The Campout Cookbook’s smoky smashed potatoes Recipe

Name: The Campout Cookbook’s smoky smashed potatoes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2-4
Ingredients: 1 pound small Yukon Gold potatoes; Kosher salt; 8 ounces sliced bacon, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-wide pieces; 3 ounces grated smoked cheddar; freshly ground pepper

Ingredients

1 pound small Yukon Gold potatoes
Kosher salt
8 ounces sliced bacon, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-wide pieces
3 ounces grated smoked cheddar
freshly ground pepper

	PREP TIME 10m	COOK TIME 15m	TOTAL TIME 25m
YIELD 2-4

Instructions

Remove the Smoked Paprika–Garlic Butter from the cooler and let it come to room temperature. In a large pot over high heat on the camp stove, boil the potatoes in assertively salted water until fork-tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
While the potatoes are boiling, heat a 12-inch cast-iron skillet on the campfire grill grate or over medium-high heat on the camp stove and cook the bacon until crispy. With a slotted spoon, remove the bacon from the pan and set aside on a paper towel–lined plate. Pour all but 2 tablespoons of the bacon fat out of the skillet.
Drain the boiled potatoes and place them in the hot skillet. Use a spatula to gently but firmly smash each one down to about 1 inch thick. Spoon Smoked Paprika–Garlic Butter evenly over the top of the potatoes, then sprinkle with the cheddar and bacon and season with salt and pepper.
Place the skillet on the campfire grill, cover with a lid or foil, and cook until the potatoes are soft, sizzling, and melty, about 15 minutes. (Check the bottoms occasionally to prevent burning.) Season with salt and pepper and serve.

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