How To Make Crash Hot Potatoes — Cooking Lessons from The Kitchn

I've been praising the versatility of eggs for as long as I can remember, but honestly potatoes should really be getting lauded. Just when I thought I'd prepared the budget-friendly tuber in every possible way — baked, fried, boiled, mashed, even melted — I stumbled upon a shiny new method that quickly rose to the top of my ranking.

Crash hot potatoes are like a cross between a fluffy baked potato and a greasy, golden french fry. You get all the creamy, buttery goodness of a baked tater, packaged in a super-crispy, crackly shell that's glistening with oil and sparkling with salt. It's the sexiest side dish I know how to make.

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