Hasselbackspotatis - Hasselback Potatoes

- Hasselback Potatoes Hasselbacken is a still functional restaurant in Stockholm where this delicious potato dish first was served.

SwedishChickenEasy30 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
4
  • 12 medium-sized potatoes
  • 3 tbsp butter or margarine
  • 3 tbsp grated cheese
  • 1-2 tbsp dry bread crumbs
  • salt

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 225 o C.

  2. 2

    Place the peeled potatoes in a wooden spoon and make vertical slices, 2-3 mm apart, about 3/4 of the way through the potatoes. The wooden spoon will protect the final 1/4 of the potatoes.

  3. 3

    With the cut-side up, place the potatoes in a buttered baking dish.

  4. 4

    Melt half of the butter and pour it over the potatoes, then sprinkle with salt.

  5. 5

    Bake for 30 minutes, now and then basting the potatoes with molten butter.

  6. 6

    After 30 minutes, sprinkle over bread crumbs and, if desired, grated cheese.

  7. 7

    Continue to bake for another 15 minutes.

Tags

americanswedish-cookingswedish