“English Jacket” Baked Potatoes
Description: (this isn’t a type of potato recipe as much as it is a method)
A new approach to cooking a bake potato yielding a crispy skin with a light and fluffy taste.
Ingredients
6 lg. Russet baker potatoes
2 tbsp. canola oil
1 tbsp. kosher salt
Directions
1. Preheat your oven to 400. Clean and dry your potatoes. Using a paring knife, slice an x shape, about ¼ in. deep into each potato.
2. In a large bowl, toss the potatoes in the oil and salt. Place a sheet pan on the bottom rack of the oven to catch the dripping oil as the potatoes cook. Place the potatoes directly on the top oven rack and let the potatoes cook for 2 hours.
3. After the 2 hours are up, remove the potatoes and make the cuts you previously made a little deeper and return to the oven for 10 more minutes.
4. Remove from the oven and serve hot with lots of butter, salt and pepper.
