smashed potato

Flattened, crispy tuber

Smashed potatoes are boiled potatoes that have been flattened rather than mashed smooth.

Typically, small whole potatoes are pressed until cracked open, then roasted or fried until crispy on the outside while remaining soft inside: The smashed potatoes came out golden and crunchy.

The technique produces more texture and surface area than traditional mashed potatoes.

Related

Thanksgiving dinner · comfort food · garlic · roasted garlic · russet · crushing · fingerling · seasoned · olive oil · crispy · crispy edges · sheet pan · baking sheet · frying · boiling · mashing · parmesan · sea salt

Opposites
potato form/integrity

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Whole tuber baked in skin

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texture/preparation method

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Piped, baked mashed preparation

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cooking technique

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Fried potato strips

baked potato · roasted potato · fried potato · potato chips · hash browns

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G