Poppy O’Toole, the professional cook widely recognised as “Poppy Cooks” on social media, boasts over 4.4million followers on TikTok all thanks to her practical kitchen tricks.
Not only has she demonstrated her tips live on ITV’s This Morning show, but Poppy’s Michelin-trained status doesn’t take away from her approachable persona in the kitchen.
Fans especially swoon over her potato recipes. The culinary guru is often referred to as the “Potato Queen” of social media, with food lovers being massively attracted to her roast potato techniques.
We recently enjoyed a chat with Poppy where she divulged secrets on enhancing the taste of simple spuds. In her view, it all lies in the seasoning.
Poppy advises to “Start off with the basics” as she added: “Potatoes love salt – they just work well with it and it brings out the natural addictive potatoey flavour.”
But salt isn’t her only recommendation. When it comes to her other favourite seasonings she recommended:
- Smoked paprika
- Granulated Garlic
- Ground cumin
- Ground coriander
- Lemon juice
- Oil
She is convinced this combination gives rise to a “nice baseline of earthy flavours which really compliment a potato – especially a chip or a wedge”.
Cooking up some scrumptious roast potatoes?
You might want to throw some herbs into the mix. Rosemary and thyme, coupled with garlic, can truly elevate your roast potatoes experience.
Looking for more perfect roast potatoes recipes? Previously, Poppy shared her ‘gorgeous, golden, fluffy and crunchy’ roast potatoes recipe ‘perfect’ in the air fryer.
Poppy recommends using Maris Piper potatoes as they are a great starchy option. She also says her cooking method skips the need for parboiling.
In her video, Poppy said: “I’ve been testing out some delicious air fryer recipes and of course, I had to some roast potatoes. These gorgeous, golden, fluffy, crunchy roasties which are perfect in the air fryer.”
