Make sure your baby potatoes have no sprouts. Wash the potatoes and trim away any damaged spots. Boil or steam them for 20 minutes.
0.5 kilogram baby potatoes
Preheat the oven to 240 degrees Celsius.
Drain the potatoes and place them in an ovenproof dish. Gently smash them with your fist (murro), your thumb, the back of a spoon or the base of a liqueur glass.
Drizzle generously with olive oil. Roast for half an hour until they develop a crisp crust.
a generous drizzle avocado oil, mild olive oil or high-oleic sunflower oil
Sprinkle generously with good-quality salt (such as Celtic sea salt).
Salt, 1 tablespoon chili flakes, 2 sprigs rosemary
Notes
Equipment: oven set to 240 degrees Celsius, ovenproof dish, saucepan.