Check that shit out would ya?! Those chewy, crispy, browned edges on soft potato innards, which have gently absorbed the lemon and oregano flavours simmered in that good olive oil in the cosy confines of the oven.
Yes folks, these are some miracle goddamn potatoes!
You bet this is what’s appearing on my dinner table tonight, alongside one hell of a spanakopita-style pie I’ve made with an abundance of greens (including onion tops and broccoli leaves, stuff you’d normally probably chuck out or compost but are PERFECT in a pie like this) and salty feta. UGH it’s so good to be me! ?
Roasted Greek Lemon Potatoes with Oregano
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 1 hour 20 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour 25 mins
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: Greek
Description
THESE ARE SOME DAMN MIRACLE POTATOES OK?!
Ingredients
- 8 large potatoes, peeled and cut into wedges
- 4 garlic cloves, peeled and minced (the more the better, really – pack it in!)
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 cup water
- 1–2 tablespoons dried oregano, or a good 1/4 cup fresh
- 1 large lemon, juiced (you can definitely grate the peel over the top too, before you juice it)
- Flaky sea salt
- Cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200C.
- Throw everything into a baking dish and stir to coat. You want a good soaky blend of lemon, garlic, salt, and oregano in that oil/water, everywhere. EVERYWHERE.
- Put a bit of extra pepper on, you probably wimped out a bit back there
- Bake for 40 minutes, then give it all a big stir – you want to get all parts of the potato in the dry heat of the oven to crisp up. If it’s looking a little dry, you can add some more water, but really you’re aiming for browning.
- Bake another 40 minutes until the water has evaporated and the flavourings are clinging to the potatoes with the remaining oil. Don’t take it out of the oven until the edges are proper golden brown, feel free to turn the oven up for five or 10 minutes to achieve that.
- Feel really damn smug about these incredible potatoes you’re just about to drop your face directly into.
- PS probably add more salt. Right over the top when it comes out of the oven.
Keywords: Greek Potatoes, roasted potato with lemon, baked lemon potatoes, lemon and garlic potatoes,
Elizabeth says
Greek baked potatoes are the best
Stacey says
Literally just scrolling through this again to torture myself with potato pictures and saw I missed your comment! So sorry! Yes they are the best with a capital B. I wish they were on my dinner plate tonight.
Tina Lacy says
These are going to be on our table Saturday night
Nick @ GreekBoston.com says
Yum! Plain potatoes can be a little bland. This is a great way to add some delicious Greek flavors 🙂
Stacey says
I’ll never have a potato without a little butter, but it’s SO good to change it up a bit from time to time! I’m out of lemons or I’d be making this again tonight!
Danielle says
Omg I finally got to try these tonight. Heaven. And so simple. My impromptu guests loved them too! <3