Smashed New Potatoes with Garlic and Chives

Okay, so “smashed” potatoes are sometimes considered just a lazy way of making mashed potatoes. And indeed, they take a lot less effort.

But smashing them is also an excellent way to get butter and herbs into all of the nooks and crannies of the potato, while still retaining the potato’s texture. Spring new potatoes smash up great, as do buttery Yukon Golds.

Most recipes for smashed potatoes (there are links to several from other food bloggers at the bottom of the recipe) call for boiling the potatoes to cook them.

In this recipe, you essentially bake them in a pot in the oven. They cook in their own moisture while they are bathed in butter. Baking them in a pot prevents them from drying out too much to smash easily, yet keeps them dry enough to fluff up well.

Do you have a favorite way to make smashed potatoes? Please let us know about it in the comments.

Smashed New Potatoes with Garlic and Chives Recipe

Ingredients

• 1-2 pounds new potatoes or Yukon Golds
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• Salt
• 1 minced garlic clove
• 1-2 tablespoons minced chives or green onion greens

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