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Crispy Smashed Baked Potatoes

Ingredients

GF, VEG
Prep: 15 minutes | Cooking: 1.5 - 2 hours
6-8

Crispy Potatoes

  • Roughly 1kg of small potatoes
  • Olive oil
  • Sea salt
  • Black pepper


Crispy Potatoes with Garlic Oil, Feta & Oregano

  • Roughly 1kg of small potatoes
  • Olive oil
  • Garlic
  • Greek feta
  • Fresh oregano leaves
  • Sea salt
  • Black pepper

Method

Crispy Potatoes

  1. Preheat oven to 200C/390F.
  2. Steam the potatoes in a steam oven or stovetop steamer for 20 minutes -OR- boil the potatoes in a pot of cold water with 2-3 tbs of salt, bring to the boil, and simmer for 20 minutes, then drain and set aside.
  3. Place the steamed/boiled potatoes onto a paper-lined baking tray.
  4. Place a slightly smaller baking tray over the potatoes and press down firmly to squash the potatoes.
  5. Using your hands, squash them a little more to ensure they are rough and ragged around the edges - the more ragged the crispier they will be.
  6. Drizzle generously with olive oil, sprinkle with salt, and black pepper.
  7. Bake at 200C/390F for 60 to 90 minutes depending on your oven.
  8. Remove from the oven, sprinkle with extra sea salt flakes and serve.


Crispy Potatoes with Garlic Oil, Feta & Oregano

  1. Preheat oven to 200C/390F.
  2. Steam the potatoes in a steam oven or stovetop steamer for 20 minutes -OR- boil the potatoes in a pot of cold water with 2-3 tbs of salt, bring to the boil, and simmer for 20 minutes, then drain and set aside.
  3. Place the steamed/boiled potatoes onto a paper-lined baking tray.
  4. Place a slightly smaller baking tray over the potatoes and press down firmly to squash the potatoes.
  5. Using your hands, squash them a little more to ensure they are rough and ragged around the edges - the more ragged the crispier they will be.
  6. Grate 1-2 large cloves of garlic into roughly 3 tbs olive oil, then stir to combine.
  7. Drizzle the potatoes with the garlic oil, sprinkle with salt, and black pepper.
  8. Cut a bulb of garlic in half and place both halves next to the potatoes on the tray.
  9. Bake at 200C/390F for 60 to 90 minutes depending on your oven.
  10. Remove from the oven and place the potatoes and roasted garlic onto a serving plate.
  11. Crumble over the feta, sprinkle fresh oregano leaves, sea salt flakes, black pepper and serve.

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