Prep Time: 70 min.
With their crispy edges and soft insides, these impressive hasselback baked potatoes are the perfect addition to any meal. Brushed with garlic butter and sliced thinly in a grid pattern, these potatoes are as suited for everyday as they are for fancy dinner parties.
Baking them in a muffin pan ensures none of the garlic butter slides off and goes to waste. You'll want to baste it twice. This is what will give you that super crispy, beautiful exterior.
Use chopsticks to help you when you slice the potatoes. They will prevent your knife from cutting all the way through, keeping the base of the potato intact.
Enjoy these delicious potatoes as they are, or try them with sour cream, fresh Parmesan, and chopped chives for an added flavor.
Why you'll love Hasselback Baked Potatoes
• Versatile side dish: Serve these elegant potatoes with fish, chicken, pork, lamb, steak, or salads (try my strawberry, watermelon, and feta salad)!
• Impressive: Everyone will love this fun grid version of hasselback potatoes.
• All year round: Enjoy this tasty recipe throughout the year.
Ingredients You'll Need
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• Potatoes - Use medium-sized oblong potatoes.
• Fresh thyme - Adds a herby, fresh flavor that pairs well with the garlic butter. You can use chives, too.
• Butter - Essential in giving the potatoes a crisp exterior. You can swap for olive oil.
• Fresh garlic - I added one clove, but you can add more to your taste or omit it.
• Salt and pepper - Seasoning will bring all the flavors together.
How to Make Hasselback Baked Potatoes
1. Wash, dry, and slice the potatoes between two chopsticks on each side to prevent cutting all the way through.
2. Turn the potatoes to cut it in a grid pattern.
3. Mix melted butter, minced garlic, oregano, sea salt and pepper.
4. Brush the garlic butter on top of the potatoes.
5. Bake in the oven for about 60 minutes at 180°C / 356°F.
Possible Variations
• Top the potatoes with finely grated Parmesan or cheddar for a crispy, melted cheese topping, or insert thin slices of cheese between the layers.
• Mix the garlic butter with other herbs. Try fresh basil, oregano, sage, or rosemary.
• Swap garlic butter for hot honey, barbeque sauce, or breadcrumbs for a different flavor.
• Make extra garlic butter to serve on the side.
FAQs
Why use chopsticks?
If you place chopsticks parallel to each other with the potato in the middle, then your knife won't slice all the way through to the bottom of the potato, keeping it intact. You can also use the handles of wooden spoons.
How do I store leftover potatoes?
Keep the potatoes in an airtight glass container in the fridge for 2-3 days.
Can I make them ahead of time?
You can prepare the potatoes and store them in the fridge. Brush them with the melted garlic butter right before baking.
How do I reheat the potatoes?
Preheat the oven to 180°C / 356°F and bake the potatoes for about 5 minutes until they are heated through.
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Instructions
Makes 12.
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C / 356°F.
2. Wash and dry the potatoes well.
3. Arrange the chopsticks on a cutting board parallel to each other, and place the potato between the chopsticks.
4. Slice the potato from one end to the other with equal spacing. You want the potato slices to be about 2-3 mm (1/8 inch) thick.
5. Turn the potato, rearrange the chopsticks, and slice with equal spacing from top to bottom. Repeat with the other potatoes.
6. Place the potatoes in a muffin tin, one in each cavity (or use parchment paper).
7. Mix the melted butter, dried oregano, minced garlic, sea salt, and pepper.
8. Brush the potatoes all over with the butter mixture. Save some of the garlic butter.
9. Stick the potatoes in the oven and bake for 55-60 minutes. At around the 40-minute mark, open the oven and brush the remaining garlic butter evenly over the top of the potatoes.
10. Remove from the oven, season again.
11. Serve.
TIP: You can use the grill setting for the final few minutes to get them extra crispy, but do keep an eye on them.
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