After making baked-potato recipes from 4 famous chefs, I fell in love with a trick from Ina Garten.
The celebrity chef calls for a herby, salty coating that gets rubbed on the potatoes before baking.
The coating and the lack of foil resulted in a perfectly crisp exterior and creamy interior.
I was excited to try Ina Garten's recipe, which promised crispy, flavorful skin.Ina Garten is a popular celebrity chef.
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I've loved baked potatoes since I was a kid, and I've always made them the same way: Wrapped in foil and popped in a hot oven for about an hour.
But many skilled chefs, including Garten, skip the foil in order to achieve crispy exteriors.
Since I love eating the skin of baked potatoes, I was ready to give Garten's method a try.
Garten's recipe includes unique ingredients, like fresh herbs and lemon zest.I knew there would be plenty of herbs.
Paige Bennett
The first thing I noticed about this recipe is that it calls for a flavorful herb mix that coats the potatoes before baking.
The celebrity chef combines fresh rosemary, thyme, and lemon zest with sea salt to create a tasty coating for the skins.
The method is a little more involved than I'm used to, but it's totally worth it.I never thought to season the outside of the potato before baking.
Paige Bennett
I started by washing my potato and poking holes before setting it aside.
Then I combined the sea salt, rosemary, and lemon zest in a small food processor and transferred it to a plate. I dislike the taste of thyme, so I omitted it.
I completely coated the baked potato in olive oil and rolled it in the salt mixture.
Garten doesn't wrap her baked potatoes in aluminum foil.Ina Garten's recipe only uses foil on the pan, not the potatoes.
Paige Bennett
Instead of wrapping the potato in foil, Garten just covers a baking sheet with it. I followed suit, placing my seasoned potato on a foil-covered tray.
Once the oven was preheated to 400 degrees Fahrenheit, I baked the potato for one hour.
While the potatoes cooked, I prepped Garten's whipped feta.The creamy topping goes inside the cooked potatoes.
Paige Bennett
The unique herb mixture on the potato doesn't exactly complement toppings like shredded cheddar or bacon.
Instead, Garten calls for a homemade whipped-feta topping and fresh chives.
The finished topping looked and smelled amazing.I threw all the ingredients into my food processor.
Paige Bennett
To make the topping, I combined crumbled feta cheese, cream cheese, olive oil, salt, pepper, and freshly squeezed lemon juice in a food processor.
It smelled incredible, and I couldn't wait to taste it on the potato.
The potato looked restaurant-worthy and smelled amazing.I was excited about the potatoes right when I pulled them from the oven.
Paige Bennett
After an hour in the oven, the potato was ready.
The skin looked crispy and fancy thanks to the sea salt. I cut it open and stuffed the interior with plenty of whipped feta and a generous sprinkle of chives.
The potato was even more delicious than it looked. The skin was super crispy and flaky and had so much flavor from the salt and herbs. The crunchy exterior also went well with the soft, creamy interior.
The cold whipped topping contrasted with the hot potato, and the chives added a fresh, bright flavor, balancing the otherwise heavy dish.
From appearance to texture to taste, this potato won in every category.The whipped feta was absolutely delicious.
Paige Bennett
Baked potatoes are hard to mess up, but I've never had one that checked every box like Garten's did.
It tasted amazing, with various textures to keep each bite exciting, and it looked good enough to snap a few pictures for Instagram. It was a nice twist from the standard cheddar, butter, and sour cream varieties I know and love.
Garten's method for making baked potatoes is now my go-to, especially for nice dinners with family or friends.
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