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Baked Potatoes

Garlic, thyme and anchovy baked potatoes

A simple and tasty way to jazz up jacket spuds

Baked Potatoes

1 hr 40 mins
Super easy

serves 4

About the recipe

This little recipe transforms the humble spud into a delicious, perfect baked potato.


nutrition per serving

Calories

g

Fat

g

Saturates

g

Sugars

g

Protein

g

Carbs

of an adult’s reference intake


Ingredients

2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed

4 tablespoons butter, softened

freshly ground black pepper

sea salt

4 baking potatoes

4 anchovies, or 4 rashers of higher welfare bacon if you’re not an anchovy fan

a handful of fresh thyme sprigs

Method

  1. Pound the garlic and butter in a pestle and mortar until smooth. Season the garlic butter well with lots of pepper but just a little salt as the anchovy or bacon will act as a seasoning too.
  2. Cut each potato into 8 slices. Coat the slices of each potato with the butter mix then reassemble each potato on a piece of double-thick foil. Cut the anchovies or bacon into strips and put between the slices. Do the same with the thyme sprigs and carefully wrap up the potatoes.
  3. Lay the wrapped spuds on the cooler coals at the sides of the barbie for 1–1½ hours, depending on their size, turning every now and then, until tender. If you’ve got a gas barbie, put the potatoes right at the back over a low heat and give them plenty of time to cook. You might even want to give them half an hour’s headstart in the oven first.

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