Step 1

Preheat the oven to 200°C / 180°C fan / 400° F/ Gas Mark 6.Peel the potatoes and cut into 1-inch cubes.Place into a large pan with enough cold salted water to cover potatoes.

Step 2

Bring to the boil on high heat. Once it has reached boiling point time for 2 minutes.

Step 3

Drain potatoes.

Step 4

Leave to air dry or pat dry with a clean tea towel.

Step 5

Stir in oil or butter until evenly coated.

Step 6

Spread out evenly on a greased roasting tin, add fresh ground black pepper

Step 7

Oven bake in preheated oven at 200°C / 180°C fan / 400° F/ Gas Mark 6 for 20 minutes

Step 8

Finely chop garlic, shallots and rosemary leaves, mix together. (see blog post for alternative additions)

Step 9

After 20 minutes, turn potatoes with a spatula then sprinkle your chosen ingredients over the top. Cook for 10 more minutes.

Step 10

Sprinkle with sea salt flakes and black pepper before serving.