Alright, people, lets talk potatoes. Specifically, the Baked Potato. Here's the deal. When you wrap a potato in foil and put it in the oven, you're not really baking the potato....you're steaming it. A truly baked potato is cooked without the foil wrapping/covering it. Here's my favorite way to bake a potato.
Baked Potato
1 potato (you pick the size...you're eating it! Just remember, the bigger it is, the longer it'll take to cook!!)
2 table spoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 table spoons Salt--I like to use a salt mill/grinder and sea salt
1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Pull out a small, oven-safe pan (again, I have smaller Pyrex pans that are awesome for this).
2. Wash your potato really well, and pat it dry. Pierce the skin a few times with a knife or fork...maybe 5 or 6 times.
3. Pour the Olive Oil over the potato and make sure it's well coated...but not super saturated.
4. Sprinkle the salt all over the skin of the potato, so that it's evenly covered. Place it in the pan and cook in the oven for 30 minutes or until the texture of the potato feels soft all the way through. If you put the fork in and half way in the resistance changes, stick the potato back in the oven for a little bit longer.
Remember the cooking time depends on how big your potato is, so you'll have to wing it a little bit. I usually pick out potatoes that are about the size of my palm...any bigger and I'll end up wasting it! BOO!!
Happy New Year and Happy Cooking!!
Amy
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