Aprils Rosemary Straw Potatoes with Lemon Salt
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 4 tablespoons sea salt
- Sunflower oil
- 800g/1 3/4 lb potatoes, peeled and cut into fine matchsticks
- A few sprigs of fresh rosemary, leaves picked
- To make your lemon salt, bash and mix together the lemon zest with the salt in a pestle and mortar or Flavour Shaker until the salt is flavoured, coloured and fine.
- Place in a dish.
- Use whatever you need straight away or allow it to dry out for a couple of hours before storing it.
- It might go hard, so just crush it up a bit before putting it into a jam jar.
- Heat 68cm/23 inches of sunflower oil in a sturdy pan and bring to deep-frying temperature.
- You can do this by using a thermometer, or by placing a small chunk of potato into the cold oil before you begin to heat it.
- When the potato is floating and a dark golden brown the temperature will have reached 180 degrees C/350F/gas 4 and youre ready to begin frying (remember to remove the piece of potato before you begin).
- Pat the julienne strips dry with some kitchen paper to remove any excess starch.
- Making sure youve got a slotted spoon or spider (which is like a flat colander with a handle) and a big pile of kitchen paper to one side, carefully place some of your potatoes into the pan of oil (dont overcrowd it) for a couple of minutes until golden brown and crisp.
- Cook the potatoes like this in batches until they are all used up.
- Add the rosemary for the last 30 seconds.
- Remove the chips and rosemary to the kitchen paper to soak up any excess oil, and then dust with your lemon salt.
- Serve straight away.
lemon, salt, sunflower oil, potatoes, rosemary
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/aprilrsquos-rosemary-straw-potatoes-with-lemon-salt (may not work)