Cookbook:Potato Skins
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Potato skins is a dish made with potato halves, cheese, bacon, green onions, and sour cream.
Ingredients
[edit | edit source]- 8 small baking potatoes
- Vegetable oil
- Garlic salt
- 2 cups (8 oz) shredded cheddar cheese
- 12 slices bacon (optional), cooked and crumbled
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives, divided
Procedure
[edit | edit source]- Scrub potatoes and rub skins with oil. Prick each potato several times with a fork.
- Bake potatoes at 400°F for 30–45 minutes or until potatoes are done. Allow potatoes to cool to touch.
- Cut top third off each potato; discard tops. Carefully scoop out pulp, leaving about ⅛ inch-thick shells. Reserve potato pulp for other uses.
- Fry potato skins in hot oil (375°F) for 3–4 minutes or until browned. Remove potato skins and drain on paper towels.
- Place potato skins, cut side up, on an ungreased baking sheet. Sprinkle with garlic salt and cheddar cheese. Broil 6 inches from heat for 30 seconds or until cheese melts.
- Top potato skins with bacon if using them and 1 tablespoon chives.
- Press green chiles between paper towels to remove excess moisture. Combine chilies, sour cream and red pepper in a small bowl; stir well. Top with remaining 1 tablespoon chives. Serve with potato skins.
Notes, tips, and variations
[edit | edit source]- You don't have to make the chili sour cream—you can just put a spoonful of sour cream right onto of the potato skin.
- You can also bake these off in the oven to melt the cheese if you don't want to fry them in oil.