Crispy potatoes

Trying different potato recipes with baking soda. 

Used this one from seriouseats.com and a guy on instagram

Reheated in the oven to maintain crispiness.

Make sure you don't use the strainer when boiling as there isn't enough room for all the potatoes and don't want to boil over. I forgot how many potatoes I used, but could have used more for 6 servings because they shrink down.  

Ingredients:

-4 lbs of russet or Yukon Gold or Russet potatoes

-1/2 tsp baking soda

-5 Tbsp olive oil

-Small handful of rosemary, finely chopped

-Small handful of parsley leaves, minced - DIDN'T USE

-3 cloves of garlic, minced (used more)

-salt

-black pepper

Directions:

1. Adjust oven rack to center position and preheat oven 450 or 400 F if convection

2. Boil 2 quarts of water. 

3. Add 2 Tbsp salt, 1/2 tsp baking soda, and potatoes, and stir

4. Return to boil, reduce to simmer, and cook until knife meets resistance, about 10 min after returning to boil

5. DIDN'T DO - Cook separately olive oil, rosemary, garlic, black pepper. Strain and set aside both.

6. Drain potatoes and let rest in pot for 30 sec to allow excess moisture to evaporate

7. Shake potatoes.

8. I added the olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic, rosemary to potatoes here

9. Roast for 20 min

10. Unstuck potatoes with spatula and shake around. Cook 30 to 40 min longer

Cilantro Chimichurri

Forgot to post this I made a month ago, and I served with steak, potatoes, and asparagus. Eric said it was the best thing I ever cooked.

Recipe taken from braziliankitchenabroad.com

Ingredients:

-2 cups of fresh cilantro - stems and leaves (I used 1 large bunch)

-3 cloves of garlic peeled (I didn't do more cuz not cooked and using raw)

-1/4 small red onion, peeled and cut into chunks

-2 tsp red pepper flakes

-2 tsp dried oregano

-2 Tbsp red wine vinegar

-1 cup olive oil (I used like 2/3 I think)

-salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. In a food processor, add cilantro, garlic, onion, pepper, oregano, vinegar, and half the olive oil

2. Pulse the ingredients

3. Add remaining olive oil and gently stir to combine

4. Transfer sauce to a mason jar and let sit 20 min at room temp before serving