Baked potoatoes with herb butter or cream
Here's how to prepare good baked potatoes, and two ideas for toppings.
Herb butter can be easily be made in advance and store in the fridge folded in plastic film, it can also be served with red meat because it look like very much to the "Beurre maitre d'hotel" (butler's butter, usually with parsley only).
Herb butter can be easily be made in advance and store in the fridge folded in plastic film, it can also be served with red meat because it look like very much to the "Beurre maitre d'hotel" (butler's butter, usually with parsley only).
169,478 14.2/5 for 24 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: October 24th 2010
For 6 people, you will need:
1 teaspoon lemon juice
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 min. | 20 min. | 1 hour | 1 hour 42 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 1 hour
Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F).
Wash the potatoes, scrubbing them thoroughly under running water. Use large potatoes if possible, like samba or belles de Fontenay (King Edwards are good in Britain).
Place them on a baking tray without wiping dry and put in the oven.
Wash the potatoes, scrubbing them thoroughly under running water. Use large potatoes if possible, like samba or belles de Fontenay (King Edwards are good in Britain).
Place them on a baking tray without wiping dry and put in the oven.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Meanwhile, finely chop the herbs and put in a bowl with 100 g butter, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, salt and pepper.
Stage 3
Mix with a fork.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Tip the mixture onto a sheet of plastic film and roll up to produce a cylinder.
Stage 5 - 20 min.
Twist the ends of the film firmly, rather like a sweet wrapper, and put to wait in the fridge.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Another possible topping can be made by mixing the chopped herbs, salt and pepper with 150 g cream.
Stage 7 - 1 min.
After one hour, check if the potatoes are cooked: a knife blade should pass through them easily. If you feel the least resistance, put them back to cook for a further 10 to 15 minutes, then check again.
Stage 8 - 5 min.
Cut the roll of herb butter into thick slices.
Stage 9 - 3 min.
Split the hot potatoes on a plate and place a spoonful of the cream with herbs, or a slice of herb butter, in the centre. Leave to melt for a minute before serving.
The potatoes can be served simply like this, or with a little green salad and a good vinaigrette dressing, and why not add some slices of Morteau sausage?
The potatoes can be served simply like this, or with a little green salad and a good vinaigrette dressing, and why not add some slices of Morteau sausage?
Remarks
For a lighter option, you can replace the cream with yoghurt, fromage frais, or cottage cheese.
Keeping:
Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,058 Kcal or 8,616 Kj | 25 gr | 196 gr | 130 gr |
| 103 % | 10 % | 19 % | 20 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 163 Kcal or 682 Kj | 2 gr | 16 gr | 10 gr |
| 8 % | 1 % | 1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 343 Kcal or 1,436 Kj | 4 gr | 33 gr | 22 gr |
| 17 % | 2 % | 3 % | 3 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 3.73 €
- Per person : 0.62 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Ramekins of duchess potatoes, Morteau sausage, Alsatian-style salad, Potato purée , Endives "bonne femme", ... All |
 | Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Quartet of brassicas with cream , Pan-fried salmon with white cabbage, Caesar salad, Escalope of veal in a cream sauce, Chocolate cream, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Bounty-style tart for Alison, Pesto crackers, Roasted Cauliflower, Purée of Jerusalem artichokes with foie gras, Cauliflower "moelleux" in ramekins, ... All |
 | Herbs of your choice: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Seafood feuillantines, Crispy smoked salmon and herb rolls, Crunchy courgette and mushroom salad, Cauliflower and chickpea salad, Beetroot and cream cheese verrines, ... All |
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