Delicious Roasted Potatoes

By tempestteapot

Ingredients

• 6 large potatoes(about 2 pounds for 4 servings), *you don't have to make heart cut outs, simply peel potatoes, cut them into small cubes.
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 tbl kosher salt
• freshly ground pepper
• 2 tsp caraway seeds
• 1/2 tsp paprika(optional)

Details

Adapted from tidymom.net

Preparation

Step 1

Make Heart Cutouts

Fill a pot with about 1quart -2quart of water to boil, add about 1tbl salt

In the meantime peel potatoes, slice them , using a small metal cookie cutter cut out as many hearts as you can. Reserve scraps in water, you can also par-cook scraps or make mashed potatoes
Cook potatoes in boiling water for 3 minutes, drain potatoes and let cool slightly
Combine all the ingredients for the marinade
In a bowl combine par-cooked potatoes and marinade and let sit for 20-30 minutes
Preheat oven to 400F
Line baking sheet with aluminum foil, spray with non-stick spray
Spread marinaded potatoes evenly onto the baking sheet
Roast them for 20 minutes, using an off set silicone spatula carefully turn the potatoes as needed(don't forget to use oven mittens when handling hot baking sheet!)
If your oven has a broiler, broil potatoes for additional 5 minutes or so until they are golden on the outside
VARIATIONS

You can omit caraway seed and use rosemary, or other herbs you like.
You can also add Garlic, just make sure you add the garlic no more than 2-3 minutes before you plan to take the potatoes out of the oven, otherwise garlic can burn and it will become bitter.
I also like to roast potatoes with couple of bay leaves and peppercorn, adding garlic at the end. That is my dad's recipe.