Baked Potatoes Stuffed With Corn Food

CHEESY STUFFED BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Scrub and pierce potatoes. Rub with oil if desired. Bake until tender, 50-75 minutes. When cool enough to handle, cut each potato in half lengthwise. Scoop out pulp, leaving a thin shell; set aside. Reduce oven temperature to 375°., In a small skillet, saute onions in 1/4 cup butter until tender. In a large bowl, mash potato pulp. Stir in sauteed onions, cream, sour cream, salt and pepper. Fold in cheese. Stuff into potato shells., Place on a baking sheet. Melt remaining butter; drizzle over potatoes. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake until heated through, about 20 minutes.

TWICE BAKED POTATOES (STUFFED JACKET POTATOES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 220°C / 430°F (200°C fan). Place a rack on a tray (recommended but not critical).
• Prick potatoes: Wash, scrub and dry potatoes well. Prick each potato 8 times with a fork.
• Oil and salt: Put potatoes in a bowl, pour over oil and rub onto potatoes. Then sprinkle over salt and use your hands to coat. (Just do this as best you can. Some will stick, much will not!)
• Bake: Place potatoes on rack and bake for 75 minutes or until you can pierce with a small knife with no resistance.
• Cook bacon: Place bacon in a cold non-stick pan over medium heat. When the fat starts to melt, turn the heat up to high and cook bacon until golden. Drain on paper towels.
• Heat butter and cream: Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Then add cream and heat until hot, but don't let it boil. (You could also do this in a microwave)
• Lower oven: Turn oven down to 200°C / 390°F (180°C fan).
• Scoop out potato flesh: Allow potatoes to cool enough so you can handle them (or use a tea towel). Cut in half lengthwise and scoop out potato flesh, leaving 0.7cm (1/3") thick layer of potato still stuck to skin.
• Mash potato: Place potato flesh in a bowl and mash while hot until smooth.
• Add-ins: Add half the cheese (save the rest for topping), most of the bacon (save a bit for garnish), all the green onion, hot cream and butter, salt and pepper. Stir to combine.
• Stuff and top with cheese: Fill potato skins with the mashed potato mixture. Top with remaining cheese.
• Bake: Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until the cheese is melted, golden and bubbly.
• Serve: Serve immediately, garnish with sour cream, reserved bacon and chives.

CORNED BEEF BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Scrub potatoes; pierce several times with a fork. Bake until tender, 50-75 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until softened, 10-15 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook until deep golden brown, 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally., Stir in corned beef, salt, pepper and mustard, if desired; heat through. With a sharp knife, cut an "X" in each potato. Fluff pulp with a fork; season with salt and pepper. Spoon corned beef mixture over top. Top with cheese, dressing, and green onions.

CORN MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place the potatoes in a large pot, cover with cold water and season with salt. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain well, then cool slightly. Return the potatoes to the pot and, using a masher, mash the potatoes.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in medium, heavy skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and corn and saute about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add the cream and cook over medium-low heat for 3 minutes longer.
• Add the sauteed corn to the mashed potatoes and stir to combine until the liquid is fully absorbed. Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

IRISH POTATOES STUFFED WITH CORNED BEEF:

Steps:

• Scrub potatoes well; prick with fork in several places. Bake at 375°F for 1 to 1 1/4 hours or until easily pierced with fork.
• Meanwhile, melt 2 Tablespoons butter in small saucepan. Saute onion and green pepper until tender.
• When potatoes are cool enough to handle, remove thin slice from top of each potato. Scoop out inside of potato, leaving 1/4 inch thick shell. Place potato pulp in mixing bowl with remaining 2 Tablespoons butter. Beat, adding enough milk to make stiff mashed potato mixture. Add Worcestershire sauce, corned beef, onion, green pepper, and butter in which they were cooked; mix well. Add salt and pepper to taste. Fill potato shells with mixture, make a well in top of each potato. Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine water and 1 teaspoon salt in medium saucepan; bring to boil. Add vinegar to boiling water. Break eggs, 1 at a time, into sauce dish; slide into boiling water. Poach eggs to desired degree of doneness.
• Place 1 poached egg in well on top of each potato. Garnish with parsley. Serve. Makes 4 servings.
• NOTE: The stuffed potatoes can be prepared a day in advance and refrigerated until baking time. Allow a few extra minutes to heat.
• Irish Cooking.

TWICE-BAKED POTATOES WITH CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 400°F.
• Prick potatoes several times with a fork and bake on a baking sheet until tender, about 1 hour.
• While potatoes are baking, cook cabbage in a 3-quart saucepan of boiling salted water until tender, 6 to 8 minutes, then drain well in a colander.
• Cool potatoes 20 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 450°F. Cut off top quarter lengthwise from cooled potatoes. Scoop flesh from tops into a bowl, then discard tops. Scoop flesh from potato bottoms into bowl, leaving 1/4-inch-thick shells, and mash flesh with a potato masher. Stir in milk, cabbage, beef, 5 tablespoons butter, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Spoon potato filling into shells, mounding it, then drizzle with remaining tablespoon butter and bake on baking sheet until heated through, 15 to 20 minutes.

CORN-STUFFED BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place the potatoes in pot with cold water, and cook until almost tender, about 25 minutes.
• Rinse with cold water and cut in half. Scoop out center of the potatoes, being careful not to pierce skin.
• Mix the scooped-out potato with half the cream cheese, the bacon, half the manchego cheese, the corn and salt and pepper to taste. Fill the potato skins with the mixture. Cover with foil to keep warm.
• Meanwhile, in a blender, puree the rest of the cream cheese with the onion, and the milk.
• Place the filled filled potatoes in a serving platter and pour the cream cheese sauce over them. Sprinkle the remaining manchego cheese and cilantro and serve.