Tom Kerridge has revealed the best way to cook the perfect roast potato and claimed that many of us have been doing it wrong. In an Instagram clip promoting the latest episode of the Proper Tasty podcast, the celebrity chef was asked what he thought was the "key" to cooking the ideal spud. The Hidden World of Hospitality star explained that a "lot of people" are performing the job incorrectly and ultimately missing out on a "lovely, creative, crusty beautiful skin".
Tom said: "Don't do that thing where you put a lid on and you shake it once you drain the water. You gently poach them all the way through, then lift them out." Host Chris Stark interjected: "You don't boil them?" Tom replied: "No, boil them, but a lot of people boil them for five minutes, then drain the water with the lid on a saucepan and then shake the saucepan.
" He continued: "Don't do that! Gently, softly boil them away in salted water; then, when they're cooked, with a slotted spoon, lift them out and put them onto a cake rack, alright. "Then leave them to cool. Then take the potatoes and gently place them into the oil and all you're doing then, it's almost frying and roasting them at the same time.
"They're already cooked; you haven't got to worry about them being soft and fluffy. So you're giving them just a lovely, creative, crusty beautiful skin. It's the best way of doing it.
" It wouldn't be the first time that Tom has shared his potato pearls of wisdom, however, as he's outlined how to cook his roastie.