Description
Deliciously creamy and flavorful soured cream and chive jacket potatoes, perfect for a hearty side or light main. Crispy baked potatoes are topped with a tangy mixture of soured cream, fresh chives, and shallots for a comforting, easy-to-make dish.
Ingredients
Scale
Potatoes
- 8 medium baking potatoes
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Sea salt, to taste
Soured Cream Topping
- 300g soured cream
- 2 shallots, finely chopped
- Small bunch of chives, chopped
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan)/Gas Mark 6 to get it ready for baking the potatoes.
- Prepare Potatoes: Prick each potato several times with a fork, then toss them in olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt to ensure crisp skins.
- Bake Potatoes: Place the potatoes directly on the oven rack and bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes until the potatoes are soft inside and the skin is crispy.
- Make Soured Cream Mix: While the potatoes bake, combine the soured cream, finely chopped shallots, chopped chives, and seasoning (salt and pepper) in a bowl. Mix well to blend the flavors.
- Serve: Once baked, cut a cross at the top of each jacket potato. Serve each potato with a generous spoonful of the soured cream, chive, and shallot mixture on top.
- Optional Leftover Tip: For leftover potatoes next day, scoop out the middles, roughly chop, and mix with any leftover soured cream mix to create a delicious potato salad; bake the skins again until crisp for a tasty snack.
Notes
- Use sea salt for the best flavor and crispy texture on the potato skins.
- Adjust the seasoning in the soured cream mixture to your taste preference.
- Leftover baked potato skins can be baked again for a crunchy snack.
- This dish works well as a hearty side or a vegetarian main course.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: British
Keywords: jacket potatoes, soured cream, chives, baked potatoes, easy side dish, vegetarian
