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Ultra Crispy Smashed Potatoes

By:Nagi
Published:9 Feb '18Updated:8 Jun '21
500 Comments
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Introducing your new favourite potato recipe – buttery, crispy SMASHED POTATOES! Crazy crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside, there’s a serious risk that only half of these will make it to the dinner table….

The best, buttery, golden, ultra crispy smashed potatoes you will ever have! www.recipetineats.com

Smashed Potatoes

Let me introduce you to your new favourite way with potatoes.

SMASHED!

CRISPY!

BUTTERY!!

Buttery CRISPY SMASHED POTATOES!

The best, buttery, golden, ultra crispy smashed potatoes you will ever have! www.recipetineats.com

Best ever potato recipe!

If you are yet to experience the joys of crispy smashed potatoes, and my first experience was only 3 years ago when I was introduced to them by Claire from Sprinkles and Sprouts, a fellow Australian food blogger, these are going to change your potato game forever.

These taste like buttery french fries, albeit they are look completely different. “Rustic”, I declare loftily. They’re fluffy on the inside, and ultra crispy on both the underside and on the surface. All those ridges are the best! Forget squashing them neat and flat – the more nubbly the surface, the better the crunch!!!

The best, buttery, golden, ultra crispy smashed potatoes you will ever have! www.recipetineats.com

The best, buttery, golden, ultra crispy smashed potatoes you will ever have! www.recipetineats.com

Tips to make ultra crispy smashed potatoes

Ultra Crispy Smashed Potatoes are straight forward to make – boil, squish, drizzle, bake – but there are two little tips I’ve discovered along the way:

  1. Let the potatoes steam dry a bit after smashing them. This ensures optimum crispiness!

  2. Use butter and a touch of oil. Because butter = flavour, oil ensures more even and better browning and crispiness. Can’t use just butter because it burns in the oven at high temperatures.

Also, you can totally feel free to add flavourings like garlic and dried herbs, but they do burn a bit so you’ll get little black bits on the surface. In all honesty, these are so tasty as they are, they don’t need anything more! (In my personal, potato-opinion)

How to make Crispy Smashed Potatoes

The best, buttery, golden, ultra crispy smashed potatoes you will ever have! www.recipetineats.com

How to serve Ultra Crispy Smashed Potatoes

I would be totally happy just munching on these as a snack. And if I had a larger oven, or multiple ovens, I would make loads of these and serve them as a snack at gatherings. Because if you make these with small potatoes as I have done, they are perfect finger food snacking size.

But I typically serve these on the side of mains. It will go with pretty much any Western dish, from pork chops to fish, chicken to steak. Try it on the side of this Steak with Creamy Peppercorn Sauce, these Lemon Garlic Marinated Pork Chops, these Crispy Garlic Chicken Thighs or this Sun Dried Tomato Stuffed Chicken Breast.

However you plan to serve these Crispy Smashed Potatoes, it has your name written all over it. Do it, do it, do it! – Nagi x


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The best, buttery, golden, ultra crispy smashed potatoes you will ever have! recipetineats.com

Ultra Crispy Smashed Potatoes

Author: Nagi
Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 1 hr 30 mins
Total: 1 hr 10 mins
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4.97 from 159 votes
Servings12
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Recipe VIDEO above. Extra crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside. They taste like French fries except they're buttery (and look more rustic! 🙂 ) These will be your new favourite way with potatoes! Makes 12, depending on size of potatoes. Make as many as can fit on the tray once smashed, as long as they aren't touching. 

Ingredients

Potatoes - choose:

  • 700g / 1.4 lb small potatoes (12 - 14) (Note 1)
  • 1 - 1.2kg / 2 - 2.4lb medium potatoes (6 - 8)

Cooking:

  • 1 tbsp salt (for boiling)
  • 30g / 2 tbsp unsalted butter , melted
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 3/4 tsp salt (for sprinkling)
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • Finely chopped parsley , optional garnish

Instructions

  • Cook potatoes: Bring a pot of water to the boil, add 1 tbsp salt. Cook potatoes until soft - small ones should take around 20 to 25 minutes, medium ones might take 30 minutes. It's ok if the skin splits. Alternatively, steam or microwave them.
  • Preheat oven to 200°C/390°F (180°C fan).
  • Steam dry: Drain the potatoes and let them dry in the colander for 5 minutes or so.
  • Smash! Place on the tray then use a large fork or potato masher to squish them, keeping them in one piece. Thin = crisper. Thicker = fluffier insides. (Both good!) More nubbly surface = better crunch!
  • Steam dry again: Leave on the tray to steam dry for 5 minutes or so - makes them crispier!
  • Drizzle: Drizzle with butter, then olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  • Bake: Bake for 45 minutes (small potatoes) to 55 minutes (medium) or until deep golden and crispy. Do not flip!
  • Serve hot, sprinkled with parsley if desired.

Recipe Notes:

1. I've used a variety of potatoes over the years and this works great with all types, including baby potatoes. High starch potatoes will yield a fluffier inside, whereas waxy potatoes are a bit less fluffy but are sort of creamy. You'll love both!
You can make these with smaller or medium potatoes. Small ones - size of a golf ball or smaller - will come out crisper (like finger food, you can pick them up), whereas larger ones have the same crispiness on the surface but you get more fluffy potato on the inside because they don't get squished as thinly. I like them both ways!
2. Flavourings: If you add garlic or dried herbs into the butter, it has a tendency to burn so you end up with black bits and they can be bitter. If you're really keen for garlic flavour, use the side of your knife to smash 2 cloves so they burst open. Place in small saucepan with butter and melt, then leave to infuse with garlic flavour. Discard cloves and proceed with recipe.
For herbs, add a generous amount (dried or fresh) into the pot of boiling water so the potatoes get infused with herb flavour. Discard herbs and proceed with recipe.
3. Nutrition per potato, assuming 12 potatoes.

Nutrition Information:

Serving: 58gCalories: 85cal (4%)
Keywords: Smashed Potatoes
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500 Comments

  1. Peta says

    May 9, 2023 at 3:45 pm

    5 stars
    I made these last night. I ‘took one for the team’ and added a sprinkle of grated tasty cheese in the last few minutes.
    Totally wonderful way to serve the humble tater.

    Reply
  2. CD says

    April 27, 2023 at 2:01 am

    I made these last night! Turned out so good! Crispy outside and fluffy inside.

    Reply
  3. Lou says

    April 26, 2023 at 3:05 pm

    Hello,
    Just checking if there’s any reason why I shouldn’t do the boiling and smashing bit a couple of hours before the go in the oven? Want to do for a long lunch and would rather prep in advance. Thankyou!

    Reply
  4. LoriW says

    April 22, 2023 at 9:05 am

    5 stars
    Great easy recipe. All Nagi’s recipes have been wonderful

    Reply
  5. Monica Scurr says

    April 21, 2023 at 8:08 am

    5 stars
    Making these for the 2nd time! Absolutely delicious. I brushed the butter and oil onto them, so they were evenly coated. Can’t wait to eat them with our steaks tonight!

    Reply
  6. Brian Murphy says

    April 17, 2023 at 3:51 am

    Made these to go with the chicken parmigiana recipe. My wife and daughter love me to make this for them.

    Reply
  7. helmut smeg cheese the 3rd. says

    April 14, 2023 at 2:07 am

    your recipe is utter dickshit!. by mr helmut cheddar!

    Reply
    • Jodie says

      May 1, 2023 at 5:06 pm

      Wow!! How rude!!!!

      Reply
  8. Sue Heddle says

    April 12, 2023 at 12:59 pm

    I’ve made these a couple of times now but today I did them in my new air fryer. Just YUM!!

    Reply
  9. FranW says

    April 2, 2023 at 3:22 pm

    5 stars
    I made these tonight with
    big-ish (half-fist sized-plus?) (my fist, not Nagi’s, obv! :D). My potato masher is a crappy thick plastic one, not the lovely thin metal one Nagi has, so after the initial squoosh I used a fork to press up/down and sideways the way you would for peanut butter cookies.

    They didn’t quite stay togther (my fault, so I made the sacrifice and gobbed the side bits). But overall they were amazeballs as a side for BBQ pork ribs and salad, and I will definitely make (and try to perfect) these again.

    Reply
  10. Phyllis says

    March 27, 2023 at 11:39 pm

    5 stars
    Wonderful side dish. The creamy inside and crunchy outside is perfect. I followed note 2 and it added the garlic flavor I wanted. I used small Yukon gold potatoes. My potato masher worked great to smash the potatoes.

    Reply
  11. Sam Harvey says

    March 22, 2023 at 2:57 am

    Great way to use up smaller potatoes, kids are going to love this also

    Reply
  12. NIKI says

    March 20, 2023 at 12:40 am

    5 stars
    SUPER EASY & DELICIOUS.
    Letting the potatoes sit and drain then letting them sit and dry again was a great idea. They were delicious, everyone loved it and asked for the recipe (I shared your link). They didn’t come out as pretty as yours but even so they were enjoyed. I made them several hours before the party and reheated – still loved. I used red potatoes with the skin on, no parchment paper. Keep it simple. If you don’t want your potatoes to look crazy smashed, using a sharp knife place an “X” on the top of the potato and press gently with the bottom of a glass. But really the crazy crunch was worth the crazy look. Thank you Nagi.

    Reply
  13. Anna says

    March 3, 2023 at 4:46 am

    5 stars
    We use regular russets (small potatoes are lovely but super expensive here) and microwave them in advance so the dish is quick to do. We cut them into about six sections, spread them skin side down on an oiled baking sheet, cover with parchment and press them flat with another, smaller baking sheet (as suggested by a reviewer here) then coat with more olive oil and/or butter and bake until crunchy adding cheese about 3/4 of the way through. So excellent!

    Reply
  14. Mimi says

    December 24, 2022 at 1:57 am

    Making these shortly but have a quick question…do you use just a sheet pan or line w/parchment paper??

    Reply
    • Wendy says

      March 15, 2023 at 10:33 am

      I’ve just always oiled my pan first. No parchment paper.

      Reply
  15. Shawn McGraw says

    December 16, 2022 at 4:18 pm

    5 stars
    Absolutely Delicious… highly recommend to everyone.

    Reply
  16. Sergio F Justo says

    December 16, 2022 at 6:30 am

    i melted the butter with some fresh parsley and used some small gold potatoes soooooooooo good thank you so much!

    Reply
  17. Fleder says

    December 7, 2022 at 10:13 pm

    Just something I noticed. The “Cook” time is longer than the “Total” time in the recipe.

    Reply
  18. Dena says

    December 7, 2022 at 4:33 pm

    Peel or no peel?

    Reply
    • SMB says

      April 9, 2023 at 11:57 pm

      5 stars
      Leave the skin on! This helps keep the potato together when smashing, and the skin gets super crispy. My husband eats them like potato chips!

      Reply
    • Wendy says

      March 15, 2023 at 10:32 am

      Peel

      Reply
  19. Lisa says

    December 5, 2022 at 1:04 pm

    5 stars
    Rave reviews from my family! This came out perfect. Thank you for another amazing recipe!

    Reply
  20. Lisa says

    December 5, 2022 at 10:41 am

    5 stars
    These are time consuming little guys, but so worth it when they finally make it out of the oven! I used small gold potatoes. Served with some country pork ribs I kept in the slow cooker all day. My hubby loved both dishes and kept saying how good everything was! I just topped my potatoes with shredded Parmesan in addition to the butter, oil, salt and pepper. The shreds roasted to a beautiful crispy brown along with the potatoes.

    Reply
    • cheri friedman says

      May 27, 2023 at 4:18 am

      I make this recipe all the time and everyone just loves it. I was wondering if I could add the parmesan cheese…you just add the grated parm after the butter and oil?

      Reply
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