[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by MTVN

The pub is my favourite part of Christmas day it's usually only open 12-2 and everyone is in such good spirits

Suspect it'll be down to me Mum to do the bulk of the cooking but she enjoys that (honest!). My brother fancies himself as a cook so I'm sure he'll chip in. I might do the roasties as I've had some success at producing pretty beautiful ones recently

Hopefully a champagne brekkie will be on the cards too

What's your method? I'm very particular about a good roastie

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by ChristmasNeeve

What's your method? I'm very particular about a good roastie

I boil them for a good 15 mins, fluff them up in a sieve, season them big time with salt and thyme then whack them in a scolding hot dish that has been in the oven with goose fat and garlic. Might drizzle with some olive oil too

I am always open to improving my method though with any tips

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by MTVN

I boil them for a good 15 mins, fluff them up in a sieve, season them big time with salt and thyme then whack them in a scolding hot dish that has been in the oven with goose fat and garlic. Might drizzle with some olive oil too

I am always open to improving my method though with any tips

I like to use Rosemary rather than thyme, not a huge fan of thyme but that's personal taste, other than I do them in a very similar way to you, probably boil them for a little bit less time but I also like smaller roasties so that probably balances itself out

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by ChristmasNeeve

I like to use Rosemary rather than thyme, not a huge fan of thyme but that's personal taste, other than I do them in a very similar way to you, probably boil them for a little bit less time but I also like smaller roasties so that probably balances itself out

Interesting, I used to just boil them for a few minutes until someone advised me to boil them longer. I'm not sure if it made much difference but it became a habit

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Interesting, I used to just boil them for a few minutes until someone advised me to boil them longer. I'm not sure if it made much difference but it became a habit

I usually do 5/10mins, don't want them falling away to nothing either

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Interesting, I used to just boil them for a few minutes until someone advised me to boil them longer. I'm not sure if it made much difference but it became a habit

you need to boil for about 10 minutes, then drain and shake them in the saucepan with the lid on, so it roughs up the outside or score them with a fork, this makes them super crispy

oh never mind me you already said