.smashed potatoes.

I really like smashed potatoes. They're different than regular mashed potatoes because I use red potatoes (new potatoes) and leave the skins on. I also add sour cream, bacon, garlic, and cheese. Yum! Yum!

First I cut up my potatoes (obviously). Add enough water to cover the potatoes completely. Add some salt. Bring to a boil, then cover with a lid. Reduce heat a little and then cook til fork tender.

Dump into a colander and let drain completely. You don't want any water in your potatoes because it will leave you with really runny mashed potatoes. Nobody likes runny potatoes.











Cut up some bacon into pieces.











Throw that sliced bacon into a skillet and fry up. When it's almost done, add some minced garlic and cook that up.

Dump bacon onto paper towels to soak up that grease.






Mash your potatoes with a masher. Add a little heated milk and melted butter (you want to add warm ingredients otherwise it will change the consistency of your potatoes). Then add in a little sour cream (about 1/4 cup).

Here's where it gets fun!





Dump in your bacon and garlic, and some grated cheese. Add salt and pepper.










Mix everything together. This can easily be transferred into an oven safe dish and held in the oven for a little bit. I threw mine in the oven for 10 minutes while I was waiting for the fried chicken to finish. I made a little well in the middle and plopped in 1/2 a cube of butter. It came out all ooey and gooey and buttery. So delicious!