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Smashed Potatoes with Duck Bacon and Bleu Cheese

Name: Smashed Potatoes with Duck Bacon and Bleu Cheese
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Europe
Ingredients: 1.5 lbs Small Red Potatoes, rinsed; Salt & Pepper, to taste; 4 strips Duck Bacon, cooked and diced, reserving the fat; 1/2 cup Crumbled Bleu Cheese; 1-2 Scallions, thinly sliced

Add duck fat, duck bacon and cheese to individually smashed small potatoes for a tasty appetizer or treat.

Ingredients

1.5 lbs Small Red Potatoes, rinsed
Salt & Pepper, to taste

Topping

4 strips Duck Bacon, cooked and diced, reserving the fat
1/2 cup Crumbled Bleu Cheese
1-2 Scallions, thinly sliced

Directions

1
Heat oven to 450 degrees F.
2
Bring large pot of water to boil and add potatoes. Boil until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes. Drain potatoes.
3
While potatoes are boiling, cook the duck bacon in a medium-high heated skillet, 4 minutes per side. Remove bacon to drain, then dice. Reserve duck fat from bacon.
4
Coat baking sheet with reserved duck fat, and then place potatoes on baking sheet. Smash the potatoes with the bottom of a glass.
5
Brush potatoes with more duck fat. Season the potatoes with salt and pepper to taste.
6
Roast potatoes in oven until skin is golden brown (about 15 minutes).
7
Remove from oven; top with bleu cheese, duck bacon, and scallions.