Microwave Baked Potato

Serves 4:

Ingredients:

• 4 medium sized potatoes.

• Sea salt.

Method:

• Gently scrub potatoes to remove the dirt, pat dry.

• Prick several times with a fork to allow steam to escape during cooking.

• Place potatoes on a microwave safe plate & cook on high for approximately 15 minutes (checking after 10), until soft.

• Using a fork, cut a dotted line across the top of the cooked potato & then squeezing both ends towards each other to open it up.

• Another method is to cut a cross on the top of the cooked potato & then squeezing the sides to open it up.

• Be careful not to burn yourself when opening up the cooked potato.

*If you prefer a crisper skin, finish off for 10 minutes in a moderate/hot oven.

Potato toppings:

• Butter.

• Sour cream & chives.

• Grated Cheddar or Red Leicester Cheese.

• Cottage cheese.

• Plain yoghurt.

• Tomato salsa.

• Chili con carne.

• Coleslaw.

• Baked beans (with or without cheese on top).

• Creamed corn.

• Fried onions.

• Smoked salmon & dill.

• Tuna & melted cheese.

• Egg cracked over the top & then baked in the oven for 5 minutes.

Also see:

Baked potato