Jack-o-Lantern Potatoes
Use Halloween cookie cutters to turn potatoes into crispy Jack-o-Lanterns, ghosts, and goblins. You’ll need the largest sweet potatoes and potatoes you can find, and some small- to medium-sized Halloween cookie cutters.
Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 20 min, depending on size of pan used
Ingredients:
| 3 | large sweet potatoes |
| 3 | large potatoes |
| olive oil | |
| kosher salt, to taste |
Directions:
1)Peel the skin off of the potatoes and slice horizontally 1/8-inch thick.
2)Press out shapes by pushing down hard and using a paring knife, carefully carving eyes, noses, and mouths.
3)Place your shapes into a large bowl of ice water and save the scraps in another bowl (you can cook and eat these, too).
4)Heat a large, non-stick skillet with 1/8 inch of olive oil. Remove the potatoes from the water and dry.
5)On medium-high heat, cook several potatoes at a time for approximately 2-3 minutes per side until golden. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate and sprinkle with kosher salt.
6)If you plan to freeze these, lay on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet and freeze uncovered until hardened. Transfer to freezer bags and seal out any excess air. Re-heat the day of your party in pre-heated oven at 400 degrees for approximately 8 minutes and display on a platter.
The potatoes can also be baked, but sweet potatoes work best fried unless you have a convection oven.
Source: babble.com
