Garlic Potato Skins

# Posted by Joel Dixon at 31/10/2007 10:43:46

Belinda has told me that a number of people have said "I didn't know Joel could cook" to her recently. We assume people are saying this because they have seen my recipe entries on this blog. My response to Bell is generally "I can't cook, but I can follow directions pretty well".

The magical Internet helps me no end. From recipes, history and techniques and simple conversions - I would probably have starved if it wasn't for the Internet's help.

I decided that I needed to do some actual cooking - and tried to think of my own recipe. Whatever it was, it was going to have cheese and maybe some garlic or onion - and it had to be simple. In the end - I remembered some incredibly nice Potato Skins Belinda and I ate at Planet Hollywood many years ago that I would try to replicate with a twist (the garlic).

It went pretty well, except I used way too much garlic (some bites really hurt my mouth) which I've rectified in the recipe below.

Garlic Potato Skins

Ingredients
Russet Potatoes - 2
Garlic, minced - 1 to 2 cloves
Cheese (I like a Tex-Mex mix), grated - a few cups depending on taste
Bacon bits - small handful
Spring Onions, chopped - around a cup
Corn Chips - small handful

Method
1. Bake the potatoes.

2. Quarter the potatoes and remove most of the middle, leaving about 1 or 2 centimeters of "middle white bit" next to the skin.

3. Spread a small amount of minced garlic onto the middle bit of each potato quarter.

4. Sprinkle a small amount of cheese on each potato quarter.

5. Sprinkle a small amount of bacon pits, spring onions and corn chips on each potato depending on taste.

6. Sprinkle some more cheese on the top of the potato skin.

7. Cook in oven until cheese has melted.

It's obviously a very simple recipe, but I was still surprised it was edible as it was my first attempt at something creative.

Before cooking

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Eryc-Ads Posts: 13	where's the butternut pumpkin? # Posted - 31/10/2007 14:31:39
joeldixon Posts: 169	Butternuts are generally grown in North America. And don't call me pumpkin. # Posted - 01/11/2007 12:16:21

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Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Garlic Potato Skins

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