Smashed Red Potatoes With Basil Parmesan Food

PARMESAN SMASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place the potatoes and 1 tablespoon of salt in a 4-quart saucepan and add cold water to cover. Bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer covered for 25 to 35 minutes, until completely tender. Drain.
• In a small saucepan, heat the half-and-half and butter.Put the potatoes into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and mix the potatoes for a few seconds on low speed, to break them up. Slowly add the hot cream and butter to the potatoes, mixing on the lowest speed (the last quarter of the cream should be folded in by hand). Fold in the sour cream, Parmesan cheese, the remaining salt, and pepper; taste for seasoning and serve immediately. If the potatoes are too thick, add more hot cream and butter.

SMASHED RED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425.
• Poke holes in the red potatoes with a fork for proper ventilation.
• Place potatoes on a microwave safe plate or bowl and microwave for 5 minutes.
• Flip potatoes over and microwave for an additional 5 minutes or until soft - depending on your microwave, this could be less.
• Place potatoes onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Use a potato masher or the bottom of a cup to mash the potatoes so they are about 1/2" thick.
• Use a pastry brush to brush each side of the potato with olive oil, which will help crisp up the skin.
• Season potato with salt and pepper ( you could also add other seasonings that you love at this stage)
• Bake smashed red potatoes for 14 minutes. Remember that timing in an oven largely depends on your oven - additionally gas ovens tend to run a bit hotter, so you may want to check potatoes for doneness around 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and return to oven for 1-2 minutes or until cheese is melted.
• Remove potatoes from oven and sprinkle with fresh parsley before serving.

SMASHED RED POTATOES WITH PARMESAN BASIL BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• To a mixing bowl, add red potatoes, olive oil, salt and pepper. Toss to coat potatoes.
• Place on a baking sheet.
• Cook potatoes until largest potatoes are soft, about 25-30 minutes.
• While potatoes are cooking use a mixer to whip the butter, shredded parmesan, chopped garlic, chopped basil and salt and pepper.
• Add the roasted potatoes to bowl and smash potatoes to a coarse mash.

SMASHED ROASTED RED POTATOES

Steps:

• Wash and scrub potatoes. Leave skin on.
• Place in large pot filled with water until potatoes are covered and add salt.
• Bring to boiling, boil until knife goes through potato easily.
• Drain and lay potatoes on clean dish towel until dry and cooled enough to handle.
• Mean while line a baking sheet with foil and drizzle a small amount of olive oil over foil. Heat oven to 375°F.
• When potatoes are cooled place potato on pan and smash with palm of your hand or heavy spatula until potato is flattened repeat with all potatoes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Drizzle with olive oil.
• Top with herbs and Parmesan. If using other cheeses wait until last few minutes of cooking to melt cheese.
• Bake until golden about 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove with spatula.

SMASHED PARMESAN POTATOES

Steps:

• Combine the potatoes in a large pot of water. Cover and bring the water to a boil.
• Continue boiling until the potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes. Drain, reserving 3/4 cup of the cooking liquid.
• Return the potatoes to the pot. Coarsely mash the potatoes, adding enough reserved cooking liquid to moisten.
• Using a large fork, stir in the Parmesan and the oil. Season the potatoes, to taste, with salt and pepper and serve.