Kosher salt to taste
3 tbsp olive oil
black pepper to taste
minced rosemary (or other herb of choice) to taste
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, boil the potatoes in lightly salted water until fork tender for about 20 minutes. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Place the potatoes on a baking sheet. Using a potato masher, gently press down to mash each one. Rotate the masher 90 degrees then mash again. Drizzle the tops of the potatoes with olive oil. Sprinkle generously with salt, pepper and rosemary. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and crisp.Basically this is just another way to prepare and serve new potatoes. I didn't find them to be particularly attractive to serve but they were easy to make and tasted pretty good as a side dish to the pulled pork. It would be better to use golf ball size potatoes or bigger. Some of mine were just a little bit too small and when I smashed them they pretty much fell apart. The bigger ones did fine so now I know!
Again, I must apologize to my folks for being a no show at our dinner tonight! Somehow I don't think my Dad is going to let me live this down any time soon.
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