MAXED-OUT BAKED POTATO

VEGETABLE/FRUIT
Written By WILLIAM STJOHN

Q. “How do you cook a baked potato? (I like them probably overcooked and love when the skin gets a little crispy.) And how would you make it a main course for an easy dinner?” Devany

A. Dev, I share your baked potato awesomeness criteria of (1) being a bit overcooked and (2) having crispy skin. Here’s what I do for a baked potato to be eaten as a “main course.” I simply bake a big one, then do open-heart and slap in whatever cheese, crème fraîche, vegetable matter, bacon, etc., that I want to round out the menu. Hot sauce works, butter, extra virgin olive oil, all three! Ha.

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees; pierce the potato lightly a couple of times with the tines of a fork.

  • Microwave the potato on High, 5 minutes on one side, flip it, then 5 minutes on the other side.

  • Place potato on a metal baking sheet; heat in the oven for 2 minutes to crisp the skin.

  • Slice, fill, eat, enjoy.

WILLIAM STJOHN
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