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Crispy Lemony Potatoes with Charred Tomatoes

Greek style roasted potatoes with tomatoes and parsley for a pop of color
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Greek
Keyword: Charred Tomatoes, Greek Potatoes, Lemon Potatoes, Roasted Potatoes
Servings: 3

Ingredients

  • 3 potatoes Yukon Gold or Russett
  • 1/4 cup olive oil + some extra
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock
  • 1 tbsp dry parsley
  • 2 tbsp kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • juice of 4 lemons
  • 1 tbsp corn starch
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 10 cherry tomatoes

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425F
  • Peel potatoes and cut into small wedges.
  • Boil a pot of water on the stove top. Add some salt to the water.
  • Boil the wedges for 7 minutes.
  • Drain the potatoes to dry, and then agitate them in the colander so that that outsides get ragged.
  • Transfer the potatoes to a large bowl.
  • Squeeze juice of 4 lemons over potatoes.
  • Pour 1/4 cup olive oil over potatoes.
  • Add corn starch, flour and dried parsley.
  • Add 1 tbsp salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
  • Stir the potatoes gently and then pour onto a sheet pan.
  • Spread potatoes out and pour chicken stock around potatoes but not directly over them so the coating stays on.
  • Transfer pan to oven and roast potatoes, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
  • Prepare charred tomatoes (below).
  • Remove potatoes and stir, scraping up any browned sauce and mixing it in with potatoes.
  • Return to oven for 10 minutes.
  • If potatoes are not browning, and pan sauce is still wet, broil for a few minutes until pan sauce is browning and potatoes start to look crispy or brown on top.
  • Remove from oven and mix browned sauce reduction in with potatoes, add salt and pepper to taste, and transfer to a serving dish.

Charred Tomatoes

  • Cut cherry tomatoes into halves.
  • Heat olive oil in a small saute pan until hot.
  • Place tomatoes, intact side down, onto pan, and heat for 4 minutes. Add salt and pepper.
  • Flip and heat for another 5 minutes on 2nd side.
  • Remove from heat and add to potatoes.
  • Garnish with parsley.

Notes

  1. This recipe is perfectly delicious without the tomatoes, but they do add a gorgeous pop of color.