These gorgeous potatoes make an elegant side dish or a meal in itself. Sinfully delicious.
Twice Baked Potatoes
Description
These gorgeous potatoes make an elegant side dish or a meal in itself.
Ingredients
- 4 large potatoes
- ½ cup heavy cream
- Salt to taste
- A dash of freshly grated black pepper
- A dash of freshly grated nutmeg
- ¾ cup green onions finely chopped
- ¾ cup grated Swiss cheese or cheddar cheese
- 8-10 medium-sized shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1 teaspoon butter
Instructions
- Rinse the potatoes and pat dry. Prick the potatoes with a fork on the sides.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F, and place a rack in the center.
- Wrap each potato with foil, place on an oven sheet, and bake for 1 hour.
- Remove the potatoes from the oven and allow to cool down until you can handle them.
- Slice each potato in half, and scoop out the top of each potato half, leaving some of the flesh attached to the skin.
- Add the scooped potato to a bowl and mash well with a potato masher.
- Heat the cream and pour it over the mashed potatoes.
- Add salt, nutmeg, black pepper, and half of the grated cheese.
- Place the butter in a skillet over medium heat, add the shrimp and sauté for 3 minutes or until the shrimp turn opaque. Add to the mashed potato and mix well.
- Spoon the mashed potato mixture back in each potato skin.
- Sprinkle evenly the rest of cheese on top.
- Return the stuffed potatoes to the oven on the baking sheet, and broil just to melt the cheese on top and slightly changing its color. Enjoy!
Notes
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