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Crispy Leaf Potatoes - the BEST roasted potatoes you'll ever make! Crazy delicious sliced potatoes that taste like layers of potato chips. Make this for holidays or every day!!
Table of Contents
- What Are Leaf Potatoes
- The Best Roasted Potatoes For Holidays Or Every Day
- How Do You Make Crispy Roasted Potatoes
- Butter Or Duck Fat For Roasted Potatoes
- Layers Upon Layers Of Crispy Goodness!
- Mandoline Slicer
- Frequently Asked Questions
- What To Serve With Crispy Leaf Potatoes
- Other Roasted Potato Recipes You Might Like
- Crispy Leaf Potatoes Recipe
What Are Leaf Potatoes
Leaf potatoes are roasted potatoes by Australian celebrity chef Donna Hay.
The potatoes are sliced thinly and they are arranged piece by piece in a baking sheet. As the potatoes are paper thin, and they do look like leaves, hence the name leaf potatoes.
The Best Roasted Potatoes For Holidays Or Every Day
You haven’t tried roasted potatoes until you have tried these crispy leaf potatoes. Believe me!
Imagine layers upon layers of super crispy potatoes that taste like potato chips, seasoned with rosemary, butter and salt. My mouth is watering at the very thought.
The texture is unlike any roasted potatoes I have ever tasted. I personally think that it’s way better than hasselback potatoes, smashed potatoes or scalloped potatoes.
How Do You Make Crispy Roasted Potatoes
I am going to show you the tips and techniques:
- Use a Mandoline Slicer to slice the potatoes to thin pieces. Click here to buy.
- Dab off the moisture on the potato slices with paper towels.
- Arrange the sliced potatoes upright in a baking pan and bake at 400F.
Butter Or Duck Fat For Roasted Potatoes
The original recipe by Donna Hay calls for duck fat. Any foodies who have tried duck fat with roasted potatoes will never go back to butter again.
For this recipe, I used butter, but go ahead and use duck fat if you like. Duck fat is supposed to be “healthier” as it has higher percentage of monounsaturated fat, at 55% while butter has only 26%.
Layers Upon Layers Of Crispy Goodness!
Crispy leaf potatoes is an amazing side dish any time of the year. They are perfect for special occasions such as Thanksgiving or Christmas.
The reason is simple: they are very easy to make, with simple ingredients, but the presentation has a wow factor and the taste and texture are absolutely delightful.
Try this recipe, and use duck fat, if you will. Enjoy!
You can also turn this recipe into sweet potatoes, check out this Crispy Baked Sweet Potatoes recipe.
Mandoline Slicer
I recommend the following OXO Good Grips Adjustable Handheld Mandoline Slicer. It’s available on Amazon for $14.99.
Frequently Asked Questions
This recipe is only 559 calories per serving.
What To Serve With Crispy Leaf Potatoes
For a wholesome meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes.
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Other Roasted Potato Recipes You Might Like
- Italian Roasted Potatoes
- Crispy Roasted Potatoes
- Lemon Herb Roasted Potatoes
- Parmesan Roasted Potatoes
Crispy Leaf Potatoes
Ingredients
- 9 lbs. (4kg) potatoes, peeled, yukon gold or russet
- 12 oz. (350g) unsalted butter , melted or 11 oz. (311g) duck fat
- 3 teaspoons Maldon sea salt flakes, preferred or salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 4 teaspoons chopped rosemary , or oregano
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (207°C). Using a mandoline slicer, thinly slice the peeled potatoes lengthwise. Pat the slices dry with paper towels.
- Place the sliced potatoes in a large bowl. Using your hands, toss them with butter (or duck fat), 2 teaspoons of salt, black pepper, and about 2 teaspoons of chopped rosemary until fully coated.
- Carefully place the potatoes upright, from left to right, in a baking tray (I used an 8×11" (20x28cm) baking tray) until the tray is full. Be sure not to pack the potatoes too tightly, as this will affect their crispiness.
- Bake for an hour, or until the potatoes are golden and crispy. Garnish with the remaining salt and the rosemary or oregano. Serve immediately.
Video
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Thank you for sharing, this recipe looks simple yet delicious and I want to try it but want to check the proportions; this calls for 9 pounds of potatoes for 8 servings, is that correct? Because that would mean each serving was a little over a pound a person, which seems like an awful lot for a side dish. Does it cook down a lot or something similar?
You can cut down the recipe in halves if you like.
I JUST WENT WITH 2 PONDS. COOKING FOR TWO ISN’T EASY. LOVED IT AND PERFECT WITH SOUR CREAM.
Delicious ? especially a plus when kids enjoy it ? Thank you!
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This recipe looks quite tasty.
However, it is using a very large amount of butter. Over 600 calories for a side dish is quite a lot.
Is there any way to have the crunchy potato chip taste while at the same time using far less butter?
You can cut the butter if you like. If you stack the sliced potatoes like my video they will be crispy.
For eight people 9lbs of potatoes, is that correct? Yet 3 teaspoons of salt and one of black pepper..,,Just wondering if there is a mistake in the recipe portions.
There is no mistake in the recipe.
Ok thank you. I will be trying this dish at the weekend as a side dish for a dinner party. Will have to take a pik. Yours looks outstanding.
Awesome happy cooking!
Nine lbs of potatoes is insane How thin is thin? 1/8 1/4 inch makes a difference for cooking time Thyme works well.
Please check the video embedded in the post.
I checked the video but it just says slide thin not an exact size. I am very excited about making these.
Pam
Can you prep this a day ahead of time and then just bake right before serving?
Absolutely delicious! Buttery and herby and crispy. Will definitely make again! I ended up cutting back to 1/3 of everything and it was the perfect amount for a family of four, with some leftover. Don’t have a mandolin, but used my food processor and these came out great.
Hi Becky, thanks for trying this crispy leaf potatoes recipe.
Becky, I also want to cut the recipe to 1/3, what size of pan did you use?
Thanks, Donna
Would I be able to slice the potatoes in my food processor? The feed is narrower. would this effect the cooking time as the slices would be be narrower?
You can try. Just eyeball the potatoes in the oven. Once the top become crispy you are fine.
Hello, 9 lbs. of potatoes? Is that correct? Thank you!
Yes. Or you can use less.
HEY LANCE…RELAX. And go and find 29 friends and make the recipie with 9 # of POTATOES…and enjoy…or go and buy a bag of potato chips. We are all learning and having fun here.. JUST RELAX
:)
Nine pounds of potatoes? I don’t have any intentions of cooking for a family reunion. Can we pare this down for 2 – 4 people?
You sure can, just reduce the recipe in half.
I get it, but occasionally, the math doesn’t work for certain recipes. Thank you. I’ll give it a shot and try to make it for two, and let you know how it turned out. Larry
Hi Larry, awesome, please report back as I would love to know! :)
Do you melt the butter