Oven-baked potatoes with hot honey lemon sauce

💙Why you'll love them

• Incredible texture + delicious taste - crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, with that addictive sauce… this recipe has been fully approved by everyone who's tried it!
• Simple ingredients, to find and to use! In fact, you probably already have them in your staples.
• Soooo freaking easy - the best part is they're such a cinch to prepare!

🍯Notes on ingredients

You can find a full list of ingredients and measurements in the recipe card below. Here are a few ingredient notes to make these potatoes.

• Potatoes - I recommend going for Russet potatoes or Yukon gold potatoes. Use organic potatoes, as you won't need to peel them.
• Garlic - if you want to choose your garlic carefully so you do not encourage the slavery of Chinese prisoners, read my Eco Tips on the subject.
• Honey - choose quality honey and avoid liquid honey! Quality honey crystallizes and is therefore hard. If it's liquid, it means it's been completely processed, and therefore no longer has any virtue.
• Lemon - organic is best, as you'll be using both the juice and the zest.

🍗What to serve them with?

We agree, this recipe is a super easy side dish! And to make it a main course, here several suggestions:

• Chicken - these lemon pepper wings with hot honey (Air Fryer and oven), these Tandoori chicken wings (Air Fryer), some crusted Romano chicken, some creamy Dijon mustard chicken or even a chicken Karaage (Japanese fried chicken).
• Seafood! I really love salmon with potatoes, here are my favorite recipes - the best honey butter Old Bay salmon or a herb grilled salmon (Olive Garden copycat).
• Eggs, such as these delicious and tasty Spanish eggs.

✨How to make the best oven-baked potatoes?

Recipe details and quantities are in the recipe card below.

• Cut your potatoes in half lengthwise, then in half or quarters widthwise, depending on their size. Cook for 10 minutes in a pan of boiling water. Preheat your oven to 410°F/210°C in natural convection/high and low heat mode.
• Then dry well with a clean kitchen towel and place them in a large bowl.

• Add the paprika, salt, pepper and olive oil.

• Bake on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet for 30-35 minutes, turning them halfway through.

• Meanwhile, prepare the sauce by mixing the honey, olive oil, lemon zest and juice, garlic powder, Cayenne pepper and cilantro.
• Serve on a plate, pour over the sauce and enjoy!

👩🏻‍🍳Chef's Tips

1. No need to peel your potatoes if they are organic - the skin is not only tasty and nutritious, but also crispy.
2. Double cooking is crucial - it's what makes the potatoes so melt-in-the-mouth on the inside and crispy on the outside. The potatoes are first boiled, then baked in Air Fryer.
3. Make one single layer for best results - if the potatoes overlap, they might not cook the right way and and they won't be as crispy as they could be!
4. Adapt the cooking time according to the size of your potatoes. 

💡Frequently Asked Question

❄️Storage

• Store - if you have leftovers, place them in an airtight tin in the fridge for 3-4 days.
• Reheat - place potatoes in a preheated oven at 320°F/160°C for a few minutes, until heated through.