Blackstone Smashed Potatoes

What is Smashed Potatoes?

Smashed Baby Potatoes is a combination of a bake potatoes and fried potatoes. After boiling baby potatoes and the grill is hot with oil on it, then place the potatoes on the griddle.

Once the potatoes on the griddle, smash with a bacon press to flatten the potatoes. Make sure not to move the potatoes around to much as they can break apart. Allowing to get hot on the griddle, will give them a crispy texture.

Why We Love this Easy Side Dish

• The Blackstone Smashed Potatoes get soft on the inside and crispy on the outside. This adds so much flavor and texture to the potatoes.
• The easiest side you will make on the Blackstone Griddle
• They finish cooking directly on the grill. I can put them on the grill while I am finishing cooking my main dish. 

Ingredients

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Variations Ideas

There are many different ways to season your favorite side dish. Here are some of our favorites:

• Fresh Herbs – Add fresh herbs such as fresh parsley, Italian Seasoning, or Rosemary.
• Spices – Seasoning with Garlic Salt, Cajun seasoning, season salt.
• Fresh Garlic – When melting the butter, you can add in some minced garlic to smash the potatoes in.
• Potatoes – Feel free to use different kind of potatoes. You can use regular potatoes, mini potatoes, and petite red potatoes.

How to Make Blackstone Smashed Potatoes

• Step 1 – Boil Potatoes – Add the Yukon gold potatoes to a large pot and cover them with salted water. Bring the water to a boil and boil the potatoes for 15-20 minutes until the potatoes are fork tender.
• Step 2 – Drain – Drain the potatoes and allow them to cool slightly.
• Step 3 – Prepare the Blackstone – Heat the Blackstone Griddle to medium heat to high heat.
• Step 4 – Add Butter to Griddle – Place the butter on the flat-top griddle and spread it out with a spatula.
• Step 5 – Add Potatoes to Griddle and Press – Then place the cooked potatoes on the Blackstone grill and press them down with a cast iron press or your spatula.

• Step 6 – Season the Smashed Potatoes – Top the potatoes with half of the oil, salt and pepper. Cook for a few minutes (3-5 minutes) until the potatoes are golden brown.

• Step 7 – Continue Cooking Potatoes – Then flip the potatoes, season the other side with the oil and butter, salt and pepper. Cook for a few more minutes until golden brown.

• Step 8 – Serve and Enjoy – Remove from the grill and serve warm with your favorite toppings. Enjoy!

Recipe Tips

• Size of Potatoes – The cooking time will vary based on the size of your potatoes, so use your best judgement on when to flip the potatoes.
  
• Let Potatoes Cook – When you smashed potatoes on the griddle, make sure you let them cook without moving around. This creates a crispy texture.
  
• Dry Potatoes – Make sure you allow the potatoes to dry before placing on the griddle. This will help create a crispier texture.
  
• Fork Tender Potatoes – Make sure you potatoes are fork tender before removing them from the boiling water.
  
• Don’t Press Potatoes to Hard – To keep the potatoes from falling a part, gently press potatoes on the flat top.
  
• Hot Griddle – To prevent potatoes from sticking, make sure griddle is hot and oiled before placing potatoes on the griddle.
  
• Bacon Press – If you don’t have a bacon press, you can use a spatula or a glass cup.
  
• Serve – Serve the potatoes with your favorite side or dip them in ranch, BBQ sauce or your favorite dipping sauce.
  
• Extra Crispy Potatoes – If you want your potatoes to be extra crispy, make sure you it is cooking in enough oil and leave on the griddle a few extra minutes.

Topping Ideas

The toppings for smashed potatoes are endless. We usually keep it fairly simple and use what we have on hand. These are some of our favorites:

• Bacon
• Sour Cream
• Cheese
• Green Chives
• BBQ Sauce
• Chili
• Salsa