I have made potato in a jacket before, using the traditional way of baking it through for an entire hour. It is time consuming but works great because it tasted roasted and nicely done. This recipe here is a cheat way of cooking the potatoes and ensuring they turn out fluffy and nice. It’s an amazing way to make baked potatoes, for busy mums like myself because, man, I really need time to do so many other things at home!
Ingredients:
- Potato: 3, washed and scrubbed clean
- Olive oil: 3 tbsp
- Salt: to taste
- Ground blackpepper: to taste
- Cheddar cheese: 100g, grated
- Sour cream: 100g
- Bacon: 10 slices, baked till crispy (see notes below)
Method:
- Using a fork, poke potatoes all around. Slice both ends horizontally 1cm deep. This is to make sure the potatoes do not explode in the microwave oven.
- Wrap each potato in a wet paper towel. Place on a plate.
- Microwave potatoes on high heat for 8min. Flip over and microwave another 8min.
- Remove and discard paper towels. Place potatoes on a baking tray.
- Preheat oven at 200 degrees Celsius.
- Brush potatoes with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and blackpepper.
- Bake 5min. Flip over and bake another 5min till skin is crisp.
- Place potatoes on serving plate. Use a knife to slice the top of the potatoes horizontally without slicing through. Repeat vertically to form a cross at the top.
- Push jacket in from the bottom to fluff up the potatoes.
- Scoop in cheddar cheese to let the heat melt it.
- Top with sour cream and bacon to serve.
Tricks:
- To bake bacon slices till crispy, bake them at 200 degree Celsius for 15min. Flip over to bake for another 10min till crispy. Remove from oven immediately and transfer to another plate with paper towels to soak up the oil so that the bacon remains crispy. Then break it up using your hands.
- If you want to, you can top up the potato with cheese and bring it back to the oven to bake another 5min to let it melt. This can be done without the sour cream first.
Disclaimer:
- This recipe was kindly adapted from ‘Classic Essential: Potatoes’.
