Baked Potato

CHOICE Savoury plain baked potatoes
 
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01.Baked Potatoes

CHOICE recipe baked potatoes

Ingredients

Serves: 4-6

6 medium size potatoes, skin on
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons course salt

CHOICE recipe baked potatoes

Method

  • Preheat oven 200°C (fan forced) 220°C (conventional).
  • Wash potatoes, place potato lengthwise onto board, cut ½ mm off both long sides (see picture below), then cut in half the same way, dry thoroughly.
  • Pour oil into baking tray.
  • Coat each potato in oil and arrange potatoes skin side down and sprinkle with salt.
  • Bake for 30 - 40mins or until golden.

How to roast potatoes

Tip

Use Desiree, Nadine, Colban and Serbago potatoes 
A few garlic cloves, skin on and 1 tab of rosemary can be combined with potatoes, oil and salt before cooking. 
If peeling the potatoes to get a crisp baked potato the potato needs to be completely dry. 
Potatoes can be partially cooked in the microwave and then baked in the oven to speed up cooking time.

 
 

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