Maltese Potatoes

I pieced this recipe together from an old cookbook and half-remembered flavours.

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 4  baking potatoes
•  olive oil
• 1  teaspoon dried basil
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 1  medium yellow onion
• 1  tablespoon instant minced garlic

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 475 degrees F., mix your spices, lay out four pieces of aluminum foil, and chop your onion.
2. Split your potatoes lengthwise into quarters, place on the foil and paint each non-skin side with olive oil.
3. Sprinkle your spice mixture generously over the spuds, making sure each non-skin side is generously covered in the mix.
4. Pile the chopped onion on the potatoes.
5. Reassemble the spuds and wrap tightly in the foil.
6. Place on bottom rack of oven and bake for one hour.