Roast potatoes with paprika

• floury potatoes↗1 ½kg kg

  (such as Maris Piper, King Edward or Desirée), peeled and cut into halves or quarters, depending on size

• olive oil↗100ml ml
• smoked paprika↗2 tsp tsp

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Add the potatoes to a pan of cold salted water, bring to a boil, then simmer for 5 mins until partly tender. Drain and steam dry for a few mins in a colander.

2. 2

   Return the potatoes to the saucepan, and add the oil, paprika and plenty of salt and pepper. Cover with a lid, then shake the pan around to roughen the edges of the potatoes and thoroughly coat them in the paprika and oil. Tip the potatoes into a large roasting tin, making sure they are evenly spaced apart. Scrape in all the fluffy potato mess – these make the best crispy bits!

3. 3

   Roast the potatoes for 1 hr 15 mins, turning halfway, until extremely fluffy and crisp.