TikTok chef ‘Meals with Max’ has shared a secret recipe that may take your Father’s Day roast to a whole new level – and there’s a rather surprising extra twist
Mastering the roast potato is no easy task.
In fact, they can truly make or break a Sunday roast, with the ideal spud boasting a crispy exterior and fluffy inside. But now, one chef’s bold recipe may just elevate your tatties to new heights – and it’ll certainly please dad this Father’s Day.
Believe it or not, this simply involves inflating their size. While we’ve probably all heard of a jacket potato, ‘Max’ claims these giant spuds can be used for a much grander purpose.
“Have you had a giant roast potato?,” Max said, posting to his TikTok account @mealswithmax. “It’s basically like a jacket potato but without the skin so it’s essentially a roast potato, just a massive one.”
First, Max grabs a typical baking potato and uses a peeler to remove its skin. He then drops it into a saucepan of boiling water that’s seasoned with what appears to be two cloves of garlic, two sprigs of thyme and one spring of rosemary.
A dash of salt is added too, before Max leaves the potato boiling for around 10 to 15 minutes. He continued: “After about 10 minutes, drain it, let it steam dry and give it a little shake to ruffle up the edges. Go on top with some oil, a bit of salt, whack it into the air fryer or the oven for about half an hour or so, at 200 degrees.”
When the timer’s up, Max claims the giant spud should be golden, crispy and ready to eat. But he didn’t stop there, explaining: “I cooked up some pigs in blankets to go on top, then sliced open the potato, went on top with a whole bunch of butter – nice healthy serving of that.
“…Go on top with some cheese followed by some Maxi’s SPG [salt, pepper, garlic], pigs in blankets, bit of honey, followed by some rosemary and thyme, bit of gravy and it’s done – lovely!”
Unsurprisingly, Max’s recipe was quick to gain traction online, with thousands of commenters keen to try it out for themselves. One wrote: “Oh my days, giant roastie, this so needs to be a thing,” as another chimed in: “Do this for the next dinner please.”
If you want to try it out for yourself, the full ingredient list is below.
Ingredients
- Baking potatoes (number to suit)
- Two garlic cloves
- Fresh thyme
- Fresh rosemary
- Salt
- Olive oil
- Butter
- Cheese
- Maxi’s SPG (salt, pepper, garlic seasoning mix)
- Sausages (for the pigs in blankets)
- Bacon
- Honey
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