This recipe is super easy to cook and the potatoes can roast away while preparing all of your other ingredients or it can be an easy meal in itself!
We all make roast potatoes, but making them all the time led me to making these, by adding in just one more step makes your potatoes so crispy, they are a cross between chips and traditional roasted potatoes, you can even add a drizzle of chilli oil or some herbs to make them more interesting.
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Smashed Crispy Potatoes
Crispy, golden potatoes smashed and baked to perfection, offering a crunchy exterior and soft, fluffy interior—perfect as a side or snack.
4
servings10
minutes30
minutes200
kcal40
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Ingredients
8 number Red Potatoes, unpeeled
1 -2 tbsp Olive oil to drizzle over
number Salt and pepper
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Directions
- Preheat the over to 180 degrees
- Place the whole potatoes in a saucepan covered with water
- Bring the potatoes to a boil until the skin starts to split and the potatoes soften.
- Carefully take out the potatoes and place them on a roasting pan (Be careful as the potatoes will be really hot).
- Use the back of a fork to squash down the potatoes.
- Add salt and pepper to taste and drizzle with oil of you choice.
- Roast the potatoes in the oven for approximately 40 minutes until they are golden brown.
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