Estate Dinners
Stuffed Hasselback Potatoes
The Strategy:
Slicing potatoes thinly while keeping the base intact allows them to fan out into beautiful, accordion-like layers as they bake. Stuffing rich fontina cheese between the slices and basting with a savory garlic and celery-onion butter ensures flavor in every single bite. Bake until the skins are crispy, the insides are tender, and the cheese is melted and bubbly.
Ingredients
- 4 large Idaho potatoes, scrubbed
- 1 cup butter, 2 sticks
- 4 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
- 1 teaspoon Beau Monde seasoning
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground white pepper
- 4 ounces Fontina cheese, shredded, about 1 cup
- 2 ounces Parmesan cheese, grated, about ½ cup
- 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- Chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°. Lay two wooden skewers parallel on your work surface.
- Place one potato lengthwise on the skewers.
- Cut thin slices in the potato from top to bottom. Your knife will hit the skewers before it cuts all the way through, giving you an intact potato with accordion-type slices.
- Place the sliced potato into a baking dish. Repeat this technique on the remaining potatoes.
- Melt the butter in a pot with the garlic and Beau Monde seasoning.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Spoon some of the butter between the slices in the potatoes.
- Place shredded fontina cheese in between each slice.
- Pour the remaining butter over top of each potato and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
- Bake the potatoes until tender with the cheese melted, about 1 to 1 ½ hours depending on the size of your potato.
- Remove from the oven and garnish with crumbled bacon and fresh parsley.
The Heart of the Table
These cheese-stuffed hasselback potatoes are an eye-catching, indulgent addition to the table that everyone will want to grab. The comforting aroma of baking potatoes, melted cheese, and smoky bacon fills the room, bringing a festive, celebratory mood to a cozy family dinner.
The Art of the Host
- a sleek, solid brass Japanese double jigger with inner measurement lines
- a seamless, high-heat resistant silicone spatula in a soft slate grey
- unbleached, pre-cut parchment paper sheets for clean releases
- pure cotton kitchen twine for secure trussing and styling
- a set of minimalist, mouth-blown crystal coupe glasses with slender stems
- a professional Hawthorne strainer with a tight-coil spring
Neighborly Grace
- THE PRESENTATION: Arrange the crispy potatoes on a warm platters, dusting with crumbled smoky bacon and a generous sprinkle of fresh green parsley.
- THE POUR: A medium-bodied red blend or a chilled sparkling apple cider with a squeeze of fresh lemon.
- THE VIBE: Evening Dining Room. Soft jazz plays as candlelight dances on the table, setting a warm, indulgent tone for the comforting potato dish.