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Inside out jackets aka Scilly potatoes

October 8, 2012 by Katie Bryson 6 Comments

inside out jacket potatoes

I first tried jacket potatoes made like this when I was a little girl on holiday in the Isles of Scilly. It was such a memorable trip, I must have only been about four years old but we flew there on a helicopter and spent most of our days on what I called ‘Delia Smith beach’ pretending to cook with the sand. I guess i’ve always been kind of obsessed with experimenting with food!

We went to a cafe while we were there and had the most delicious jacket potatoes i’d ever had. The baked spuds were hollowed out, mixed with butter, cheese and ham and then put back in and flashed under the grill. It was the first meal I remember eating out and i’ll never forget what a taste revelation that was to me.

I’ve always called them Scilly potatoes, and now really enjoy making them for my boys who love them too. They’re great for those of us on a budget and a bit more exciting than a standard jacket spud.

Arlo's scilly potatoes

Arlo's scilly potatoes

The beauty of making these is that you can put whatever you’ve got knocking about in your fridge in them.  A great way to use up leftovers and you can customise each potato according to that person’s tastes.

I made ham, cheese, sweetcorn and mustard for the children, and leek, cheese, ham and mustard for the grown ups (veggie ham for Matthew of course).

Here’s what to do… I’ve not specified amounts in this recipe as it’s really a bit of this and a bit of that according to taste!

Scilly potatoes
serves 4

4 baking potatoes
butter
grated cheese

+ whatever you fancy: chopped cooked meat, chopped cooked vegetables, pineapple chunks, sundried tomatoes, olives…

+ some kind of pesto, grain mustard, tomato paste for extra flavour

1. Bake the potatoes in the oven for at least one hour until the skins are crisp and the insides soft and fluffy. If you like you can rub olive oil and sea salt into the skins of your potatoes before baking to make them extra crisp and delicious.

2. Cut in half lengthways, and using a tablespoon scoop out the potato flesh into a bowl. Mash in the butter and cheese, then mix in the rest of your chosen ingredients.

3. Spoon the mixture back into the potato skins, pressing down as you go so it all fits back in, sprinkle the tops with a bit more cheese and then flash under a pre-heated grill until golden and bubbling. Serve with a load of salad.

tip: go easy on the amount you add to your potato mixture otherwise it won’t all fit back in!

 

Filed Under: 1 Featured Posts, Dinner Recipes, Lunch Recipes, Vegetarian Tagged With: comfort food, family favourites, jacket potato filling recipes, jacket potato recipes, leftovers, lunch ideas, potato ideas, Vegetarian

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Comments

  1. Rosemary Hamilton says

    October 8, 2012 at 11:23 am

    That brings back memories,lovely to see the recipe still being used!! It is so easy to customise each potato.

    Reply
    • Katie Bryson says

      October 8, 2012 at 4:10 pm

      I knew you’d appreciate this post mum! Such lovely memories of a fab holiday!

      Reply
  2. Crumbs says

    October 8, 2012 at 1:23 pm

    Lovely memories! We had jacket pots for lunch today, and I only had random cheese to put in them (hence Gran Padano for little one!). If I’d done it like this I’d have had a bit more room for maneovre, I could have flavoured them a bit more – next time!

    Reply
    • Katie Bryson says

      October 8, 2012 at 4:10 pm

      Ah yes Gran Padano – delish! I think the beauty of these is that you can customise them to everyone’s different tastes and even get the kids to have a go at mashing it all together. Good for a playdate tea 🙂

      Reply
  3. Fishfingers for tea says

    October 8, 2012 at 2:08 pm

    We love these! We call them twice baked potatoes but they’re exactly the same. I love how the stretch just tiny amounts from the fridge and always so comforting!

    Reply
    • Katie Bryson says

      October 8, 2012 at 4:08 pm

      They’re a tea-time classic aren’t they! Love anything that makes use of leftovers 🙂

      Reply

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