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Hasselback Potatoes Stuffed With Bacon

January 29, 2016 by GG 24 Comments

Hasselback Potatoes Stuffed With Bacon

Hasselback Potatoes Stuffed With Bacon

I never really understood what a treat a roast potato was.  It seemed just another chewy thing to be got through on the nightmare of meat and fat that Sunday Lunch seemed to be.  That’s not to say the words vegetarian ever passed my lips as a child, but I was a strange one.  I loved vegetables, the greener the better and loathed meat with it’s wiggly squidgy bits, just there to catch you out.  I’m sure that if these fabulous Hasselback Potatoes had ever been offered I’d have been as delighted as I was with my wonderful plate of buttery cabbage.

Making Hasselback Potatoes

Making Hasselback Potatoes

These Swedish roast potatoes have now had the world treatment of flavours as their popularity has spread.  The most important thing is to get just the right sized potatoes.  Not floury and about the size of new potatoes.  Hasselback Potatoes don’t really have the same charm if your potatoes are so large you’ve had to half or quarter them.  Charlotte, Pink Fir Apple or Ratte potatoes work well as they’re small and waxy.  There isn’t any need to peel them, but you can if you prefer.  These wonderful variant on a roast potato don’t crisp up to the same extent as their British counterpart, particularly if they’re not peeled, but they’re a fabulous vessel for all sorts of flavours.  Parmesan and garlic, chilli and Breadcrumbs or in this case, each delicate slice is interwoven with a sliver of streaky bacon heaven and then roasted in buttery garlicky oil.

Cutting Hasselback Potatoes

Cutting Hasselback Potatoes from my notebook

Slicing Hasselback Potatoes can be a bit fiddly.  The easiest way I’ve found is to place a potato on a large spoon and using a sharp knife cut through until the knife hits the edge of the spoon, stopping you from cutting all the way through.  Cut thin slices which allow the potato to fan out in the cooking like a book left in the rain, with the delicious bacon crisping up in the folds of the potato.

Hasselback Potatoes With bacon

Hasselback Potatoes With bacon

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RECIPE

4.7 from 6 reviews
Hasselback Potatoes Stuffed With Bacon
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
45 mins
Total time
55 mins
 
Turn dull old roasties into a dream of a side dish. Each thin delicate slice is interwoven with a sliver of streaky bacon heaven and then roasted in buttery garlicky oil.
Glamorous Glutton: Glamorous Glutton
Cuisine: Swedish
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 12 Oval, waxy potatoes, not too big
  • 250g Streaky bacon, use good quality as cheaper ones can have a lot of added water which makes it more difficult to crisp
  • 3 tbsp Olive oil
  • 15g butter
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 3 sprigs of Rosemary or Thyme
  • Salt and pepper to taste
Method
  1. Preheat the oven 220c, 200c fan, Gas mark 7, 425f
  2. Cut the potatoes almost all the way through into thin slices but that are still joined at the bottom of the potato, like a book. See diagram
    Cutting Hasselback Potatoes

    Cutting Hasselback Potatoes

  3. Cut the bacon into 1cm, ½ inch pieces and seperate. Take each potato and ease open the slices and slide a piece of bacon in between. About 6-8 pieces per potato, depending on the size of the potato.
  4. Take a roasting tin or dish and heat the oil and butter toss in the garlic and either rosemary or thyme and any pieces of bacon left over. Add the Hasselback Potatoes and roast for about 45mins basting from time to time. Remove from the oven and serve with fish, meat or chicken.
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Filed Under: Dinner, Herbs, Lunch, Main, Recipes, Scandi Flavours Tagged With: Bacon, Hasselback Potatoes, Potato, recipe, Roast Dinner, Roast Potatoes, Scandi Flavours, Vegetables

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Comments

  1. Angie@Angie's Recipes says

    January 29, 2016 at 7:05 pm

    Potato and bacon…a dream team! These hasselback potatoes look mouthwatering, GG.

    Reply
    • Glamorous Glutton says

      January 31, 2016 at 9:06 pm

      Thanks Angie. They’re always a hit here and great for a dinner or special occasion

      Reply
  2. Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella says

    January 29, 2016 at 11:32 pm

    I made some duck fat hasselback potatoes but clearly I should have added bacon! Adding bacon is just the best idea ever 😀

    Reply
    • GG says

      February 4, 2016 at 9:54 am

      Duck fat Hasselbacks would be delicious, plus a little parmesan maybe? GG

      Reply
  3. Krista says

    January 30, 2016 at 1:49 am

    Oh my! These look marvelously good. 🙂 I do so love anything with potatoes. 🙂

    Reply
    • GG says

      February 4, 2016 at 9:55 am

      These look great and are always a hit at a dinner or get together. GG

      Reply
  4. Hotly Spiced says

    January 30, 2016 at 3:07 am

    Your potatoes look amazing. I love how they’re stuffed with bacon! And your drawings are wonderful. That’s a great idea to put the potato on a spoon and just cut through until you hit the spoon xx

    Reply
    • GG says

      February 4, 2016 at 10:18 am

      Thanks Its often easier and clearer with a drawing than a photo. GG

      Reply
  5. Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry says

    January 31, 2016 at 10:00 am

    I have never ever made hassleback potatoes in my life- i feel I am missing out.

    Reply
    • GG says

      February 4, 2016 at 10:24 am

      Oh you are Bintu. They’re fab and the variations are endless. I bet they’d be amazing with some of your Sierra Leonean spices . GG

      Reply
  6. Nancy | Plus Ate Six says

    January 31, 2016 at 10:52 am

    I’ve never used bacon before – it’s a brilliant idea! Now cheese AND bacon would be one better I think. Love your drawings 🙂

    Reply
    • GG says

      February 4, 2016 at 10:25 am

      Cheese and bacon, now there’s a fab combo. GG

      Reply
  7. Helen Tarver says

    January 31, 2016 at 3:45 pm

    Love the sound of these, although we have a bacon refusenik in our tribe, although he does love roast potatoes. Maybe this could just change his mind? Brilliant technique for cutting them, never thought of that.

    Reply
    • GG says

      February 4, 2016 at 10:25 am

      You could use ham or cheese or just crushed garlic and buuter. GG

      Reply
  8. Grant R says

    February 3, 2016 at 8:12 am

    These are inspired! I love roast potatos but to combine them with bacon is bordering on genius.

    Bookmarked to go in my belly soon.

    Grant
    lookingforthepostman.com

    Reply
    • GG says

      February 4, 2016 at 10:26 am

      Thanks Grant. They’re well worth making and soo tasty. GG

      Reply
  9. Janie says

    February 3, 2016 at 6:03 pm

    YUM! Pinning these and sharing them with Jonny – he’s going to LOVE them 😀
    Janie x

    Reply
    • GG says

      February 4, 2016 at 10:27 am

      Thanks Janie. Add and egg and you’ve got a meal! GG

      Reply
  10. Anna @ shenANNAgans says

    February 6, 2016 at 12:20 am

    I know what I am wowing my household with for dinner tonight. All the yes, bacon and potatoes…. one of life’s BEST taste combo’s. 🙂

    Reply
    • GG says

      February 7, 2016 at 9:29 pm

      You’re right it’s a hard to beat combo. GG

      Reply
  11. Summer says

    February 7, 2016 at 4:45 pm

    These look so creative and delicious ♥

    Reply
    • GG says

      February 7, 2016 at 9:30 pm

      Thanks Summer. GG

      Reply

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