If you are already in planning mode like me, you can find all of my holiday recipes here: Christmas Recipes and Thanksgiving Recipes. These delicious Hasselback Potatoes are the perfect addition to a holiday table. They are delicious, delicate, and are sure to impress. Even better, with my simple instructions a cook of any skill level can make this great side dish.
Use wooden utensils to hold the potatoes. Place a wooden spoon (or wooden skewer) on either side of a potato, leaving them unpeeled. Starting where the potato first meets the counter (this will prevent you from cutting off the end of the potato), create slices down the length of the potato, 1/8 inch thick. Use the wooden spoon handles as a guide so that the knife doesn’t go all the way through the potatoes.Work slowly. If you try to move too quickly through these you will get slices that are too big or too small. Even when you take your time, you will only spend a minute or two cutting each potato.Don’t be a perfectionist. You can follow these steps and you still might get a small sliver that detaches. Don’t worry about that. Just place it back in the potato and keep making your way through those spuds.
Follow the recipe up to the point of putting the potatoes in the oven. Wrap each potato individually in plastic wrap. Put them in an airtight container and store them in the refrigerator for up to 48 hours. When you are ready to eat them, place them on a rimmed baking sheet in a preheated oven and bake following the directions on the recipe card.
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If you make these potatoes or any of my other recipes, please leave me a comment letting me know what you think!
