How to make the crispiest roast potatoes EVER: Viral recipe racks up millions of likes – and the trick is to use avocado oil and leave the skin on
- Crispy potatoes have become the latest foodie trend to take over social media
- Trend was started by US influencer Jeremy Scheck who has racked up more than 20M views and revealed the secret is leaving the skin on and using avocado oil
- Now, millions across the globe are cooking their own version of the dish
Decadent crispy potatoes have become the latest foodie trend to take over social media as thousands have whipped up a Instagram-friendly twist on classic roasties.
The trend was started by US food influencer Jeremy Scheck on TikTok, who shared a video that was inspired by Emily Blunt’s take on the British staple which has racked up more than 20 million views.
Now, millions across the globe are cooking their own version of the dish, with For You pages and Instagram feeds being overwhelmed with pictures and videos of the ”immaculate’ dish which uses cajun spices and paprika, avocado oil and unpeeled potatoes.
Jeremy’s original video was even spotted by Kylie Jenner, who’s known to whip up dishes she’s spotted on TikTok.
To make the dish, Jeremy preheats his oven to 230C, and then cleans and cuts his potatoes and places them in cold water.
Next, he adds salt and brings the potatoes to the boil before cooking them for 15 minutes.
He then drains the potatoes and roughs up the edges of them with a spoon, before moving them onto a sheet pan and covering in avocado oil and fresh rosemary, cajun spice, maldon salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, paprika and garlic powder.
Decadent crispy potatoes have become the latest foodie trend to take over social media as thousands have whipped up a Instagram-friendly twist on classic roasties. The trend was started by US food influencer Jeremy Scheck on TikTok , who shared a video that was inspired by Emily Blunt’s take on the British staple which has racked up more than 20 million views. He starts by boiling the potatoes
Speaking to Insider , Jeremy revealed the potatoes were inspired by Emily Blunt, which she revealed on Ina Garten’s TV show ‘Barefoot Contessa’ in 2018, that was so popular it crashed her website.
Jeremy then pops them in the oven for 15 to 25 minutes and tosses them around while they’re cooking, and then turns the oven off and lets sit in the hot oven for 15 more minutes.
Speaking to Insider, Jeremy revealed the potatoes were inspired by Emily Blunt, which she revealed on Ina Garten’s TV show ‘Barefoot Contessa’ in 2018, that was so popular it crashed her website.
‘Boiling potatoes before roasting them is a pretty classic British technique that’s been around for hundreds of years,’ he said.
Since he released the recipe on Christmas eve, Instagram feeds have been flooded with delicious potato recipes. One shared their take on the dish rosating them with lemon and dill.
Dozens have added spice to the potatoes (left) while some whipped up the recipe in airfryer
‘I combined that with the seasonings and flavors that my mum usually used in her roast potatoes, and adapted it more to my liking.’
‘Most British ‘roasties’ recipes peel the potatoes,” he said. “I happen to think the crispy skin is the best part and I hate peeling potatoes, so I just leave them on.”
Since he released the recipe on Christmas eve, Instagram feeds have been flooded with delicious potato recipes.
One Instagram user made their recipe with sour cream, hot sauce, and rice flour (pictured)
Some have taken the twist even further and whipped up hasselback potatoes to make them extra crispy.
Instagram users has whipped up dozens of versions of the delicious and crispy roasties
One shared their take on the dish rosating them with lemon and dill, while others have whipped them up in the air fryer.
While another slathered their’s in hot sauce and added sour cream.
One UK-based foodie added rice flour to their recipe, while another shared a slimming-friendly version with smoked paprika.
Some have taken the twist even further and whipped up hasselback potatoes to make them extra crispy.