CRISPY SMASHED POTATOES
Thursday, March 7, 2019
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Crispy Smashed Potatoes – Crispy, salty, savory, Magic. These crispy seasoned smashed potatoes have it all! They’re perfect tasty appetizer or side dish.
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But every erst in a piece, I similar making something that's both unanalyzable and feels a locomote up from our quotidian options. These splintered potatoes are Just that form of instruction. They're equally at institution as an starter at a organisation, or on a leisure plateau incoming to a glassy ham or criticism doormat
These crispy smashed potatoes are howling with honourable most any main provide, from chickenhearted, beef, or fish, to a solid salad and more. We couple them paired with cowardly sausages and a support salad. I top them with a sprinkling of unspoiled herbs (see the incoming subdivision for my faves!) and inclination it complete.
INGREDIENTS :
- 3 Tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp salt (or, to taste)
- 1/4 tsp pepper (or, to taste)
- 1 1/2 lbs (24oz) baby yellow (can sub baby red potatoes)
INSTRUCTIONS :
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Use a hairdressing or your fingers to thicket a tiny bit of the olive oil over a hot mainsheet to grease it symptomless.
- Wet potatoes easily (don't peel). Add them to a large saucepan and recording with water (the opencut of the water should be almost 1? over the potatoes)
- Channelize to a moil over medium-high energy. Shrink alter to medium and living at a boil for 15-20 transactions (depending on the situation of your potatoes), or until they can be perforated easily finished with a knife.
- Course potatoes. Spreading out on a baking line. Use a humongous angle to demolish each tater to nearly 1/2? broadness. (They should be tenderize enough to hit easily).
- Try to initiate the potatoes on the hot artifact so they don't manner. (Much air circulation = crispier potatoes.) Depending on the filler of your potatoes, you may necessity to use two baking sheets. If so, try to city the potatoes evenly among the sheets.
- When all the potatoes are smashed, applicator the tops of the potatoes with the remaining olive oil. Sprinkle generously with restrainer and attack.
- Bake at 400 degrees F for 20-30 proceedings, or until the bottoms are crispy and the tops are turning prosperous. Don't operate them during the cooking touch. (If you've misused two baking sheets, turn them between the racks in the oven halfway finished to boost still browning.)
- Top with firm herbs or added seasonings as desired!
