Hasselback Potatoes – Cookie and Kate

Have you ever tried Hasselback potatoes? They’re heavenly. They’re crispy like potato chips across the edges, and tender like scalloped potatoes on the within. In case you’re a fan of buttery baked potatoes and crispy potato pores and skin, these fancy Swedish potatoes are proper up your alley.

I’ll be sincere—my first try at Hasselback potatoes over a decade in the past was a flop. I by chance sliced during my potatoes, they usually didn’t end up proper. It was a humbling expertise.

Then, I tasted an unforgettable Hasselback potato on a visit to Scotland, and I got here again decided to make them at residence. I’ve discovered some key ideas and methods, and I’m sharing all of them with you right this moment. If I can do it, you may, too!

Easy methods to Slice Hasselback Potatoes

The important thing to Hasselback potatoes is slicing them correctly. You’ll want a pointy chef’s knife and two picket chop sticks (in the event you don’t have chop sticks, attempt picket spoons). That can assist you visualize the method, please take a look at my photos and the recipe video under!

1. First, create a flat aspect on every potato so it might probably relaxation securely in opposition to the chopping board with out wobbling. Search for an apparent “backside” or flat aspect on every potato, then slice a really skinny piece off that aspect.
2. Place the potato on the chopping board with the flat aspect resting beneath. Place the chopsticks on both sides of the potato, resting snugly in opposition to the potato.
3. Beginning about ¾ inch from the correct (or left, in the event you’re left-handed), slice as thinly as doable throughout the potato, ideally ⅛-inch thick slices. I’ve discovered it useful to maintain the tip of the knife on the chopping board somewhat than chopping straight down.
4. Readjust your chopsticks as needed in order that they keep comfortable in opposition to the potatoes. Proceed slicing to the opposite finish till you’re about ¾” from the tip (use your greatest judgment so that you don’t minimize off the tip). 

What occurs in the event you by chance minimize out a slice? It’s okay, simply tuck it again into place. In case you by chance minimize off the tip of a potato, it should nonetheless end up nicely with out it.

Watch Easy methods to Make Hasselback Potatoes

Easy methods to Make Hasselback Potatoes

As soon as your potatoes are sliced, the remainder is fairly straightforward! You’ll discover the complete recipe under, however right here’s the gist and why it really works so nicely:

Bake the sliced potatoes for 1 hour at 450 levels Fahrenheit.

Baking them plain at first (no oil or butter but) at excessive warmth units the stage for an epic potato. If we add butter any earlier, it burns. These are methods that I discovered from my Finest Baked Potato checks, they usually apply to Hasselbacks as nicely.

In the meantime, mash softened butter with recent garlic and salt.

As soon as the potatoes have baked for an hour, the slices have separated, making area for butter to seep down between the cracks.

Unfold half of the butter combination over the potatoes.

Bake the potatoes for 10 minutes to crisp up.

Unfold the remaining butter combination over the potatoes.

These potatoes are gloriously buttery. The garlic cooks in opposition to the new potato, which mellows it. A few of the butter will soften onto the pan, and that’s okay.

Garnish as desired.

I really like a sprinkle of flaky salt, a dollop of bitter cream, adopted by a sprinkle of chopped chives.

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Please let me know the way your Hasselback potatoes end up within the feedback. They take some effort, however they’re so value it.

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