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Smashed Potatoes

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Smashed Potatoes #59 · dinner · american Host: Serious Eats — Crispy Smashed Potatoes → TikTok → web writeups Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared) Ingredients 1.5–2 lb baby potatoes Olive oil or melted butter Salt, pepper, garlic powder Optional: Parmesan, herbs, chili flake Steps Boil potatoes until tender; drain and let steam-dry. Place on oiled sheet; smash flat with a glass or masher. Drizzle with more oil/butter and seasonings. Roast at 425–450°F until shatter-crisp, 20–30 minutes. Source: Serious Eats — Crispy Smashed Potatoes tags: potato,butter,garlic,oil · popularity: evergreen · meat: no	Crispy smashed potatoes Book: The Food Lab — J. Kenji López-Alt (2015) crumb: boiled potatoes smashed and roasted crisp Technique-focused potato crisping methods. Differences: Boil–smash–roast crispy potato method is the same dish Food Lab popularized; viral plating is identical identity.

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Smashed Potatoes
#59 · dinner · american
Host: Serious Eats — Crispy Smashed Potatoes → TikTok → web writeups

Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared)

Ingredients

1.5–2 lb baby potatoes
Olive oil or melted butter
Salt, pepper, garlic powder
Optional: Parmesan, herbs, chili flake

Steps

Boil potatoes until tender; drain and let steam-dry.
Place on oiled sheet; smash flat with a glass or masher.
Drizzle with more oil/butter and seasonings.
Roast at 425–450°F until shatter-crisp, 20–30 minutes.

Source: Serious Eats — Crispy Smashed Potatoes

tags: potato,butter,garlic,oil · popularity: evergreen · meat: no

Crispy smashed potatoes
Book: The Food Lab — J. Kenji López-Alt (2015)

crumb: boiled potatoes smashed and roasted crisp

Technique-focused potato crisping methods.

Differences: Boil–smash–roast crispy potato method is the same dish Food Lab popularized; viral plating is identical identity.

Match: Exact

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Smashed Potatoes

Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared)

Ingredients
- 1.5–2 lb baby potatoes
- Olive oil or melted butter
- Salt, pepper, garlic powder
- Optional: Parmesan, herbs, chili flake

Steps
1. Boil potatoes until tender; drain and let steam-dry.
2. Place on oiled sheet; smash flat with a glass or masher.
3. Drizzle with more oil/butter and seasonings.
4. Roast at 425–450°F until shatter-crisp, 20–30 minutes.

Citations
- Serious Eats — Crispy Smashed Potatoes: https://www.seriouseats.com/crispy-roasted-smashed-potatoes-recipe
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=Smashed+Potatoes
- web writeups: https://www.google.com/search?q=Smashed+Potatoes+recipe

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Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared) with citations — not a cookbook reprint. Download smashed-potatoes.txt

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Dish: Smashed Potatoes
Match: Exact
Ancestor: Crispy smashed potatoes
Source: The Food Lab — J. Kenji López-Alt (2015)
Differences: Boil–smash–roast crispy potato method is the same dish Food Lab popularized; viral plating is identical identity.
Book recipe: Not offered for print/share (not public domain). Buy or borrow the book.
Viral sources: Serious Eats — Crispy Smashed Potatoes (https://www.seriouseats.com/crispy-roasted-smashed-potatoes-recipe)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=Smashed+Potatoes)
web writeups (https://www.google.com/search?q=Smashed+Potatoes+recipe)
Date: Sep 15, 2026

Source — what this book IS
The Food Lab — J. Kenji López-Alt (2015).
Science-driven American cooking that explains the mechanics behind burgers, fries, eggs, roasting, and weeknight staples.

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