water (600mls)

Method

1. Wash and peal the potatoes and cut them lengthwise (Quartered).  Place them in a roasting tin.

2. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, oregano, and the juice from 2 Lemons and mix well.

3. Add the oil and 3 cups of water, roast in a pre-heated oven at 200 degrees Celsius for approx 1 hour.

4. Turn the potatoes after 30 minutes.  

 

Whilst cooking the potatoes will absorb the water, lemon and olive oil and I cant describe to you in a blog how good they taste!! You have to try them x

 

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