Hipquest's Baked Potatoes
"A light and fluffy interior with a nice, crisp skin. Try this topped with hipQuest's Baked Vidalia Onion Recipe #rz.119492. For easy oven clean-up line the lower rack with foil."
photo by Chef Jean
- Ready In:
- 1hr 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 3
- Serves:
-
4-8
ingredients
- 4 large russet potatoes (extra large)
- 4 4 tablespoons vegetable oil or 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup kosher salt, DO NOT use table salt
directions
- Preheat oven to 425 Fahrenheit.
- Wash potatoes and pat dry.
- Pour oil in one gallon size baggie or use a bowl.
- Pour Kosher salt into another gallon baggie or use a bowl.
- Put 1 potato into the oil bag to coat lightly, then into the salt bag to coat lightly but completely-DO NOT pierce potato.
- Repeat above with remaining potatoes.
- Place directly on oven rack and bake 1 to 1 1/2 hours, test by a light squeeze after 1 hour.
- Remove from oven, brush off salt, serve whole-split down the center or cut in half for 8 portions.
- Squeeze to "fluff".
- Add whatever ingredients you like on a baked potato.
Questions & Replies
Got a question?
Share it with the community!
Reviews
-
This produced *perfectly* done potatoes. I like that it's so simple, but the recipe calls for a lot of salt, and even after brushing as much off as I could, they were still a bit too salty for me... my fiance and our roomie, however, thought they were perfect. :) Thanks for sharing! -
I was a bit worried about not piercing the potatoes but shouldn't have been. They were done to perfection. I placed a pan on a lower rack in the oven to catch any salt that came loose from the potatoes. Made for I REDommend Tag Game. -
The pefect potato! I loved the cripsy outside and I didn'e even have to add salt, I just used some from the skin. The Baked Vidalia Onion added a ton of flavor too. Great recipe and thanks for the onion recommendation too! -
Excellent fluffy potatoes! I cooked 4 about 1.5 hours for perfectly crispy outsides and fluffy insides. After splitting them down the middle I topped them with a little butter and Recipe #262590 for the ultimate side dish with grilled steak! Made and reviewed for Fall PAC 2008.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Update: September 14, 2008
DH and I placed 3rd in the Rib division at Blues, Brews and BBQ in Charlotte, NC. Not bad for our 1st competition! I am so proud of DH for his grill skills and quite proud of my rib sauce! :) We both learned a lot and can't wait for the next contest! A big Shout-Out to my Cardiac Cats for the win today! GO Panthers!
[img]http://dl10.glitter-graphics.net/pub/780/780920wevc3spomh.gif[/img]
I'm a Georgia Peach transplanted to North Carolina who misses the best pecans, peaches and onions in the world. But, I gained the best BBQ, blue crabs and my husband(Mr. 4th of July, who still thinks all the fireworks are JUST for him! :) ). I've always wanted to cook. My earliest memory is being put into my NaNa's (very deep) sink. I was "involved" but not able to trip any of the cook's in the kitchen. ;0 My husband fell in love with my ability to cook-southern, haute cuisine (and anything in between) and on "the fly". It's not always perfect but I try. I can turn any leftover into an edible, usually very good, meal-all thanks to my grandmothers and mother's lessons. If you leave our house hungry I have failed as a host.
I love to cook (of course); the Carolina Panthers, Georgia Bulldogs and Appalachain State-I am football crazy; Being on the water on our sailboat or jet skis; Eating, entertaining and wine.
Some pictures from the Lake Norman Power Sports ICW trip on our Sea-Doos from Myrtle Beach to Charleston.What a great trip! I only wish I could have driven my ski and taken pictures at the same time. TS Christobal formed off the South East coast the day before we left. Going through Georgetown in 4 to 5 foot waves was a challenge, thank goodness for my Momma!
<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://w203.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w203.photobucket.com/albums/aa179/hipquest/52db96c3.pbw" height="360" width="480">
<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://w203.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w203.photobucket.com/albums/aa179/hipquest/b3d2dfd2.pbw" height="360" width="480"></embed>
<img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/Adopted1smp.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket">
<img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/smPACp.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket">
