Sliced Baked Potato Hasselback With Rosemary And Gruyere Food

HASSELBACK POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Stir together the butter, olive oil, chives and some salt and pepper in a small bowl.
• Place a potato between the handles of 2 wooden spoons or 2 chopsticks. Slice the potato into thin slices, leaving 1/4 inch at the bottom unsliced; the spoon handles will prevent you from slicing the potato all the way through. Repeat with the remaining potatoes.
• Put the potatoes on a baking sheet and brush on the butter mixture, making sure to get in between all the slices. Bake until tender and crisp, 55 to 60 minutes.

SLICED BAKED POTATO (HASSELBACK) WITH ROSEMARY AND GRUYERE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F and place rack in the lower-middle position.
• Cut slits in each potato 1/8 to 1/4-inch thick slices, careful not to cut all the way through (you want to be able to lift the potato in one piece). An easy way to do this is to put a knife or wooden spoon handle up against the length of a potato, and slice until you hit the handle with the knife.
• Wrap each potato with aluminum foil and and bake for 35 minutes.
• Unwrap each potato and brush everywhere (including the bottom) with half of the olive oil.
• Bake, unwrapped (you can leave the potatoes in the foil), for an additional 15-25 minutes, until potatoes are soft and tender.
• Take potatoes out of the oven and gently open each slit with a pairing knife. Put a slice of cheese in between each slit (you can skip some if the slices are really thin - add a piece of cheese for every 2-4 slits).
• Do the same for the rosemary and chives, brush with the remaining olive oil, and season with more salt and pepper.
• Return to bake in the oven for 5-10 minutes or until cheese has melted. Serve.

POTATOES WITH ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Heat butter in a large skillet until melted.
• Add onions, rosemary, salt and pepper.
• Cook over low heat until onions are soft and browned slightly about 20 minutes.
• Arrange 1/2 of the potato slices on the bottom of a 10"x 1 1/2" greased pie dish.
• On top of the potatoes add 1/2 the onion mixture.
• Repeat steps 4 and 5.
• Pour half and half over the top.
• Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350F for 1 hour.
• Uncover and cook for 20 minutes longer.
• Cut into wedges to serve.

SLICED BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Peel potatoes only if the skin is tough, otherwise, just scrub and rinse them.
• Cut potatoes vertically, into thin slices, but not all the way through. Lay a spoon next to the potato to prevent knife from cutting all the way through. (A wooden spoon works great.).
• Put potatoes in a baking dish. Fan them slightly.
• Sprinkle with salt, and drizzle with the melted butter. Sprinkle with herbs.
• Bake potatoes at 425 degrees for about 50 minutes.
• Remove from oven. Sprinkle with cheeses.
• Bake potatoes for another 10-15 minutes until lightly browned, cheeses are melted, and potatoes are soft inside. Check for doneness with a fork.
• To microwave: Prepare potatoes as above, and place in a microwave safe dish or pan.
• Sprinkle with melted butter and herbs.
• Microwave on High power for 10 minutes, rearranging the potatoes after 5 minutes if your microwave does not have an automatic turn table.
• Let rest for 5 minutes.
• Sprinkle with grated cheese and Parmesan cheese.
• Microwave for another 4-6 minutes on High power until cheeses are melted, and potatoes are soft.
• Sprinkle with salt, and serve.
• Note: You may substitute 2-3 teaspoons dried herbs of your choice for the fresh, if you prefer.
• After the potatoes are done, a little sour cream on top, sprinkled with bacon bits might be good.

BAKED POTATO WITH ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Scrub potatoes and slice 1/2" thick slices from end to end.
• Keep each potato together.
• I use individual ramekins to bake them in, but you can use a caserole dish that will hold the potatoes so they don't fall apart.
• Brush some of the oil in the bottom of the ramekins and put one potato in each.
• Spread the slices a little so they are kind of loose.
• Brush the rest of the oil on the potatoes.
• Sprinkle rosemary and salt on top and top with butter.
• Bake 1 hour or until fork tender.
• The whole thing should come right out together and can be served on plates.
• Drizzle remaining oil and butter over top.