Smashed Potatoes Taken and modified from: recipetineats.com
Buttery, crispy SMASHED POTATOES! Crazy crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside, Preptime: About 10 minutes Cook Time: ~1 - 1.5hrs Servings: 5-8 Ingredients:- 1.5 lb small potatoes (red/yellow are best) - 3 TBS butter , melted - 1 TBS olive oil - Salt and pepper
Optional toppings: - Finely chopped parsley - Shredded Cheeses
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Bring a big pot of water to boil
- While the water is heating, wash your potatoes
- Boil your potatoes for 20-25 minutes, larger potatoes might take 30.
- Drain your potatoes into a colander and let them sit for 5 minutes
- Preheat your oven to 350f
- Place the potatoes on a baking sheet and, with a potato masher or large fork, squish those potatoes down!
- Let potatoes steam for another 5 minutes and dry out a little. This will add to the crispiness.
- Melt your butter
- Spread melted butter over the potatoes
- Spread olive oil over the potatoes
- Salt and Pepper as you want
- Bake in the oven for 40 minutes or until crisp
- After pulling your potatoes from the oven, shred some cheese over them and throw them back in to melt the cheese.
- Or, Chop up some parsley and sprinkle it over the top.
- Or even serve it normally with baked potato toppings like Sour Cream, Bacon Bit, Green onions/chives etc.