Jamie Oliver creates 'ultimate' roast potatoes by doing 2-minute task before cooking

Jamie Oliver's roasties (Image: Getty)

A quick two-minute hack can make the difference between basic and 'ultimate' roast potatoes. Jamie Oliver's hack will probably be the only way you cook your roasties after learning just how easy it is to elevate the king of sides.

Jamie explains his reasoning behind the luxurious potatoes. He said: "Simple as roast potatoes are, there’s a handful of tiny, but important, details – picked up throughout my cooking career - that when combined give you this ultimate recipe, which I believe creates the perfect roast potato.

"What a luxury."

For the recipe which will give you the fluffiest and crispiest potatoes to impress your family and friends, you'll need the following.

Ingredients: 

• 2.5kg medium Maris Piper potatoes
• Four tablespoons goose fat or unsalted butter
• Olive oil
• One bulb of garlic
• ½ a bunch of fresh sage (15g)

High Angle Close-Up Of Roasted Potatoes (Image: Getty)

Although you don't have to do this the night before - if you're organised then Jamie says you can leave the potatoes overnight after the following steps.

First you need to peel the potatoes and keep them whole. Next you should parboil them in a pan of boiling salted water for 15 minutes.

Now the one hack he swears by which will make them the 'ultimate' potatoes is this next step.

Once you drain them in a colander you need to leave them to steam dry for two minutes – this will help the fat to stick to the potatoes.

Then give the colander a shake to fluff up the potatoes.

Full frame image of pile of crunchy herb and spice coated potatoes, freshly cooked, diced, herb roas (Image: Getty)

In the final steps, place the goose fat or butter and 1 tablespoon of oil in a large roasting tray. Once the potatoes are in, add a pinch of sea salt and black pepper.

Then toss to coat and spread them out in the roasting tray. Once cooled down, pop them in the fridge for the night! If you're doing it all on the day, then go straight ahead to the following steps.

Preheat your oven to 180°C/350°F/gas 4. Grab the gaarlic bulbs and squash them, lightly crush each unpeeled clove and add to the tray.

Jamie says: "This gives you sweet, caramelised garlic and adds a gentle perfume to the potatoes."

Roast them for an hour or until the potatoes become crispy and golden

You're nearly there! Remove the tray from the oven and very gently half-squash each potato with a fish slice or masher.

Grab your sage leaves and mix them with a little oil, sprinkle this mixture over the potatoes and roast for around 20 to 25 more minutes.

Take them out and they're ready to serve!