
This is a dish with very few ingredients, it is beautiful to look at and delicious to eat. It was first served in Hasselbacken Restaurant in Stockholm in 1953!
Ingredients–
- 10 medium potatoes, unpeeled and washed clean and patted dry
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2-3 tbsp butter melted
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 30 gm grated cheese
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Parsley for garnish
Directions–
- Preheat oven to 180°C
- Slit potatoes carefully leaving the bottom intact (To slice the potatoes keeping the bottom intact, it is advisable to tape 2 chopsticks on the kitchen counter and slice the potato by placing it on the chopsticks)
- Drizzle olive oil and butter over the potatoes and sprinkle salt and pepper
- Bake for 40-45 minutes
- In a bowl, mix the onion powder, garlic powder, paprika and some more salt and pepper
- Sprinkle this mix on the potatoes and in the slits
- Sprinkle grated cheese on top of potatoes
- Return the tray to the oven and bake for about 15 minutes till crisp
- Garnish with parsley