Baked Jacket Potatoes | Comfort Food Recipes
Author: Vindhya Desai
Recipe type: Lunch
Cuisine: English
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Serves: 2 people
- 1 Cup White beans/haricot beans from a tin or soaked overnight and cooked in plenty of water
- 1 minced clove of garlic
- ¼ Cup diced carrot
- 1 small diced tomato
- ¼ Tsp chilli powder
- 1 pinch pounded black pepper
- Salt to taste
- Water to adjust consistency
- 1 Tsp butter
- 1 Tsp olive oil
- 2 baking potatoes
- Little butter
- Black pepper for seasoning
- Salt to taste
- Few jarred jalapenos
- Grated cheese to top on
- Wash and scrub the potatoes, put them on a baking sheet or tray
- Poke holes all over to let the steam escape
- Bake the potatoes at 200 Deg C for 30-40 minutes till the inside of the potatoes is soft (check with a fork)
- Soak haricot beans overnight, add fresh water and boil them till soft
- Add olive oil and garlic in a pan
- Add diced carrots and saute
- Next add chopped tomatoes and saute again
- Throw in the baked beans and mix well
- Sprinkle red chilli powder, season with salt and pepper
- Adjust consistency by adding a little water
- Add a small blob of butter to finish the bean filling sauce
- Once the potatoes are cooked and slightly cooled, cut them into half
- Scoop out potato from the centre to create a jacket, reserve the scooped out potato
- Smear butter on both sides of potato
- Season with salt, pepper and place a few pieces of jalapenos
- Spoon the filling inside the jackets
- Top up with some cheese and reserved potato
- Add little more filling on top
- Finish with little cheese. Broil/Bake at 200 Deg till cheese melts and turns golden on top (takes about 2-3 minutes)
- Serve with a toasted slice of bread
Use canned haricot beans (try to use organic and without any seasoning or sauce)
This can be done with sweet potatoes too
Adjust seasoning as per your taste
Make sure to leave the skin on the potatoes
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/baked-jacket-potatoes/
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