Description: These Dubliner cheese and bacon potato skins are a delicious and comforting appetizer or snack. Crispy potato skins filled with melted Dubliner cheese, crispy bacon, and a dollop of sour cream make for an irresistible treat.
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Serving Size:
Makes 8 potato skins
Ingredients:
- 4 large baking potatoes
- 200g (about 7 oz) Dubliner cheese, grated
- 6 slices of bacon, cooked until crispy and crumbled
- 2 tablespoons chopped chives or green onions, for garnish
- Sour cream, for serving
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions:
- Preheat your oven to 200°C (400°F). Scrub the potatoes clean and pat them dry with paper towels.
- Prick the potatoes all over with a fork, then place them directly on the oven rack and bake for 1 hour or until they are tender when pierced with a fork.
- Remove the potatoes from the oven and let them cool slightly until they are safe to handle.
- Cut each potato in half lengthwise, then scoop out the flesh, leaving about ¼ inch of potato attached to the skin. Reserve the potato flesh for another use.
- Place the potato skins on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, skin side down.
- Sprinkle grated Dubliner cheese evenly inside each potato skin, then top with the crumbled bacon.
- Return the potato skins to the oven and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Remove from the oven and sprinkle with chopped chives or green onions.
- Serve the Dubliner cheese and bacon potato skins hot, with a dollop of sour cream on top, and enjoy this delicious appetizer with friends and family!
