Duck Fat Potatoes

I have often read recipes and articles that sing the praises of Duck Fat Potatoes so I decided to do some myself.  I found duck fat for sale in the supermarket – and it wasn't even that expensive.

So how did I do it.  First I cut up the potatoes and then brought them to the boil – staring with cold salted water.

After they have almost cooked, rinse the potatoes with cold water and drain them and put them into the fridge to chill (the freezer if you want to do it quickly).

Then heat your oven up to hot and pop your duck fat into the roasting pan into the oven so that it gets nice and hot – the good thing about duck fat is that it has a high smoke point.

Then toss your potatoes in the fat – carefully and using oven gloves to protect your hands.  I added salt and pepper and a touch of turmeric (for colour not taste).

The meat in the pic is lamb spare ribs which were marinated by the butcher in Whitianga – very nice they were too – but I can't claim any credit for that.