Proper British Roast Potatoes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 - 1 1/2 lb king edward potato
1 teaspoon salt
100 g lard (or vegetable oil)
2 liters water

Preparation

Preheat oven to 220\u00b0C (430\u00b0F).
Place lard or oil in roasting tin and put in middle rack of oven.
Boil Kettle.
Peel potatoes.
Chop into quarters (approx 4 cm cubes).
Par Boil potatoes for 10 minutes with salt.
Drain potatoes in a colander.
Shake potatoes until edges are furry (approx 15 seconds).
Remove roasting tin from oven.
Carefully place potatoes into hot fat of roasting tin; WARNING, This step is requires caution as fat is at 220\u00b0C.
Place roasting tin, with potatoes back in the oven and cook for 35-45 minutes depending on the size of your potato pieces.
After 20 minutes turn the potatoes so browning occurs on a different side.
Potatoes should be crispy on the outside and fluffy in the middle.