Twice Roasted Potatoes With Onion Herbs And Chilli Food

BEST TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Microwave (or bake in oven at 400 for 1hr) the potatoes until done.
• Allow to cool a bit.
• Slice about a 1" strip of the skin off the top of each potato.
• Carefully scoop out the pulp, placing in a large bowl, and leaving potato shells intact.
• Mash the potato pulp along with the margarine.
• Add milk, sour cream, cheese, salt and pepper; combining well.
• Spoon the mixture back into the potato shells, piling high.
• Top with the crumbled bacon or bacon bits.
• Bake at 400 for 15 minutes.

CRISP TWICE-ROASTED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Pierce the potatoes in several places and place on a baking sheet and roast until very tender, about 1 hour.
• While the potatoes are still hot,smash them lightly, one by one, with the bottom of a glass until they are about 1/2-inch thick.
• Lightly brush the top with olive oil and put back into the oven to roast again for about 45 minutes.
• Flip occasionally and brush the other side with olive oil.
• When they are brown and crisp, remove from the oven and sprinkle with salt and pepper and serve.
• If you would like to do this ahead of time, you can roast the small potatoes and lightly smash them, then let them cool to room temperature.
• They can now be refrigerated or frozen.
• If you freeze them, thaw slightly and then continue with the second baking in the oven as directed.

TWICE BAKED POTATOES WITH SOUR CREAM AND GREEN ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Scrub potatoes, prick all over with fork and place directly on oven rack in center of oven. Bake until tender, about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Cool potatoes for 15 minutes.
• Slice small portion of skin off one side of potatoes and carefully scoop out flesh. Side potato shells aside. Transfer flesh to mixing bowl. Rice or mash potato flesh.
• Add sour cream and whipping cream and stir util incorporated into potatoes. Add butter and blend well. Add salt, pepper and green onions and stir. Adjust seasoning as necessary.
• Spoon potato mixture into reserved potato shells. Top each with a few bits of butter. Can be made ahead and refrigerated. Allow to come to room temperature before baking.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Place potatoes on baking sheet. Bake until heated through and beginning to brown on top, about 30 minutes. Can also place on grill, over indirect heat, for 20-30 minutes or until heated through.