Sesame and spring onion Hasselback potatoes

Sesame and spring onion Hasselback potatoes. Photograph: Harry Weir
Sesame and spring onion Hasselback potatoes. Photograph: Harry Weir
Serves: 6
Course: Lunch
Cooking Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

  • 18 small new potatoes
  • 2tbs toasted sesame oil
  • 2tbs sunflower oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • 6 cloves of garlic, in their skins and lightly crushed
  • 1tbs sesame seeds
  • 1tbs malt vinegar
  • 4 spring onions, finely chopped

1 Wash the potatoes, then one by one make several incisions along their length two thirds down the potato towards the base. This will help them become extra crispy. A little tip for cutting is to lay the potatoes next to the handle of a wooden spoon as you slice, that way all the cuts are even.

2 Put the potatoes in a bowl, cover with water and put in the fridge for an hour or so. This helps the potatoes to open up so they get extra crispy.

3 Set the oven to 190C.

4 Dry the potatoes, turn them in the oil and season, then roast for 30-40 minutes depending on their size; they need to be just nearly done.

5 Add the garlic and sesame seeds and roast for another 10 minutes.

6 Add the vinegar and spring onions, and they are ready to serve.

Paul Flynn

Paul Flynn

Paul Flynn is a chef, restaurateur and contributor to The Irish Times. He and his wife, Máire, run the Tannery restaurant and cookery school in Dungarvan, Co Waterford