Hasselback potatoes

[andynap]

and Lemon Sole tonight for dinner



hasselback recipe. http://www.cookinglight.com/cooking-101/techniques/hasselback-potatoes

 

[JEK]

Looks wonderful!

 

[MIke R]

Very intriguing.....I m getting some fresh codfish tomorrow and I think I ll try that to go with it

 

[gjd618]

Made the hasselback potatoes last night -- very good! Pretty too.

 

[MIke R]

ditto..its a keeper

 

[Bart -my real name-]

Andy -
How did you make the cuts in the potato so perfectly uniform and parallel? I know the trick about resting the potato in a large spoon, but did you use a special cutting tool or just a regular knife?

 

[stbartshopper]

The Lemon Sole looks divine. Please open a fish restaurant on the island! We want some!

 

[MIke R]

Andy -
How did you make the cuts in the potato so perfectly uniform and parallel? I know the trick about resting the potato in a large spoon, but did you use a special cutting tool or just a regular knife?

I took a butter knife and pierced it through the potato 2/3s down and lengthtwise....worked like a charm...got my razor sharp filet knife and just cut down til it hit the butter knife and stopped...everything was perfectly even

 

[Bart -my real name-]

I'm having trouble picturing the butter knife step.

Filet knife is a great idea. Long, thin and sharp.

 

[marybeth]

It looks like everyone on the forum is making these potatoes! We had them last night with grilled salmon and a tossed salad with apples and pecans. Thanks Andy! You're a cooking inspiration.

I put chop sticks on both sides of the potato lengthwise and cut it using a chefs knife. Worked perfectly.

 

[MIke R]

I'm having trouble picturing the butter knife step.

Filet knife is a great idea. Long, thin and sharp.

picture the potato on your cutting board ...picture a butter knife going through it length wise....end to end...about 2/3 rds of the way down from the lengthwise top, forming a false bottom in the potato which stops the knife from going all the way through to the cutting board

 

[Bart -my real name-]

Thanks Marybeth! For some reason I was thinking it would be hard to cut very thin slices without them breaking.

 

[MIke R]

I sprinkled bacon bits and fresh chopped Dill and Thyme from my herb garden right into the accordion folds......yowza!!!!

 

[andynap]

Mario Batali did them the other day with Gruyere cheese, prosciutto, and a sour cream mixture on top.
Here is the link. http://www.mariobatali.com/recipes/cheesy-hasselback-potatoes/

 

[andynap]

Thanks Marybeth! For some reason I was thinking it would be hard to cut very thin slices without them breaking.

Bart- watch the video I posted

 

[Bart -my real name-]

Thanks all!

PS Didn't even realize there was a video!

 

[andynap]

Thanks all!

PS Didn't even realize there was a video!

VIDEO http://www.cookinglight.com/cooking-101/techniques/hasselback-potatoes

2 wooden spoons make a good resting place to cut the potato