Roast hasselback potatoes

Name: Roast hasselback potatoes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 12 servings

The ridges cut into these roast hasselback potatoes create a particularly crunchy roasted outer layer, perfect for a showstopping Christmas dinner.

By Saga Magazine | Published - 21 Nov 2025

Prep time

20 mins

Cooking Time

1 hour

Serves

Ingredients

Peel the potatoes, cut in half lengthways or cut a flat surface so that all the pieces are approximately the same size.
Standing them on the flat surface, use a small sharp knife to slice at a slight angle down each potato, cutting three quarters of the way through, at 1cm/1/4ins intervals.
Rinse, then leave for at least one hour (up to 24) in cold water.
Heat the oven to 450F/230C/gas mark 8.
Drain then stand the potatoes on an oiled baking tray, smear with fat and season with salt.
Roast for about one hour, basting once half way through cooking, until fanned and nicely crusty. If necessary, half cook and return to the oven when the turkey is removed, basting for a second time.

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