We ate burgers tonight and instead of a side of baked french fries I went with roasted potatoes. I've had smashed potatoes at restaurants before and have always been curious as to how they're made. It's really quite simple. The potato in the middle of the pan shows the first smash I did and the others followed and were maybe smashed a little too much, but still tasted great. We ended up deciding there is probably no amount of smashing that is too much. These tasted great and the thyme was a nice touch. We ate them with a little ketchup on the side, but definitely not necessary.
Things I learned from this recipe:
Do NOT grab the handle of the pan while it cools on top of the stove after being in the oven. I ended up asking Eric to put my cast-iron skillet handle mitt on this pan after I grabbed at the handle and luckily did not burn my hand badly.
Would I make this recipe again?:
Sure
This recipe is similar to the one I used but not quite. My had the addition of fresh thyme which I thought was great.