Mashed potatoes are delicious. Fried food is delicious.
Which explains why smashed, fried potatoes are AMAZING.
Amazing.
If you share in my love for savory, crispy things, like perfectly crispy bacon:
or the skin on this bad boy:
or the parmesan crust on these insane quesadillas:
…then you will definitely appreciate this next recipe. It’s the ultimate comfort food with a twist!
Parboil some potatoes, smash them, fry them, and then hit ’em up with some dressing: Boom– a mouthwatering side everyone will be fighting for!
The recipe would be quite simple if we stopped at just potatoes, but you really can’t skip the dressing. I didn’t know I was fancy and did things like dressing until I tried this recipe all those years ago, and now I can’t make the potatoes without it. It balances out the friedness just right and adds a nice zing of freshness. I even buy a thyme plant from Trader Joe’s just for this recipe every so often!
Try this the next time you’re hankering for some salty, comfort-food goodness. You won’t regret it!
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Fried Smashed Potatoes
From Giada De Laurentis
Serves 4
Ingredients
Potatoes
- 2 lbs baby or fingerling potatoes
- 1/4 cup olive oil, plus extra as needed
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled and halved
Dressing
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
- 2 lemons, zested
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- For the potatoes: Boil potatoes until tender, about 20-25 minutes. Drain and let dry, about 5 minutes. Using the palm of your hand, gently press the potatoes until lightly smashed.
- In a large, nonstick skillet, heat 1/4 cup olive oil over medium-high heat. Add garlic and cook until fragrant and lightly brown, about 1 minute. Remove garlic and discard. In batches, add the potatoes and cook, without stirring, until the bottoms turn golden brown, about 5-8 minutes. Flip the potatoes and cook, drizzling with more oil if needed, until golden brown on the other side for another 5-8 minutes.
- Make the dressing: In a small together, whisk together the oil, lemon juice, parsley, thyme, lemon zest, salt, and pepper.
- Spoon the dressing over the potatoes and toss gently until coated. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Enjoy!
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This looks delicious!
😀 nom nom!
This entire post looks so good. Definitely drooling. 😀
Let’s eat :D.
I was planning to make baked or mashed potatoes this week. SOOOOOO doing this instead. YUM!!!
Oooooh let me know how you like it if you do try it!! I think you will like it!!