Smashed Potatoes
Get ready for a weeknight/weekend side you can make over and over and over and ...you get the idea. It's simply delicious with any meal. It makes a perfect side to juicy steak, smoked or fresh salmon , and pares well with roasted veggies. Whatever you are having smashed garlicky herb potatoes would like to join your party.
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
Potatoes
- 15-20 small Yukon Gold Potatoes
- 2 tablespoons Kosher salt for potato water
Garlic and Herb Marinade
- 1 cup good quality olive oil
- 2 tablespoons freshly chopped parsley
- 1 tablespoon thyme fresh or dry
- 1 tablespoon freshly crushed garlic
- 1 tablespoon coarse sea salt
- fresh ground pepper to taste- see recipe notes
Aioli Sauce
- 1 large egg yolk room temp
- 4 medium garlic cloves finely grated
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup olive oil
Instructions
Potatoes
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F
- Mix the marinade ingredients in a small glass bowl and whisk until combined, set aside.
- Wash and dry potatoes and set aside on kitchen towel
- Heat a large pot of water and bring to a roaring boil
- Once the water starts to boil add 2 Tablespoons of Kosher salt and plunge potatoes into hot water. If water boils too much lower heat to medium high.
- Let cook about 10 minutes or until fork tender (not falling apart)
- Drain potatoes and place in rows (as seen in picture) on a large baking sheet
- Use the back of a spoon, a small cup, to smash each individual potato- as seen in above picture. Apply gentle pressure and then push down with more force to create the smashed look.
- Bake for 20 minutes until crispy
- With a spoon or brush slather the potatoes with the garlic and oil marinade
Aioli Sauce
- Whisk egg yolk, garlic, and salt in a medium bowl to combine.
- Mix in 1 tsp. water. Whisking constantly, add oil, drop by drop at first, then ⅛-teaspoonful at a time as mixture emulsifies and thickens. (Do not add oil too quickly or aioli will break and oil will separate.)
- Whisk until oil is incorporated and aioli is stiff enough to hold its shape when spooned.
Nutrition
Calories: 552kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 55g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 40g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 3690mg | Potassium: 351mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 213IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg
