Potato Skins Food

LOADED POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475°F.
• Cut potatoes in half lengthwise, scoop out flesh (discard or save for another use) leave a ¼ inch shell.
• Place on a greased or lined baking sheet.
• Mix together the oil, salt, pepper and paprika and brush all over the skins.
• Bake in the oven for 7-8 minutes skin side up.
• Turn over and bake again for 7-8 minutes.
• In the meantime mix together: cheddar cheese, red pepper, and chives.
• Mix together in another bowl the garlic, mustard, hot sauce, sour cream and the egg, and then combine with the mix above.
• Divide this mixture into the skins, sprinkle with bacon, return to the oven and bake for about 4-5 minutes.
• Very nice served with more sour cream and green onions.

POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
• Clean the potatoes and allow to dry. Rub the olive oil all over the potatoes.
• Place potatoes in the oven and bake for 30-40 minutes until skin is crisp and potatoes are tender. Remove from the oven and allow to cool until able to be handled.
• Cut potatoes in half lengthwise. Scoop out the insides, leaving about ¼ inch of the potato inside the skins.
• Add the Italian seasoning to the melted butter and mix well. Brush the butter mixture on both the outside and the inside of the potatoes.
• Sprinkle the inside lightly with salt. Place potato halves face-down on a baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes.
• Turn the potatoes over and continue to bake until the edges of the potatoes start to turn golden brown, approximately 5 minutes.
• Remove the potatoes from the oven. Add the cheese and bacon to the inside of the potatoes. Bake until the cheese melts, approximately 3-4 minutes
• Serve immediately.

POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bake potatoes in the preheated oven 1 hour, or until tender. Remove from heat.
• Lower oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cut baked potatoes in half. Scoop out potato, leaving a small layer on the skins. Cut halves into four strips. Place strips on a medium baking sheet.
• Sprinkle 1 cup Gouda cheese thinly over potato strips. Top with pepperoni, followed by green onions and remaining Gouda cheese.
• Bake topped potato strips in the 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven 30 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly and lightly browned.

STUFFED POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F
• Pierce the potatoes with a fork, arrange on a baking sheet in a single layer and brush with the olive oil. Roast, uncovered, until tender, 40 to 45 minutes. Let stand until cool enough to handle.
• Halve the potatoes; using a melon baller or a teaspoon, scoop out most of the flesh into a bowl. Return the potato skins to the baking sheet. Coarsely mash the potato flesh in the bowl and stir in the cheese, sour cream, 1 teaspoon salt and the pepper. Sprinkle the insides of the skins with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt; stuff each with the potato-cheese mixture and sprinkle paprika on top (if using).
• Bake the stuffed potato skins until golden-brown on top, about 15 to 20 minutes.

RESTAURANT-STYLE POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Pierce potatoes with a fork. Microwave the potatoes on high until they are soft; approximately 10 to 12 minutes.
• Cut the potatoes in half vertically. Scoop the inside out of the potatoes, until 1/4 inch of the potato shell remains.
• Heat oil to 365 degrees F (180 degrees C) in a deep fryer or a deep saucepan. Place the potatoes in hot oil, fry for 5 minutes. Drain potatoes on paper towels.
• Fill the potato shells with cheese and bacon bits. Arrange them in the prepared baking pan.
• Bake for 7 minutes, or until the cheese is melted. Serve hot with sour cream.

STUFFED POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 190c. Prick your potatoes with a fork and start them off in the microwave. Put all the potatoes in the microwave and microwave on high for 10 minutes (alternatively you can add 20 minutes to the cooking time in the oven).
• Put your potatoes in the oven, directly on the shelf and cook for 35-45 minutes until they're crisp on the outside and soft on the inside (you can check this by stabbing a knife into one of the potatoes to see if it slides in easily).
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a small frying pan/skillet over a medium-high heat. Cook the pancetta cubes for 5-6 minutes, until crispy. Remove from the pan.
• When your potatoes are ready, take out of the oven and chop each of the potatoes in half. Pick up a potato half (using a tea towel to protect your hands) and using a spoon, scoop out the insides into a large bowl. Repeat with the rest of the potatoes.
• Add the cream, butter and salt & pepper to the bowl and mash using a potato masher or a fork until the potato is fluffy.
• Add in the pancetta and cheese (reserving a small handful for sprinkling on top). Mix together.
• Take one of the potato skins and put a spoonful of the potato mix inside. Put the potato in a baking dish and sprinkle with a little of the reserved cheese. Repeat with the remaining potatoes.
• When all of the potatoes are stuffed, put them back in the oven for 10-15 minutes (same temperature).
• Take out of the oven and serve with soured cream and a sprinkling of spring onions (scallions).

POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• 1.Lightly grease the outside of potatoes, cut small slit in the top and bake at 425°F for 45 minutes or until soft. Let stand until cool enough to handle (about 15 minutes).
• 2.Cut the potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop out the cooked potato, leaving a very thin layer of potato. (Save the cooked potato for mashed potatoes or hash browns.)
• 3.Brush the outside and inside of skins with melted butter. Sprinkle the inside with seasoned salt and Parmesan cheese.
• 4.Place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake for 8 minutes or until crisp and bubbly.
• 5.Fill each with Cheddar cheese and bacon.
• 6.Bake 3 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
• 7.Top with a dollop of sour cream and sprinkle of chives.
• Variation: Twice Baked Potato Fingers - Bake 3 large (about 5-inch) potatoes for 1 hour; cool. Cut in half lengthwise, and then lengthwise in half again, making 12 long fingers. Scoop out and proceed as above.

POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees, with rack in center position.
• Prick potatoes several times with a fork and bake until potatoes can be easily pierced with a toothpick, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, cook bacon in a large skillet until crisp and transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Chop bacon and set aside.
• Raise oven temperature to 450 degrees.
• When cool enough to handle, halve potatoes lengthwise and scoop out flesh, leaving 1/4 inch flesh still attached to skins. Reserve scooped flesh for another use.
• Brush both sides of skins with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place on a rimmed baking sheet skin side down and bake until crisp and golden, 10 minutes.
• Top with cheeses and bacon and return to oven 5 minutes more, until cheese is melted and bubbly.
• Garnish with sour cream and chives and serve immediately.

RESTAURANT-STYLE POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Pierce potatoes with a fork. Microwave the potatoes on high until they are soft; approximately 10 to 12 minutes.
• Cut the potatoes in half vertically. Scoop the inside out of the potatoes, until 1/4 inch of the potato shell remains.
• Heat oil to 365 degrees F (180 degrees C) in a deep fryer or a deep saucepan. Place the potatoes in hot oil, fry for 5 minutes. Drain potatoes on paper towels.
• Fill the potato shells with cheese and bacon bits and sprinkle with green onions. Arrange them in the prepared baking pan.
• Bake for 7 minutes, or until the cheese is melted. Serve hot with sour cream.

BAKED POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375*.
• Brush potato shells with melted butter. Season all to taste.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until crisp but not dry and hard. Remove.
• Sprinkle with cheese, bacon and onion. Place back in oven until cheese is melted.
• Serve with sour cream or Ranch dressing.

POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• Cut bacon or use lardons and cook in oil until crispy. Cook potatoes in oven
• Take potatoes out, wait unitl cool. Half them and empty the potato from the skins into a bowl. Mix with cheese, a bit of butter and bacon.
• Scoop them back into the potato skins and sprinkle with cheese. Cook in the oven until crispy and golden. Enjoy as a snack, side, or with a salad

LOADED POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Put the baking potatoes on a baking tray. Prick all over with a fork and rub with a little oil. Cook potatoes in oven for 1 hr until golden and cooked all the way through. Remove from oven. Allow potatoes to cool for 15 mins.
• While potatoes are cooking, heat 1 tsp oil in a medium frying pan and fry the bacon for 5-8 mins until crisp. Leave to cool, then transfer to a board and finely chop.
• Cut the slightly cooled potatoes in half and scoop the flesh from the skin into a large bowl, leaving a little around the edges. Put the skins back on the baking tray, scooped side up.
• Mash the potato flesh and soured cream together using a fork or masher. Stir in the cooled bacon, most of the spring onion or chives and half of the cheddar. Season to taste.
• Divide the potato mixture evenly between the cavities of the potato skins. Sprinkle the remaining cheddar over each filled potato half. Return the potatoes to the oven for 20 mins until golden and bubbling.
• Sprinkle over the remaining spring onion or chives and serve hot.

BACON CHEDDAR POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475°. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise; scoop out pulp, leaving a 1/4-in. shell (save pulp for another use). Place potato skins on a greased baking sheet.
• Combine oil with next 5 ingredients; brush over both sides of skins.
• Bake until crisp, about 7 minutes on each side. Sprinkle bacon and cheddar cheese inside skins. Bake until cheese is melted, about 2 minutes longer. Top with sour cream and onions. Serve immediately.

HAMBURGER POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Coat the potato skins liberally with vegetable oil. Put the potatoes on a baking sheet and bake until fork-tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• As the potatoes near the end of their cooking time, cook the meat. Place a large skillet over medium-high heat, add the beef and garlic and season with kosher salt and pepper. Cook until browned, about 10 minutes. Mix in the ketchup, seasoning salt, mustard and Worcestershire and set aside.
• Slice the baked potatoes in half lengthwise, then scrape out the inner flesh with a cookie scoop or spoon, leaving a small margin of potato in the skins (reserve the scooped-out flesh for another use). Brush both sides of the potato skins with vegetable oil. Add kosher salt and pepper liberally to both sides of the skins, then place them cut-side down on the baking sheet and return to the oven. Bake until crispy, another 10 minutes.
• Fill the potato skins with the meat mixture and top with the grated Cheddar. Top each with the shredded lettuce and pickles, sprinkle over the sesame seeds and serve.

POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• Lightly grease outside of potatoes, cut small slit in top and bake at 425 degrees F for 45 minute or until soft. Let stand until cool enough to handle, about 15 minutes.
• Cut potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop out cooked potato, leaving a very thin layer of potato. (Save cooked potato for mashed potatoes or hash browns.)
• Brush outside and inside of skins with melted butter. Sprinkle inside with steak seasoning and Parmesan cheese.
• Place on lightly greased baking sheet. Bake 8 minutes or until crisp and bubbly.
• Fill with cheddar cheese and bacon. Bake 3 minutes or until cheese is melted. Top with a dollop of sour cream and sprinkle of chives.
• Variation: Twice Baked Potato Fingers Bake 3 large (about 5-inch) potatoes for 1 hour; cool. Cut in half lengthwise, and then lengthwise in half again, making 12 long fingers. Scoop out and proceed as above.

POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 415 degrees F (200c/gas mark 6).
• The day (or up to 2 days) before you load them, prick all 10 potatoes, then bake the potatoes until the skins are crisp and the insides floury, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• As soon as you can bear to tackle the hot potatoes, cut them in half lengthwise and scoop the insides into a bowl.
• Put the husk-like skins of the potatoes on a tray and, when cool, cover until you are ready to fill them.
• Let the potato cool in the bowl, and then cover until needed.
• When you are ready to fill the potatoes, preheat the oven to 415 degrees F (200c/ gas mark 6).
• Add 7 ounces (200g) of grated Cheddar to the cold potato along with the sour cream. Finely chop the spring onion and add to the potato, with the salt, pepper, garlic powder and Paprika.
• Spoon the potato filling into the potato skins, and lay each half on a baking tray so they fit snugly together. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese, giving each potato skin a light covering, and cook until golden, about 20 to 30 minutes.
• In a large saute pan, over medium heat, add enough oil to coat the bottom of the pan. Fry the bacon rashers in the oil, or grill them, until crispy. Remove them to a paper towel lined plate and then crumble.
• Sprinkle each potato skin with the bacon to make them fully loaded.

DANCER'S POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• You can add these ingredients to the mashed potato centers if desired.
• 1/3 cup milk 1/4 cup butter salt and pepper a few drops hot sauce Scrub potatoes, dry, then pierce with fork several times.
• Arrange on a baking sheet and bake in 375 degree oven for about 1 hour or until tender.
• Let stand until cool enough to handle. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop out centers, leaving 1/8" potato in shell.
• Cover.
• Chill shells up to 2 days until ready to use for the skins.
• If desired, add the 1/3 cup milk, 1/4 cup butter, salt and pepper to use potato centers as mashed potatoes.
• When ready to prepare skins, melt the 1/3 cup butter.
• Brush shells with the butter, inside and out. Place, cut side up, on baking sheet. Bake in a 500 degree oven for 20 minutes or until brown and crisp.
• Distribute some bacon, onion, and cheese in each shell.
• Bake just until cheese melts.
• Serve hot. If the potatoes are large, you may want to cut in half crosswise before serving.
• You may want to double this recipe if you are serving several people, especially if they are hungry! Serves: 6.

POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Wash the potatoes and pierce them all over with a fork. Rub them with the oil and place on a baking sheet. Bake until tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Remove the potatoes from the oven and halve lengthwise. Set aside to cool for about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, turn on the broiler.
• While the broiler is heating, using kitchen shears, cut the bacon into small pieces. Cook in a medium skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until crispy, about 10 minutes. Drain on a paper towel?lined plate and set aside.
• When the potatoes are cool enough to handle, scoop out the flesh and save it for another use. Brush the insides of the skins with the melted butter and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place on the baking sheet and broil until the skins begin to crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip the skins over and broil for another 2 to 3 minutes.
• Remove the baking sheet from the oven and fill each potato skin with the cheese and bacon. Put back under the broiler until the cheese melts, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove and top with a dollop of sour cream and a few pieces of scallion.

CHAAT POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• Prepare the potato skins: Prick the potatoes all over with a fork. Place on a baking sheet and bake at 425 ̊ F until crisp and easily pierced with a knife, about 1 hour. Let cool slightly.
• Cut the potatoes lengthwise into quarters.
• Holding each potato quarter with a kitchen towel, scoop out the flesh, leaving a 1/4-inch-thick shell.
• Meanwhile, make the tamarind sauce: Combine the dates, 2/3 cup water, the tamarind paste, cumin and a large pinch of salt in a small saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring and smashing the dates, until slightly thickened, 15 to 20 minutes. Press through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl; season with salt.
• Make the yogurt sauce: Mix the yogurt and lemon juice in a separate small bowl; season with salt. Refrigerate both sauces until ready to use.
• Make the relish: Combine the chile pepper, shallot, garlic and a few pinches of salt in a mini food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Add the cilantro and ginger and pulse, scraping the sides, until finely chopped.
• Assemble the potato skins: Brush the skins on both sides with the melted butter and sprinkle with the chaat masala. Arrange skin-side up on the baking sheet. Bake until crisp, about 10 minutes per side. Let cool 5 minutes on the baking sheet. Top with the sauces, relish, crispy chickpeas and more chaat masala.