What Are Leaf Potatoes?
Leaf potatoes are roasted potatoes by Australian celebrity chef Donna Hay.
The potatoes are sliced thinly and they are arranged piece by piece in a baking sheet. As the potatoes are paper thin, and they do look like leaves, hence the name leaf potatoes.
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You haven’t tried roasted potatoes until you have tried these crispy leaf potatoes. Believe me!
Imagine layers upon layers of super crispy potatoes that taste like potato chips, seasoned with rosemary, butter and salt. My mouth is watering at the very thought.
The texture is unlike any roasted potatoes I have ever tasted. I personally think that it’s way better than hasselback potatoes, smashed potatoes or scalloped potatoes.
How Do You Make Crispy Roasted Potatoes?
I am going to show you the tips and techniques:
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- Use a Mandoline Slicer to slice the potatoes to thin pieces. Click here to buy.
- Dab off the moisture on the potato slices with paper towels.
- Arrange the sliced potatoes upright in a baking pan and bake at 400F.
Butter or Duck Fat for Roasted Potatoes?
The original recipe by Donna Hay calls for duck fat. Any foodies who have tried duck fat with roasted potatoes will never go back to butter again.
For this recipe, I used butter, but go ahead and use duck fat if you like. Duck fat is supposed to be “healthier” as it has higher percentage of monounsaturated fat, at 55% while butter has only 26%.
Layers upon Layers of Crispy Goodness!!
Crispy leaf potatoes is an amazing side dish any time of the year. They are perfect for special occasions such as Thanksgiving or Christmas.
The reason is simple: they are very easy to make, with simple ingredients, but the presentation has a wow factor and the taste and texture are absolutely delightful.
Try this recipe, and use duck fat, if you will. Enjoy!
You can also turn this recipe into sweet potatoes, check out this Crispy Baked Sweet Potatoes recipe.
Mandoline Slicer
I recommend the following OXO Good Grips Adjustable Handheld Mandoline Slicer. It’s available on Amazon for $14.99.
How Many Calories per Serving?
This recipe is only 601 calories per serving.
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Crispy Leaf Potatoes
Crispy Leaf Potatoes - the BEST roasted potatoes you'll ever make. Crazy delicious sliced potatoes that taste like potato chips. Make this for holidays or every day!
Ingredients
- 9 lbs. potatoes, peeled, yukon gold or russet
- 12 oz. melted unsalted butter or 11 oz. duck fat
- 3 teaspoons Maldon sea salt flakes preferred or salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 4 teaspoons chopped rosemary or oregano
Directions
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1Preheat oven to 400°F (207°C).
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Using a Mandoline Slicer, thinly slice the peeled potatoes length ways. Pat dry the potatoes with paper towels.
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3Place the sliced potatoes in a large bowl. Using your hands, toss with butter (or duck fat), 2 teaspoons salt, black pepper and about 2 teaspoons of chopped rosemary until fully coated.
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4Carefully place the potatoes upright, from left to right, in a baking tray (I used a 8x11" baking tray) until the tray is full. Do not pack in the potatoes too tightly, as this impacts the crispiness.
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5Bake for an hour, or until the potatoes are golden and crispy. Garnish with the remaining salt and the rosemary or oregano. Serve immediately.
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
Watch the cooking video on this page for step-by-step guide.
Recipe sources: Donna Hay and Peter's Food Adventures.
Emma Love
I’d like to watch the video, but I didn’t see a link for it.
Rasa Malaysia
The video is on the page, it will play if you disable ad blocker.
Tim
I disabled adblocker on Duolingo because they asked me to. I’ve done the same on your page and thank you.
Mel R
Made this recipe for Father’s Day – served 8 people and had leftovers. I had 2 requests for doggie bags ? The only thing I didn’t add was black pepper because of allergies. This recipe was delicious and I’d make it again – loved it!!!
Admin
Thanks.
Regan Foley
Can this be made a day in advance? I’m wanting to avoid the potatoes spoiling once cut.
Admin
I don’t recommend.
debbie
Keep the potatoes in a big bowl of water in the fridge. That will keep them from turning brown.
Lang Walsh
Thank you for sharing, this recipe looks simple yet delicious and I want to try it but want to check the proportions; this calls for 9 pounds of potatoes for 8 servings, is that correct? Because that would mean each serving was a little over a pound a person, which seems like an awful lot for a side dish. Does it cook down a lot or something similar?
Rasa Malaysia
You can cut down the recipe in halves if you like.
Mary Tognazzini
I JUST WENT WITH 2 PONDS. COOKING FOR TWO ISN’T EASY. LOVED IT AND PERFECT WITH SOUR CREAM.
Raquel
Delicious ? especially a plus when kids enjoy it ? Thank you!
Rasa Malaysia
Awesome, please try more recipes on my site: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index-gallery/
Jeffrey Raiffe
This recipe looks quite tasty.
However, it is using a very large amount of butter. Over 600 calories for a side dish is quite a lot.
Is there any way to have the crunchy potato chip taste while at the same time using far less butter?
Rasa Malaysia
You can cut the butter if you like. If you stack the sliced potatoes like my video they will be crispy.
Grazor
For eight people 9lbs of potatoes, is that correct? Yet 3 teaspoons of salt and one of black pepper..,,Just wondering if there is a mistake in the recipe portions.
Rasa Malaysia
There is no mistake in the recipe.
Grazor
Ok thank you. I will be trying this dish at the weekend as a side dish for a dinner party. Will have to take a pik. Yours looks outstanding.
Rasa Malaysia
Awesome happy cooking!
UncleTony
Nine lbs of potatoes is insane How thin is thin? 1/8 1/4 inch makes a difference for cooking time Thyme works well.
Rasa Malaysia
Please check the video embedded in the post.
Pam
I checked the video but it just says slide thin not an exact size. I am very excited about making these.
Pam
Amy
Can you prep this a day ahead of time and then just bake right before serving?
Becky Slaybaugh
Absolutely delicious! Buttery and herby and crispy. Will definitely make again! I ended up cutting back to 1/3 of everything and it was the perfect amount for a family of four, with some leftover. Don’t have a mandolin, but used my food processor and these came out great.
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Becky, thanks for trying this crispy leaf potatoes recipe.
DONNA J MCCOSHAM
Becky, I also want to cut the recipe to 1/3, what size of pan did you use?
Thanks, Donna
Eileen
Would I be able to slice the potatoes in my food processor? The feed is narrower. would this effect the cooking time as the slices would be be narrower?
Rasa Malaysia
You can try. Just eyeball the potatoes in the oven. Once the top become crispy you are fine.