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Garlic Butter Smashed Potatoes
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Garlic Butter Smashed Potatoes

Garlic Butter Smashed Potatoes

Garlic butter smashed potatoes can either be a simple side, or dressed up for an appetizer: topped with gremolata, sour cream with chili crunch or even a  quail egg with caviar...they’re ridiculously customizable.

Makes 2 pounds (about 15 potatoes)

Ingredients

Potatoes

  • 2 pounds baby Yukon gold potatoes
  • 3 tablespoons kosher salt
  • 4 tablespoons melted butter
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 5 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • Kosher salt & course ground black pepper to taste

Optional for serving: sour cream & chili crunch, quails egg & caviar, carnitas and melted cheese, whatever you want...

Gremolata

  • ½ cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, very finely minced
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • Kosher salt & course ground black pepper

Directions

Potatoes

  1. Bring a pot of water to a boil, add salt and potatoes, and cook until fork-tender, 15–20 minutes - drain well
  2. Preheat oven to 425, and stir together the butter, oil, garlic, paprika, red pepper and salt & pepper - mix well
  3. Put the potatoes on a parchment-lined baking sheet, and using something flat, press each potato to about ½ inch thick - and btw way, the craggy edges the better
  4. Brush the butter nonsense generously over each smashed potato, and bake 20–25 minutes until golden brown and crispy on the edges
  5. Remove and serve alone, with some of the gremolata, sour cream & chili crunch or I vote for the egg & caviar

Gremolata

  1. Put the parsley, garlic, lemon zest, olive oil, and a pinch of salt & pepper, in a small bowl
  2. Mix well to combine

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