Parmesan Hasselback Baked Potatoes

By polloazul

Ingredients

• 4 * 4 medium Potatoes, cleaned & leave skins on (I used Yukon Gold)
• 4 * 4 cloves of Garlic, sliced thin
• 3 * 3 tablespoons of Olive Oil
• * pinch of Salt
• * pinch of Black Pepper
• * pinch of Smoked Paprika
• 1 * 1 ounce shaved Parmesan Cheese (have some additional for sprinkling as a garnish)
• * chopped Chives for garnish

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

1. Pre heat oven to 425˚F with rack in the middle of the oven
2. Lay potatoes flat on cutting board and starting from one end of the potato, make slits about 3-4mm apart. Cut to about 1/4 inch from the base of the potato. Be careful not to slice all the way through. The potato will fan out a bit as it bakes.
3. Combine olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper, smoked paprika and parmesan cheese in a small bowl.
4. Carefully insert pinches of this mixture in between the slits of the potatoes. Rub the outsides of the potatoes with residual oil.
5. Arrange potatoes on baking sheet and bake for about 40-45 minutes. The inside should be cooked through and the outside of the potato should be a bit crispy.
6. Garnish with additional salt, smoked paprika, pepper, parmesan and chives.