I tried Emily Blunt's English roasted potatoes after they crashed Ina Garten's website, and it's one of the tastiest dishes I've ever made

Anneta KonstantinidesMay 16, 2020, 04:02 IST

I made Emily Blunt's English roasted potatoes that crashed Ina Garten's website, and they definitely lived up to the hype.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Ina Garten shared Emily Blunt's secret family recipe for English roasted potatoes, and it was so popular that her website crashed.
I was shocked there was so much hype surrounding the potatoes, so I decided to make them for myself.
The recipe was easy — even with Blunt's additional tricks — and only required a few cheap ingredients.
The potatoes had a gorgeous golden hue with a great crunch, and I was surprised by how soft and creamy they were on the inside.
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From morning cosmopolitans to hot dogs wrapped in puff pastry, Ina Garten has been giving us plenty of easy recipes to try while we're staying home.

But none had Garten's fans more excited than Emily Blunt's English roasted potatoes.

Garten's 2.6 million Instagram followers went wild after she shared Blunt's secret family recipe on May 6, even crashing the "Barefoot Contessa" website temporarily.

I was definitely intrigued. I've seen everything from whipped coffee to cookie cereal become hot food trends during quarantine, but roasted potatoes!? I needed to see what all the fuss was about.

So, earlier this week, when I set out to live like Ina Garten in lockdown for a day, I decided to make the potatoes that broke the internet. And reader, it was one of the tastiest dishes I've ever made.

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Just as Garten promised, the potatoes were crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside.

The potatoes were super creamy on the inside. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

After 45 minutes, it was clear the potatoes were ready. I took them out of the oven and put on the finishing touches.

My potatoes had a beautiful golden hue. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

After the 15 minutes were up, it was time for the step I was most nervous about: transferring the potatoes into a pan with smoking hot oil.

Then it was time to put the potatoes into a pan of smoking hot oil. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Then it was time for Blunt's second tip: Letting the potatoes dry before popping them into the oven.

She also dries the potatoes out to help create a nice crust on the outside. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

After I drained the water, it was time for Blunt's first tip. I transferred the potatoes back into the pot, put the lid on top, and shook it for five seconds.

One of Blunt's tricks is shaking the potatoes in a pot to roughen up their edges. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

I added the potatoes to a large boiling pot of water, which I had seasoned with two tablespoons of salt.

Then it was time to parboil the potatoes. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

But back to the cooking. I peeled the two potatoes and began dicing them, noticing about half-way through that my pieces were looking a little… small.

Some of my potato cubes were definitely on the small slide. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

I mixed myself a cosmopolitan before I began cooking, trying to channel my own inner "Barefoot Contessa."

I made Garten's famous cosmo before I started cooking. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Blunt's recipe only requires a few simple — and cheap — ingredients.

Blunt's recipe just calls for a few ingredients. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

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