Italian Baked Potatoes
INGREDIENTS
- Medium sized baking potatoes - 1 per person
- Olive oil
- Italian seasoning
- Butter
- Capers
- Red pepper flakes
DIRECTIONS
- Place the potato on a cutting board and lay the handle of a wooden spoon tightly against the bottom. This will act as a knife stop.
- Slice the potato from the top down, stopping when you hit the wooden spoon.
- Repeat all the way across the potato with slices at 1/3" intervals.
- It will creat a 'hinged' potato.
- Drizzle olive oil LIGHTLY between each slice.
- Sprinkle Italian seasoning LIGHTLY between each slice.
- Wrap in foil and bake in the oven @ 475 or on the grill over med. heat for about 45 minutes.(or till done)
- Just before potatoes are done, melt (per Potato) 1T unsalted butter, 1 tsp of capers and a pinch of red pepper flakes.
- Unwrap potato, roll foil downward to make a dish - spoon caper sauce over potato and serve.
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