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Tradition with a twist
ОглавлениеGiven a topside of beef my intention is to go down the traditional route with Yorkshire pudding and the works. However, on one occasion I ran short on time and so we had to make do without the puds. We ended up staying at the table long after the children had left it to go elsewhere to play, while my brother-in-law shared with us his dad’s favourite way of ensuring perfect potatoes. Apparently, Daddy Mackenzie would parboil them at coffee time; drain them; distress them lightly and then pop them in boiling hot fat in a roasting tray in the oven. And then – and here’s the surprising bit – he’d take them out again, leave them on the side to cool down in the fat and then put them back in the oven for 45 minutes as lunchtime approached. The brother-in-law said this embossed the potatoes with a gooey, toffee-like colour and sweetness. Maybe we should all give the ‘Mackenzie Method’ a try and compare notes.
