Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Prepare an oil-lined oven safe dish.
Place cleaned potatoes into a pot, and cover with cold water.
Add the 1 tablespoon of salt to the potatoes and bring to a boil for 1 minute. Turn down to a simmer on medium heat for 13-15 minutes. Potatoes should be mostly cooked and soft enough for a butter knife to easily stab through without falling apart. Remove from heat, and run under cold water for 5 minutes.
While the potatoes are cooling, add the remaining salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, garlic, herbs, and olive oil to a mixing bowl. Mix, and set aside.
Drain the cooled potatoes. On a cutting board, take each cooled potato and press with a cup or the palm of your hand to slightly flatten. Potatoes can be cut in half and pressed, if necessary. Place potatoes onto the oven safe dish.
Pour oil mixture onto pressed potatoes. Put potatoes into the over for 13-15 minutes, browning to your liking.
Serve with your favorite protein or for breakfast and enjoy!
Notes
Dried herbs can be replaced for fresh herbsI used olive oil, but you can most certainly use any oil you have on hand!