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These Air Fryer Roast Potatoes are everything you could want for a roast dinner, without having to turn the oven on! Crispy roast potatoes in the air fryer, with a fluffy centre and only 3 ingredients.
The BEST Roast Potatoes In The Air Fryer!
- So Simple! You only need 3 ingredients to make roast potatoes in the air fryer: potatoes, vegetable oil and salt. You can add some extra garlic cloves or a few sprigs of rosemary for extra flavour, or just keep them simple.
- Which Potatoes Are Best? I always opt for a floury potato like King Edwards or Maris Piper (in the UK). In the US use Yukon Golds or Russet potatoes.
- Budget-Friendly: Making roast potatoes in the air fryer is much cheaper and quicker than in the oven. Perfect if you’re if you’re juggling multiple oven cooking times (and space!) for a big roast dinner like at Christmas or Thanksgiving.
- Serving Suggestions: Serve them with your favourite roast dinner sides, including gluten free cauliflower cheese, roast chantenay carrots, gluten free stuffing and lots of gluten free gravy.
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Top Tips for Perfect Roasties
Before you get into this recipe, here are a couple of tried-and-tested tips that came from my recipe testing I want to share:
- Don’t Skip Par-Boiling: I find this makes for much fluffier roast potatoes and it’s definitely worth the extra step.
- Want To Prep Ahead? Follow the recipe steps to par-boil and drain the potatoes. Leave to cool, toss in oil and salt, then lay them out on a flat surface to freeze. Once frozen you can transfer them to a tub or bag, then cook from frozen – just add a few extra minutes to the cooking time.
- Air Fryer of Choice: You need to ensure these air fryer roast potatoes have plenty of space or they won’t crisp up. Opt for a large drawer air fryer – or use a dual drawer one and spread them across both drawers.
How to Make Roast Potatoes in Air Fryer
There’s a printable recipe card below with the method. But here are some step-by-step photos to show you how easy these air fryer roast potatoes are to make.
Storing and Freezing Instructions
TO STORE: Any leftover air fryer roast potatoes can be left to cool completely and kept in the fridge for a couple of days. Personal I like to eat them cold (my partner says I am weird!) but you can also reheat them in the air fryer or turn them into a leftovers recipe like my Boxing Day Hash or in my Christmas Leftovers Pie.
TO FREEZE: There are two options for freezing these to get ahead. Option 1: Parboil, the potatoes and drain, then toss in oil and freeze on a baking sheet (before transferring to a bag or tub) to air fry from frozen. Or, Option 2: freeze them once cooked and then reheat in the air fryer to serve.
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some FAQs about this easy air fryer roast potatoes. If you can’t find the answer to your question here or in the post above, please comment and I’ll try answer!
I always recommend parboiling your potatoes before roasting them, whether it is in the oven or air fryer. Boiling them enough that the edges soften means you can ruffle them up in the colander – and that is what gets the super crispy edges!
If you want an air fryer potato recipe you don’t have to parboil first, try my Air Fryer Baby Potatoes or Air Fryer Hasselback Potatoes instead.
I recommend after parboiling, to cook your potatoes for around 30 minutes in the air fryer, for delicious crispy roasties. If you have smaller potatoes, you may need less time. And if you have extra large roast potatoes, you may need to cook them for an extra 5-or-so-minutes before they are cooked through. This recipe is based off of roast potatoes approximately 2-inches in size.
Follow my easy recipe for crispy roast potatoes instead!
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Air Fryer Roast Potatoes Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 kg Floury Potatoes, (Maris Piper or King Edward)
- 1-2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 pinch salt flakes
Instructions
- Peel the potatoes and cut them into large chunks, all equal in size. Any small potatoes can be left whole.
- Add the potatoes to a pan of cold water and place on a high heat. Bring to the boil then boil for 7-10 minutes until the edges are just starting to go soft.
- Drain the potatoes into a colander, shake them gently to rough up the edges a little (helps makes them extra crispy!) and cover with a tea towel. Leave to steam dry in the colander for 5 minutes.
- Add the drained potatoes to an air fryer basket, drizzle over the oil and sea salt then toss to coat. Make the sure the potatoes are spread in one even layer with some space between them – otherwise you may have to cook them in batches.
- Air fry at 190C (374F) for 30 minutes, turning them half way through cooking. They should be gorgeously golden brown on the outside and fluffy inside. Serve hot with your favourite meats and veg.
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Notes
- No Air Fryer? Check out my Gluten Free Roast Potatoes recipe for the best, crispy oven recipe instead.
- Step-by-Step Photos: Check out the blog post above for step-by-step photos to guide you through how these air fryer roast potatoes should look.
- Storing and Freezing: You can store any leftover roasties in the fridge or freeze them, then reheat to eat.
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What To Serve With Air Fryer Roast Potatoes
If you want to cook up a feast, here are some of my favourite ways to serve these crispy air fryer roast potatoes:
- Make an entire air fryer roast dinner using my air fryer gammon joint and my air fryer carrots and parsnips on the side. Who needs an oven!?
- Serve up Christmas dinner with these roasties, my bacon-wrapped stuffing balls, gluten free Yorkshire puddings and a plate of honey roast carrots and parsnips.
- Smother them in gravy – either my homemade gluten free gravy, my Make Ahead Gravy or delicious vegan miso gravy work so well with these crispy roasties.
- Serve them alongside some winter warmers like my gluten free chicken and ham pie, slow cooker beef stew or gluten free chicken casserole.
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