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published: May 18, 2022 · modified: Dec 20, 2022 by Freya · This post may contain affiliate links ·

Vegan Crunchy Roast Potatoes with Polenta and Thyme

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Best vegan crunchy roast potatoes. A failproof method for guaranteed crunchy yet fluffy roast potatoes! Methods for Air Fryer or Oven Bake!

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I am a potato girl. I have Manx heritage so I am bound to. One of the traditional dishes from the Isle of Man is boiled potatoes and herring. Let's leave the herring to the seagulls, and give me all the potatoes.

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I can eat potato in pretty much any variant that is edible, hell, I even used to eat them raw as a kid. I can still remember that crunchy earthiness that they have, freshly peeled, but I don't crave it these days.

I grew up in a little cottage on a farm, and the farmer, taking pity on a young single mother and her little daughter, would always give us a sack of potatoes at the beginning of winter. They would last us throughout the season.

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Of course, as you can imagine, we had to have them in many different ways, chipped, mashed, sauteed, baked and, always on Sundays, roasted.

As I wrote on my post about vegan mashed potatoes, mash is my absolute go-to potato dish. I could eat it every day.

With this in mind, it might not seem so strange that traditional roasted potatoes have never been my favourite. I think potatoes are best mashed or hashed! Roasted potatoes are usually cooked in lard or goose fat and, in my experience, a good cooked potato should be just as tasty or better the next day. Congealed grease does not make for tasty leftovers.

However, the traditional "roastie" is a staple on the English table and rather than depriving anyone of their cultural heritage I contrived this recipe to produce a crispy and delicious roasted potato that we can all enjoy together.

Ingredients

  • Potatoes. Use a floury white potato. It will give you the fluffed up texture that all the best roasties have.
  • Garlic cloves. Throw in with the roasties and they'll gift you a sweet, fragrant flavour.
  • Thyme. My favourite winter herb. You can also use Rosemary.
  • Polenta. I have also used Semolina, but this is not gluten-free. The polenta adds a delicious crunch and flavour to the roasties.

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Method

How to make Vegan Roasties
  • Peel your potatoes. Cut them into evenly sized (but not necessarily shaped) pieces.
  • Preheat your oven to 200c or your air fryer to it's recommended setting.
  • In a large saucepan boil your potatoes in salted water for about 5 minutes. Drain.
  • Add oil to a roasting pan and bring up to temperature in the pre-heated oven.
  • In a large mixing bowl, add the polenta, thyme, garlic and some seasoning. Not too much salt as you already salted the water.
  • Toss the drained potatoes in the polenta mixture and carefully but quickly tip into the roasting pan with the hot oil in it.
  • Roast for up to an hour, depending on the size of your roasties, but until golden and crunchy, turning halfway through cooking. I recommend checking and turning after 20 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and serve!

FAQ

Can I eat leftover Roast Potatoes?

You can although they are definitely at their best straight from the oven. I find that once reheated they go quite hard and bit dry.

Can I freeze roast potatoes?

No, I don't recommend it. If you want to freeze roasties, I suggest just buying a bag of Aunt Bessie's roasties (actually not that bad). Potatoes are not really suitable for home freezing, in my experience.

Try my other delicious sides

  • Vichy Carrots
  • Sticky Glazed Vegan Pigs in Blankets
  • Perfect Vegan Mash
  • Posh Mushy Peas
  • Brussels Sprout tops
  • Sweet Potato Casserole

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Polenta Thyme Encrusted Roasties

YIELD 6 people
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
A recipe for easy roast potatoes with an air fryer option too

Equipment

  • Roasting Pan

Ingredients

  • 6 Potatoes medium, waxy
  • ½ cup Cornmeal coarse
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon white pepper
  • Leaves thyme sprigs
  • 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • spray olive oil

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 220ºC.
  • Peel and quarter potatoes.
  • Add potatoes to salted cold water in a large pan. Bring pan to a rolling boil.
  • Cook for 5 minutes, remove from heat and drain thoroughly.
  • Return drained potatoes to the empty pan. Shake vigorously.
  • Mix cornmeal, salt, pepper, and thyme in a large mixing bowl.
  • Add oil to a roasting pan and bring up to temperature in pre-heated oven.
  • Toss potatoes in coating mixture then add to the hot roasting pan.
  • Mist lightly with spray oil.
  • Note: if using air fryer, set to Roast function for half an hour. Halfway through roasting, turn the potatoes gently. After half an hour, check to see if they need a little longer and cook for 5 minute increments if needed until done.
  • Oven cook: roast for 20 minutes, turn potatoes in roasting dish. Add some red onion at this point if desired. Cook for an additional 15 minutes.
  • Serve while hot and crispy.
RECIPE BY Freya

Nutrition

Calories: 255kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 207mg | Potassium: 939mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 4IU | Vitamin C: 42mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 2mg
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  1. Sue says

    June 27, 2022 at 11:16 am

    5 stars
    I love the flavor in these delicious potatoes!

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