Air Fryer Duck Fat Roast Potatoes (Parboiled Recipe)

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Air Fryer Duck Fat Roast Potatoes (Parboiled Recipe)

These Air Fryer Duck Fat Roast Potatoes are first parboiled then tossed in delicious duck fat before being cooked to crispy perfection. I've included my favourite trick to make them extra crunchy and really pack in that mouth-watering duck flavour that make these roasties extra special.

5 from 4 votes

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 40

Total Time: 55

Servings portions

Author Chloe

Equipment

Air Fryer

Electric Kettle

Vegetable (Speed) Peeler

Sharp Knife - Large

Chopping Board - Plastic

Saucepan - Medium

Silicone Tongs

Ingredients

600 g Potatoes - Floury
2 tsp Fine/Table Salt
3 tbsp Duck Fat
2 tsp Sea Salt Flakes

Instructions

Put a kettle of water on to boil.
Half fill a medium saucepan with cold water.
Peel 600g Potatoes and put each into the pan of water as you peel it. This stops the potato discolouring. Make sure to cut off any brown or nasty spots on the potatoes.
Cut each potato into chucks around the size of a golf ball. You can vary the number of cuts on each potato depending on its size. You also don’t have to cut everything straight. The more faces and edges to a potato chunk, the more opportunity for crispiness.
Replace the chunks back into the cold water as you work.
Once the kettle has boiled and everything is cut, drain the cold water out of the pan using a colander.
Return the potatoes to the pan and cover with boiling water. Add 2 tsp Fine Salt and give it a stir.
Boil the potatoes on a medium high heat for roughly 20 minutes. Test the potatoes with a small knife. They want to be almost cooked through. The best roast potatoes are made when you are convinced that you over boiled them!
As the potatoes are nearly cooked, start the preheat setting on your air fryer if required.
Drain the potatoes well and leave them to sit for a minute and steam. You want as much water to evaporate off as possible.
Sprinkle over 2 tsp Sea Salt Flakes and spoon over 3 tbsp Duck Fat.
Gently stir the potatoes in the fat and salt. The duck fat will melt with the residual heat of the potatoes.
You can be a little rough as you want to chuff up the edges of the potatoes, You don't want to be so rough that you make mash.
Move the potatoes to the air fryer. I do this with tongs to prevent them from breaking up. Set the pan aside, don't clean it up yet.
Air fry for 15 minutes at 200℃/390℉.
Tip the part roasted potatoes back into the pan and toss to soak up any residual bits of fat and salt.
If you are preparing these ahead of time, this is the point to stop cooking and store the roast potatoes until you want to finish the cooking and serve.
Tip the potatoes back into the air fryer basket and air fry for a further 10 minutes at 200℃/390℉.
Serve hot and crispy!

Notes

This recipe is tested in a Cosori Lite (‎CAF-LI401S) with a 3.8 litre capacity. The square(ish) shaped basket is 21cm x 21cm and 24cm on the diagonal.
Not all models advise preheating is required. Please follow the recommended instructions for your model. Mine has a specific preheat setting which is 4 minutes at 205c.
For this recipe, I managed to fit in around 600g (20 roast) potatoes with more than enough room for air flow. I could potentially fit another 150g with just enough space left.
As all air fryer models are a little different, you may find that you can fit more or less in at a time. Some models include stacking shelves which will increase capacity.
Required cooking times and temperatures can also vary between models and brands. If you know that your air fryer runs a little hotter than most recipes suggest, use a lower temperature. And vice versa. Equally if you find that food cooks more quickly in your machine than instructions usually state, reduce the cooking time (or check it earlier) and vice versa.

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