Potato: Crash-Hot Potatoes

posted by Janie 01-08-101 1:34 AM

Crash-Hot Potatoes
Recipe by Jill Dupliex

12 -16 small potatoes, any variety
salt
1-2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp. sea salt
freshly ground black pepper
1 tbs.p fennel or caraway seeds
1 tbsp. thyme or rosemary sprigs


Heat oven to 250C (450F). Don't peel potatoes. Just put them in a pot of salted water, bring to boil, and simmer for about 15 minutes until you can stick a skewer through one without too much resistance. They should be just about cooked without being soft. Don't worry if the skins burst, it doesn't matter (can do them in the microwave).

Drain well, and arrange on a lightly oiled baking tray or sheet. Use a potato masher to squash each potato until flat, and about twice it's original diameter. Brush the tops with olive oil, and scatter with sea salt, pepper, fennel seeds and thyme sprigs (can use any seasoning that you have at hand). Bake on the top shelf of the oven for 20 minutes until crisp and golden.

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