Thousands of Australian shoppers are struggling to get their hands on fresh vegetables as supermarkets impose strict rationing measures on grocery items to curb coronavirus ‘panic-buying’.
So, to help make things a little easier, one Australian woman has shared her very simple recipe to create the perfect roast potatoes using a can of spuds.
Carmen used three basic ingredients from her pantry to prepare the oven dish – a $1.60 tin of whole potatoes from Woolworths, olive oil and salt.
An Australian woman has shared her very simple recipe to create the perfect roast potatoes
Carmen used three basic ingredients from her pantry to prepare the oven dish – a $1.60 tin of whole potatoes (pictured) from Woolworths, olive oil and salt
‘Super easy! Roast for about 15 to 20 minutes at 200°C. Make sure you rinse and dry them before you toss in the oil,’ she said in a Facebook group.
She said she found the roast potatoes ‘soft’ after they were baked in the oven, adding: ‘Might try duck fat next time.’
Many people were amazed over the cheap dish, while others said they never knew canned potatoes existed until now.
‘Canned potatoes come out like this?! I legit have never even thought about buying them… until now,’ one woman said.
A second woman said: ‘Perfect when the times are getting tough.’
A fourth said: ‘Omg I didn’t even know tinned potatoes existed! These look amazing.’
And another woman joked: ‘Tinned potatoes never looked so good.’
Many said the dish looked ‘delicious’ but feared the cans would now be sold out if they attempt to head to their local supermarket.
Others said the canned potatoes were also good on the barbecue or hot plate.
While another said: ‘Tinned potatoes have a kind of tangy taste to them. I use them in potato salads and no one notices because the mayonnaise covers the taste but I’m not sure about this. I’d give it shot though, smart thinking for quick food ideas.’
An Australian mother has shared the secret to cooking the perfect roast potatoes
The recipe requires a dried packet of French onion soup mix, which costs just 95 cents
The latest recipe comes just weeks after a mother revealed her version of roast potatoes required just two supermarket ingredients.
The Australian woman said all you need is potatoes and a dried packet of French onion soup mix, which costs just 95 cents.
‘When doing roast spuds, peel, cut and place in a baking dish then get French Onion dry soup mix and sprinkle over top of spuds,’ she said in a Facebook group.
Next, she drizzles oil over the top and then places the tray into the oven to bake.
‘It’s the only way I do roast spuds now,’ she said.
‘It’s the bomb my mum taught me.’
Choice said if you want ‘world-class chips with a delicious glass-like crunch’ you should put pre-boiled potatoes in the fridge or freezer for a few minutes before putting them in the oven
Last year, Australian consumer organisation CHOICE revealed why putting your pre-boiled potatoes in the fridge before you roast them is the secret to perfectly crispy spuds.
The food experts said putting your potatoes in the fridge or freezer, will result in ‘world-class chips with a delicious glass-like crunch’.
‘The super-dry air in your fridge or freezer is just what you need to remove moisture and prime them for roasting,’ they said.
‘After 10 minutes or so, take them out, toss them with fat and oil and throw them in the oven.’
For restaurant-perfect chips, Choice also said you should ‘rough them [the potatoes] up a bit’ and give them a good shake to break down the starch on the surface of the vegetable and maximise their surface area.
And while many home cooks think you should add salt and pepper before you put your potatoes in the oven, the opposite is true.
‘Salt your potatoes at the end of the cooking process – not the start,’ CHOICE said, because salt draws moisture from the inside of the potato to the surface, undoing all of your fridge’s good work.