Crash Potatoes

Ingredients

• 12 New Potatoes (whole or Other Small Round Potatoes)
• 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
• Kosher Salt To Taste
• Black Pepper To Taste
• Rosemary (or Other Herbs Of Choice To Taste)

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.

2. 2

   Bring a pot of heavily salted water to a boil. Add in potatoes and cook them until they are fork-tender.

3. 3

   Drizzle a cookie sheet pan with olive oil. Place tender potatoes on the sheet pan.

4. 4

   Using a potato masher, gently press down each potato until it slightly mashes, then push the excess out of the masher back on top of the potatoes and rotate the potato masher 90 degrees and smash again. Drizzle the tops of each crushed potato generously with more olive oil.

5. 5

   Sprinkle potatoes with kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper and fresh chopped rosemary.

6. 6

   Bake in a 450 degree oven for 20-25 minutes until golden brown and sizzling.