Crispy golden crumbled potatoes with the aromatic, herbal note of rosemary. Is there anything better? Yes, there is! Air fryer smashed potatoes with rosemary, cooked with a pinch of olive oil, instead of pan-fried in oil! That’s what this recipe is all about! With only 6 ingredients – potatoes, olive oil, garlic, rosemary, salt and pepper – you can make this amazing recipe in about 45 minutes. I’m telling you, these are my favorite fries now because they are so easy to make by hand Air fryerbut so healthy and delicious. You use the whole potato – skin and all – with just a hint of added ingredients.
I like to serve them with veggie bread, veggie balls or veggie burgers. They’re perfect for holidays, simple weeknight meals, special Sunday dinners, and everything in between. Plus, this recipe is allergy-friendly, vegan, gluten-free, and can be made without salt.
How to cook potatoes in the deep fryer
This recipe is a great starting point for how to make potatoes in one air fryer. It’s a very basic simple recipe. Just boil the potatoes until soft. Prepare the olive oil, garlic, rosemary. Mash the potatoes with a glass or jar, pour the topping over them and cook them in the air fryer in just 8 – 10 minutes and voila, you’re ready!
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Looking for the best recipe on how to make air fryer potatoes? This easy, healthy 6-ingredient Rosemary Crushed Potato Chips is the classic air fryer recipe from now on.
- 1 pound small, thin-skinned potatoes (ie, Yukon Gold, red-skinned, cream)
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 3 cloves garlicminced meat
- 1 ½ tbsp fresh rosemary, chopped
- ½ teaspoon salt (optional)
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- Scrub the potatoes with a vegetable brush, leaving them whole and unpeeled.
- Place the potatoes in one pot. Add enough water to cover the potatoes, cover with a lid and bring to a boil. Cook the potatoes over medium heat until tender when pierced with a fork, but firm and intact (do not overcook). about 15-20 minutes. Immediately remove from the heat and drain the water. Set aside, but do not cool.
- While the potatoes are baking, heat the olive oil in a small saucepan pot. Add the garlic, rosemary, salt (if using) and black pepper and sauté over medium heat until the garlic is golden brown (about 4 minutes). Remove from the fire.
- Place the cooked potatoes on a cutting board or baking sheetleaving enough space between the potatoes to break them. Use a glass jar to smash the potatoes, applying enough pressure to flatten each potato until they are about 1 inch thick.
- Brush each potato with some of the olive oil mixture.
- Carefully place the mashed potatoes with olive oil in its basket Air fryer creating only one potato layer. Set the fryer to 400 and cook for 8-10 minutes, until the potatoes are golden brown on the surface. Remove the cooked potatoes and repeat the process until all the potatoes are cooked.
- Serve immediately. Makes 4 servings (4 ounces each)
Notes
Do not throw away crushed potato pieces. Cook them in your fryer with the potatoes.
- Preparation time: 15 minutes
- Cooking time: 33 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Kitchen: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion
- Calories: 144
- Sugar: 1 gr
- Sodium: 1 mg
- Fat: 7 gr
- Saturated Fat: 1 gr
- Carbohydrates: 21 gr
- Fiber: 2 gr
- Protein: 3 gr
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