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Hasselback Potatoes & Garlic Confit

Crispy on the outside and soft and flavorful in the inside, take your hasselback potatoes to the next level with sweet garlic confit.
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Total Time105 Mins
Prep Time15 Mins
Cook Time90 Mins
ServingsServes 5
Potato Type: YellowRusset
Cuisine: American
Prep Method: BakedPan Fried

Dish

Side Dish

Prep Time

15 Mins

Cook Time

90 Mins

Serving

Serves 5

Description

Crispy on the outside and soft and flavorful in the inside, take your hasselback potatoes to the next level with sweet garlic confit.

Ingredients

  • 4-6 medium potatoes, (yellow or russet)
  • Coarse kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
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For the Garlic confit: (you will have some left over but can be used for other dishes)

  • ½ cup light olive oil or neutral oil
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • ½ cup garlic cloves, peeled but left whole
  • A few sprigs thyme

Preparation

  1. Heat the oven to 425°F / 220ºC with a rack in the lower-middle position.
  2. Make the garlic confit: Heat the oil and unsalted butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat until it reaches 220º F. Reduce the heat to low, add the thyme sprigs and garlic, and cook until they are soft and lightly golden brown, 20-25 minutes. It should be lightly bubbling away but not spitting oil or smoking. Take the thyme out after 15 minutes or so (it will have given up all it’s flavor and just get dark). Make sure to keep the temperature below 260ºF or it can burn. Stir the garlic occasionally to make sure they brown evenly. Set aside to cool.
  3. Scrub the potatoes clean and pat them dry with a paper towel. Cut slits 1/8 inch to ¼-inch apart in the potato, stopping just above the bottom so that the slices stay connected. (Laying a wooden spoon or chopsticks next to the potato makes this easier. Cut straight down and stop when the knife hits the spoon).
  4. Arrange the potatoes in a baking dish or cast iron skillet, cut side up. Brush the potatoes all over with the garlic oil, including the bottoms (don’t try to get oil in the slits yet). Sprinkle the potatoes generously with salt and pepper. Bake the potatoes for 30 minutes.
  5. At this point, the layers will begin to separate. Remove the pan from the oven and brush the potatoes again with the garlic oil — you can gently open the layers slightly if they’re still sticking together. Make sure to get the oil down into the space between the slices.
  6. Bake for another 20-30 minutes, until the potatoes are starting to crisp on the edges. Remove the pan from the oven once more and tuck four or five roasted garlic cloves between the slits of each potato (every few leaves should get one). Return to the oven and bake another 10-20 minutes until the edges are crisp and brown and the center can be easily pierced with a paring knife).
  7. Serve immediately while hot and crispy!

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Recipe By: Emily Clifton

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Nutrition Facts Per Serving

Calories

420

Fat

23g

Sodium

55mg

Cholesterol

20mg

Carbohydrates

48g

Fiber

6g

Protein

6g

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