Jamie's Recipes
Amazing roast veg
Serving: 6 to 8
Ingredients:
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1kg potatoes, peeled
- 750g carrots, peeled
- 500g beets, scrubbed
- 1/2 a bunch of fresh rosemary, leaves picked
- 1/2 bulb of garlic, broken into cloves, unpeeled
- Extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon runny honey
- Good-quality balsamic vinegar
Method:
Light the oven and aim for a temperature of around 200°C. Bring three pans of salted water to the boil. Cut any large potatoes in half and leave any small ones whole. Place the potatoes in one of the pans and parboil for 5 to 10 minutes, or until half cooked. Drain the potatoes, then leave them to steam dry. Return the potatoes to the hot pan and shake it around to chuff up the edges. Repeat with the carrots and beets but do not shake them around after leaving them to steam dry.
Scatter the potatoes with the rosemary, half the garlic cloves, a drizzle of oil, and season with salt and pepper, then spread them out evenly in a roasting tray. Toss the carrots with the honey, a lug of oil and season well with salt and pepper, then add them to the tray, spooning over any remaining juices. Toss the beetroot with a lug of balsamic and oil, and season well with salt and pepper, then add them to the tray too. Scatter over the remaining garlic cloves. Once the flames and smoke have died down, roast all the veg in the hot oven for 20 to 30 minutes, giving them a jiggle every so often, or until everything is crispy, golden and delicious. Keep an eye on them and rotate the tray for even cooking.