Recipe: Baked Stuffed New Potatoes
Baked stuffed new potatoes are garnished with sliced scallions. / Photograph by Pat Piasecki
Baked Stuffed New Potatoes
Serves: 6
- 15 medium-size, red-skinned potatoes
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- ½ c. heavy cream
- ½ c. sour cream
- ¼ c. crumbled blue cheese (recommended: Great Hill)
- 2 scallions, sliced for garnish
- Salt and fresh-ground black pepper to taste
Simmer potatoes until just tender. The time will vary due to size; test with a thin-bladed knife. Remove from water and set on a cookie sheet to cool slightly. Once cool enough to handle, cut 12 of the potatoes in half. Using a melon baller or a small spoon, scoop out the soft insides of the potato, leaving about a quarter-inch-thick wall around the outside and at least as much on the bottom.
While still warm, pass the insides of the potato through a ricer or a food mill. Peel the remaining 3 potatoes and rice these as well. Combine with the butter, cream, sour cream, and blue cheese. Mix to combine and season to taste with salt and fresh-ground black pepper.
Fill the hollowed-out potatoes with the filling. To serve, bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for about 30 minutes to warm through and brown slightly. Garnish with sliced scallions.
Note: The amount of butter, cream, and sour cream may vary depending on the size of the potatoes. Please adjust accordingly.
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