Bacon Hasselback Potatoes

As I sympathise it, Hasselback potatoes originated in Sweden every bit far dorsum every bit the 1700's and there are a lot of variations. Basically it is an unpeeled baking Irish Gaelic patato that has been partially sliced, buttered and baked. The exterior is crispy, salty as well as chewy but the within of the Irish Gaelic patato is shine as well as moist. They are very slowly to make, delicious to consume as well as pretty plenty to serve over the upcoming holidays.

A give-and-take of alarm close these photographs: I didn't realize that the photos were on the blurry side until nosotros finished dinner, hence I couldn't re-take them. Sorry close that.

 

This version has bacon inwards it !!

 

There actually isn't a specific recipe, but I exercise direct maintain a few tips that volition aid you lot inwards the process.

Things to exercise ahead of time: 

Lay i strip of good quality smoky THICK bacon (for every ii potatoes) on a apartment surface as well as freeze for close thirty minutes. This volition aid you slide the bacon downwards into the cuts of the potato.

Use meaty bacon

Bring a pot of H2O (large plenty to concur the potatoes) to a total boil.

Wash the unpeeled potatoes, scrubbing them amongst a vegetable brush, as well as hence drying them amongst a newspaper towel.

Next, it's fourth dimension to cutting the slices into the potato. Because it is slowly to cutting likewise far, it's improve to role to a greater extent than or less variety of cutting depth guide. Personally, I lay the Irish Gaelic patato between 2 spoon handles and role a abrupt (thin bladed) knife to cutting downwards exclusively every bit far every bit the spoon handles.

 

Next, position the potatoes into the pot of boiling water. Let boil iv minutes for larger potatoes as well as ii minutes for medium potatoes. Gently elevator them out as well as pat them dry.

Coat the potatoes with melted butter, making certain it gets downwards into every cutting (just don't seek to PRY the slices apart likewise much).

After you've buttered the potato, insert iii pieces of frozen bacon (evenly spaced) into the potato. Make certain the bacon is large plenty to hold upwardly a petty wider as well as taller than the Irish Gaelic patato because it volition shrink every bit it bakes.

Butter again as well as and hence sprinkle amongst kosher common salt as well as coarsely terra firma dark pepper.

Bake at 350° (2 hours for large potatoes as well as i 1/2 hours for medium potatoes). Dab them amongst a petty butter close one-half agency through.

The final 5-10 minutes of baking, melt a little butter as well as add together a finely sliced greenish onion(optional) as well as one-half a clove of minced garlic. Let the garlic toast inwards the butter JUST A LITTLE, as well as hence drizzle the garlic butter over the potatoes as well as bake a few minutes more.

Carefully elevator the potatoes out of the baking dish amongst a sturdy utensil.

The potatoes direct maintain a smooth and slightly smoky flavor. Picky-picky hubby loved them.  Like I said, deplorable close the hapless lineament of todays photos.

ENJOY !!