Greek Potatoes

               

         
     Greek Potatoes (Oven-Roasted                 and Delicious!)

These potatoes are a staple in our home. Whether accompanying roast lamb or chicken, or just on their own, we have them a couple of times a week. They are delicious and the ones that get overly-brown in the pan and stick a bit are MINE! Clean up is a little tricky with this recipe, unless you line your pans with foil, but I find that just filling the pan up with hot, sudsy water and forgetting for an hour (something I apparently have no problem doing ;-)) helps a lot.


Ingredients:



8 large  potatoes, peeled, cut into large wedges (about 6-7 wedges per potato)

 4 garlic cloves, minced (more garlic is a good thing, less garlic is a no-no for this recipe)

1/2 cup olive oil

1 cup water

 1 tablespoon dried oregano (get the Mediterranean, it's the best!)

 1 lemon, juiced sea salt fresh coarse ground black pepper 

Directions:



1 Preheat oven to 420°F A reviewer has suggested spraying the baking pan with Pam - that sounds like a great idea!

2 Put all the ingredients into a baking pan large enough to hold them.

3 Season generously with sea salt and black pepper.

4 Make sure your hands are very clean and put them in the pan and give everything a toss to distribute.

5 The garlic will drop into the water/oil solution but its flavour will permeate the potatoes, and this way, it won't burn.

6 Bake for 40 minutes.

7 When a nice golden-brown crust has formed on the potatoes, give them a stir to bring the white underside up, season lightly with a bit more sea salt and pepper and just a light sprinkling of oregano.

8 Add 1/2 cup more water if pan appears to be getting dry, and pop back into oven to brown other side of potatoes.

9 This will take about another 40 minutes.

10 Do not be afraid of overcooking the potatoes- they will be delicious.

11 Note: I often melt a bouillon cube in the water; if you do, make sure to cut back some on the salt.