Sara's Garlic Roasted Potato Skins
- Reviews 2
Ready In: 2 hrs
Serves: 8
Ingredients
- 3 lbs russet potatoes, potatoes (baking, 6 to 8 medium)
- 1 head garlic (2 inches in diameter)
- 3⁄8 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Prick each potato once or twice with a fork. Cut off and discard top fourth of garlic head; then wrap garlic tightly in foil.
- Bake garlic and potatoes on same rack in lower third of oven until potatoes are tender, 50 minutes to 1 hour.
- Remove potatoes from oven and cool on a metal rack 15 minutes.
- Continue to bake garlic until tender, about 15 minutes more, then cool in foil on rack.
- While garlic cools, halve potatoes lengthwise, then quarter each half (to form short wedges).
- Scoop out potato flesh (reserving it for another use), leaving 1/4-inch-thick potato skins.
- Increase oven temperature to 425 degrees F.
- Squeeze garlic into a small bowl, discarding garlic skins, and mash to a paste with butter, salt, and pepper using a fork.
- Divide garlic paste among potato skins (about 1/2 teaspoon each), spreading evenly, then roast skins in a large shallow baking pan (1 inch deep) until golden and crisp, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Cook's note: Potato skins can be scooped out and spread with garlic paste (but not baked) 1 day ahead and chilled, loosely covered with foil.
- Bring to room temperature before baking.
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