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Smashed Potatoes
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Smashed Potatoes

35 min🌡 400°F / 204°C

Crispy, crackly outside with a fluffy pillowy inside — the best of both worlds. Boil, smash, then air fry for the most satisfying potato side dish you've ever had.

Ingredients

Small baby potatoes
or small Yukon gold
1.5 lbs
Olive oil
3 tbsp
Salt
1 tsp
Black pepper
½ tsp
Garlic powder
½ tsp
Fresh rosemary
or thyme — optional
1 tsp
Parmesan cheese
optional — for serving
2 tbsp

Chef tips

💡Boil until fully cooked before smashing — undercooked potatoes don't smash flat and stay dense
💡Press firmly to ½ inch thick — thicker smashed potatoes don't get crispy all the way through
💡Generous oil on both sides — this is what creates the crackly shatteringly crispy crust
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