Hasselback Potatoes with Herb Butter
 
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Hasselback Potatoes or Accordion Potatoes are known for the unique way the slices fan out and are baked till they have crispy skins and moist insides.
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Recipe type: Side
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • Potatoes: 4 large
  • Butter: 4 tbsp
  • Olive oil: 2 tbsp
  • Crushed or minced garlic: 1 tbsp
  • Mixed herbs (Parsley, Oregano, Rosemary, Thyme): 1 tsp or to taste
  • Salt and pepper to taste
Method
  1. Thoroughly clean the potatoes and pat them dry. Pre-heat the oven at 425 degrees F.
  2. Make the herb butter by melting butter and adding olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper and mixed herbs to it. Remember you have to sprinkle salt on the potatoes again.
  3. Slice the potatoes by making thin, deep slits, stopping just before reaching the bottom. Since we do not slice them all the way, the bottom part of the potato remains intact and the slices stay connected. At this stage, the potato will look really packed and the slits not so visible. But as they cook and shrink, it will fan out.
  4. Brush the potatoes with the herb butter all over and try to drip some between the slices. Sprinkle liberally with salt.
  5. Bake for 30 min and brush them with the butter again. This time take a knife and separate the slices a bit so that you get a nice flare later.
  6. Bake for another 30 min or maybe a little more depending on how large the potatoes are until the skin is crispy.
  7. Serve hot.
Recipe by The Saffron Platter at https://thesaffronplatter.com/1184-hasselback-potatoes-with-herb-butter.html