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Loaded skins are everyone's favorite side dish at a barbecue, with fluffy, creamy mash contrasting gloriously with the crisp shell of the skins. This stuffed potato skins recipe includes a couple of hints for perfecting the golden, crispy shell, such as baking the potatoes with salt and brushing the shells in butter before they are put back into the oven. Once you've mastered this recipe try adding some extra fillings of your own, such as cheese, bacon or both!

Loaded Potato Skins

Serves 4

Total time:  60 minutes

Ingredients

4 Russet potatoes, medium sized, washed

9 oz of coarse sea salt

2 oz of milk

6 tbsp of butter

2 oz of crème fraîche (or heavy whipping cream)

1/4 oz of chives, finely sliced

2 pinches of salt

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 375°F

Spread the coarse salt out evenly across a large baking tray. Wash the potatoes and place them on top of the salt, then bake in the oven for 45 minutes or until cooked through. Remove the potatoes from the tray, discarding the salt.  Slice them in half (not lengthwise). Carefully scoop the middle out of the potatoes and reserve.

Melt 2 tbsp of the butter and use it to brush the inside of each of the empty potato skins. Season the skins with salt and place them back on the baking tray sitting up. Place into the oven for a further 5-8 minutes.

Meanwhile, pass the reserved potato insides through a sieve or ricer into a pan. Stir in the milk, crème fraîche, chives and the remaining butter,  Using a fork, mix well until the potato is smooth and creamy (the fork will add air while keeping the mixture fuffy).Add a pinch of salt to taste and transfer the mash to a piping bag, keeping warm until ready to fill the skins.

Plating/Presentation

Once the skins are crisp and golden remove them from the oven and pipe in the creamy mashed potato. Garnish with chives and chives flowers if desired and serve!  This is where you may want to have sour cream, bacon bits, chopped chives or even caviar for your guest to garnish their own potatoes!

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