Hasselback potatoes

Name: Hasselback potatoes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: Oval-shaped medium size potatoes (scrub them clean since the skin will be kept on); Olive oil; Butter; 2-3 garlic cloves, chopped; Salt and pepper; Garnish, any one of the following items: dried basil, cooked bacon, rosemary, paprika, pesto sauce, herbed sour cream, cheeses, parsley, herbed bread crumbs, etc.

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Main Dish

4 servings

Very Easy

1 hour

Ingredients

Oval-shaped medium size potatoes (scrub them clean since the skin will be kept on)
Olive oil
Butter
2-3 garlic cloves, chopped
Salt and pepper
Garnish, any one of the following items: dried basil, cooked bacon, rosemary, paprika, pesto sauce, herbed sour cream, cheeses, parsley, herbed bread crumbs, etc.

Preparation

Preparation15 min

Cook time45 min

Preheat oven to 425 degrees; prepare a baking sheet by placing aluminum foil over it.
Take one potato and, starting at one end, make slits/cuts cut in the potato almost all the way through.
If the potatoes tend to roll around, slice a thin layer off the base (prior to cutting the slits) to give the potatoes a flat bottom.
Repeat with remaining potatoes. Brush olive oil and butter over the potatoes.
Over each potato, sprinkle with garlic, salt and pepper.
Arrange the potatoes on the baking sheet and place in the oven for 40-50 minutes or until the potatoes turn crispy and the inside is soft.
Baste the potatoes with olive oil halfway through the bake time to make them extra crispy.