Cajun potato recipe

Ingrédients

• 20 Baby potatoes
• 1 tbsp Rice flour
• 1 tbsp Corn flour
• 3/4 cup Mayonnaise
• 2 tsp Cajun seasoning (Recipe above)
• 2 tbsp Milk (or cream)
• Oil (if you are deep frying)
• Chopped onion (for serving)
• Salt

Préparation

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   --- How to cook baby potatoes ---

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   You can cook small potatoes in 2 different ways:

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   Boiling - In a large sauce pot, fill tap water generous enough to cover the cleaned baby potatoes. Add lots of sea salt and bring to boil.

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   Takes about 15 to 20 minutes for fork tender cooked potatoes. Do not over cook.

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   Pressure cooking - Pressure cook for a whistle with enough water to immerse the potatoes and salt.

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   Firstly, I pressure cooked baby potatoes for a whistle with water to immerse the potatoes completely and lots of salt.

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   Let pressure release naturally. Once done, drain from water immediately and allow to cool down completely.

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   Once cool and dry, arrange it over a chopping board and smash gently using back of a glass. It should be flat bottomed.

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   Make sure not to let it break, it should hold it's shape.

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    Take them in a mixing bowl. Add rice flour and corn flour.

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    Mix very gently without breaking to coat it.

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    You can deep fry these or bake it.

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    --- Deep frying ---

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    Heat oil in a pan and once hot add few per batch and fry until crisp and golden.

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    Drain over paper towel. If serving later, you can also refry for extra crispiness.

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    --- Baked version cajun potatoes ---

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    Pre heat oven at 200 deg C for 15 minutes firstly or until the temperature is reached.

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    Line a baking tray with baking paper secondly. Arrange the smashed potatoes as single layer.

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    Hint: Drizzle a bit of oil or melt butter over the potatoes for more tasty results

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    Bake for 20 minutes without disturbing it. After that, change the position of tray.

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    Furthermore bake for 10-20 minutes (until crisp).

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    --- Sauce preparation ---

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    Take mayonnaise firstly in a mixing bowl.

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    Secondly, add Cajun spice. Adjust seasoning as per your taste.

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    Add milk to dilute it to a thick and creamy sauce that flows.

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    --- Serving ---

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    Arrange the crispy smashed potatoes in a serving plate firstly.

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    Pour the creamy Cajun sauce over it to cover it. Or you can just gently coat to mix it.

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    Optionally you can serve with chopped raw onion over it and some cajun seasoning/ chilli flakes/ paprika sprinkled over it.