Garlic Mushroom Jacket Potato

PREPARATION

Select even-shaped potatoes and scrub.

INGREDIENTS

• 15g (½oz) butter
• 2 Cloves of garlic, crushed
• 175g (6oz) Mushrooms, sliced
• 2 x 15ml spn (2tblspn) Creqm cheese
• 2 x 15ml spn (2tblspn) Freshly chopped herbs
• Salt & freshly ground pepper

OVEN METHOD

• Place the potatoes in a pre-heated oven at 200ºC/400ºF/Gas Mark 6, for 1¼ hours or until soft.
• When they are cooked, make a crosswise slit in the top of each potato and squeeze gently to open out the cross.
• Serve immediately, with a knob of butter in the opening if wished.Garlic Mushrooms filling

METHOD

1. Prepare the potato as above
2. After the potato has been cooking for  about 1 hour, melt the butter, add the garlic and mushrooms and cook gently for 5 – 10 minutes depending on the variety, (wild mushrooms need to be cooked thoroughly)
3. Stir in the cream cheese and continue cooking for 1 minute. Add the herbs and season to taste
4. When the potatoes are cooked cut them almost in half lengthways and spoon in the mushroom sauce.

TIP

Rub a little salt into the skins before baking to make them extra crispy. If cooking an ovenful of potatoes, increase the temperature to 220ºC/425ºF/Gas Mark 7. Use metal skewers or baking prongs pushed through the potatoes to reduce the cooking time by up to a quarter.

Baked potatoes are simple to prepare yet extremely versatile and nutritious. They can be served as an accompaniment, or with a filling as a complete meal

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