Easy Recipe: Perfect Crispy Roast Potatoes Baking Soda
Crispy Roast Potatoes Baking Soda. Rinse and scrub the potatoes, then peel them if you don't want to eat the skin (I love it!). Add the potato chunks to the pot.
Toss potatoes in olive oil, garlic, cornstarch, salt and black pepper. These taste especially good when you throw a ton of minced assorted herbs at them. Bring to a boil over high heat then carefully add baking soda, stirring constantly to prevent boil over.
Add the potato chunks to the pot.
Nothing fancy here, just a solid, basic recipe for oven roasted potatoes.
Chinese restaurants have been using it for years to tenderise beef and chicken. Cook the mix until the garlic turns brown, then toss in the potatoes, after roughing up and sprinkling with baking soda, and turn them until coated before adding salt and pepper and tossing to coat. Yes, they do take a little longer to roast, but they cooked up beautifully.