{"slug":"garlic-parmesan-roasted-red-potatoes","collection":"recipes","is_recipe":true,"visibility":"public","title":"Garlic-Parmesan Roasted Red Potatoes","description":"Small red potatoes tossed with olive oil and Italian seasoning, roasted cut side down on a preheated sheet pan, then finished with garlic and parmesan for the last few minutes of roasting.","body_md":"Small red potatoes roasted cut side down on a preheated sheet pan until deeply browned, then finished with garlic and parmesan for the last few minutes so the cheese crisps and the garlic never burns. No par-boil: waxy red potatoes cut this small cook through in the oven on their own.\n\n## Method\n\n1. **Heat the oven and pan:** Set a heavy rimmed sheet pan on the middle rack and heat the oven to 220°C (425°F). The pan heats with the oven.\n\n2. **Season the potatoes:** Dry the cut potatoes well with a towel. In a large bowl, toss the potatoes with the 30ml (2 tbsp) olive oil, the 6g (2 tsp) salt, the Italian seasoning, the black pepper and the red pepper flakes, if using, until evenly coated.\n\n3. **Roast, cut side down:** Carefully tip the potatoes onto the hot pan and spread them into a single layer, cut sides down, with space between the pieces. Roast for 20 minutes without stirring.\n\n4. **Flip:** Turn the potatoes with a metal spatula, scraping up the browned faces. Roast for 10 minutes more, until deeply golden and tender when pierced with a knife.\n\n5. **Add the garlic and parmesan:** Scatter the minced garlic and the grated parmesan over the potatoes and toss on the pan to coat. Roast for 5–7 minutes, until the parmesan is crisp and golden and the garlic is fragrant.\n\n6. **Finish:** Taste a potato and add more salt if it needs it. Scatter with the chopped parsley and serve hot.\n\n## Notes\n\n- **Cooked 2026-10-05, exactly as written (no par-boil) — excellent.** An original formulation, not adapted from a source. That first cook confirmed the amounts and timings.\n- **Servings is an estimate** — 900g of potatoes as a side for 4.\n- **Garlic and parmesan go in late on purpose.** Minced garlic turns bitter over a full roast at 220°C, and parmesan scorches before the potatoes cook through.\n- **Salt is deliberately below the usual 1–1.5% of food weight** (6g on 900g is about 0.7%). The seasoning sits on the surface and the parmesan adds its own salt, so season up at the end rather than at the start. Salt weight assumes Diamond Crystal kosher at 3g per tsp; Morton or table salt is up to twice as dense by volume, so weigh it.\n- **Parmesan is converted at 113g per cup.** Finely grated parmesan varies a lot by grater, so go by weight.\n- **Pan:** one standard half sheet pan, about 33×46cm (13×18 in), holds this amount in a single layer. Crowding steams the potatoes instead of browning them; split a doubled batch across two pans.\n- **Optional par-boil for a heavier crust:** simmer the cut potatoes 6 minutes in well-salted water, drain, steam dry 2–3 minutes, shake in the pot to scuff the edges, and cut the salt in step 2 to 4g (1⅓ tsp). Roasting times stay about the same.\n","draft":false,"servings":"4 as a side","prep_time":"10 minutes","cook_time":"35–40 minutes","total_time":"about 50 minutes","times":{"prep":{"minutes":10},"cook":{"minutes":35,"minutes_max":40},"total":{"minutes":50}},"source_name":"Original","created_at":"2026-10-05T21:33:29.952853Z","updated_at":"2026-10-06T00:17:38.206303Z","categories":["Side Dish"],"tags":["Garlic","Olive Oil","Parmesan","Potatoes"],"methods":["Roasted"],"themes":["Vegetarian","Weeknight"],"ingredients":[{"section":"","items":["900g (2 lb) small red potatoes, cut into 2.5cm (1 in) pieces","30ml (2 tbsp) olive oil","6g (2 tsp) Diamond Crystal kosher salt","2 tsp Italian seasoning","½ tsp black pepper, freshly ground","¼ tsp red pepper flakes, optional","4 cloves garlic, minced","57g (½ cup) parmesan, finely grated","2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped"],"parsed":[{"raw":"900g (2 lb) small red potatoes, cut into 2.5cm (1 in) pieces","qty":900,"unit":"g","item":"small red potatoes","prep":"cut into 2.5cm pieces"},{"raw":"30ml (2 tbsp) olive oil","qty":30,"unit":"ml","item":"olive oil"},{"raw":"6g (2 tsp) Diamond Crystal kosher salt","qty":6,"unit":"g","item":"Diamond Crystal kosher salt"},{"raw":"2 tsp Italian seasoning","qty":2,"unit":"tsp","item":"Italian seasoning"},{"raw":"½ tsp black pepper, freshly ground","qty":0.5,"unit":"tsp","item":"black pepper","prep":"freshly ground"},{"raw":"¼ tsp red pepper flakes, optional","qty":0.25,"unit":"tsp","item":"red pepper flakes","prep":"optional"},{"raw":"4 cloves garlic, minced","qty":4,"unit":"clove","item":"garlic","prep":"minced"},{"raw":"57g (½ cup) parmesan, finely grated","qty":57,"unit":"g","item":"parmesan","prep":"finely grated"},{"raw":"2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped","qty":2,"unit":"tbsp","item":"flat-leaf parsley","prep":"chopped"}]}],"servings_int":4,"qc":{"status":"passed","last_checked_at":"2026-10-06T00:18:07.251338Z","standard_version":"2026-09-06","findings_count":0,"stale":false,"completeness_gaps":[]},"mine":false}