# Super Crispy Potatoes

This recipe uses a simple baking soda trick to transform potatoes into crispy, golden perfection.

- Total time: 8 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- yellow potatoes
- water
- salt
- baking soda
- Parmesan cheese
- butter

## Instructions

1. Boil yellow potatoes in water with salt and a little baking soda until they are tender enough to pierce easily with a knife. This takes about 8 minutes depending on the size of the potato chunks.
2. Strain the boiled potatoes and transfer them to a mixing bowl.
3. Toss the potatoes in the bowl to rough up their surface and create a mashed-like texture.
4. Add Parmesan cheese and butter to the potatoes and toss them well to coat evenly.
5. Lay the potatoes out on a parchment-lined baking sheet, ensuring they are spaced out with minimal touching.
6. Bake in the oven at 425°F (with convection on) or in an air fryer until perfectly golden and crispy.

## Equipment

- knife
- mixing bowl
- parchment-lined baking sheet
- oven
- air fryer

## Tips

- Baking soda is alkaline, which breaks down pectin (the glue that holds potato cells together) to create tiny ridges and rough edges on the surface, increasing surface area for crispiness.
- Tossing the boiled potatoes in a bowl will rough up the surface and create a mashed-like texture, further increasing surface area for maximum crispiness.
- Ensure potatoes are spaced out on the baking sheet with minimal touching to allow hot oven air to hit as much of the surface as possible.
- Microplaned Parmesan cheese is optional but adds more flavor and surface area for crisping.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/2Q-dr4d_FSw?si=7c01kVcTe5PIefc9
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ce5d99e7-21d9-4188-8e6f-e4e9bb2764bf
- Extracted: 2026-01-28

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