The buttery, creamy indulgence of mashed potatoes meets the visceral joy of digging into a baked potato in this iconic side dish. For the full steakhouse experience, use a pastry bag to artfully pipe the potato-cheese mixture into the scooped-out skins.
Ingredients
- 4 russet potatoes (about 2 1/2 lb.), scrubbed
- 1 cup grated aged cheddar cheese
- 1 cup grated Gruyere cheese
- 1⁄2 cup sour cream
- 4 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened
- 2 tbsp. finely chopped chives
- 1 tbsp. finely chopped parsley
- 1⁄4 tsp. Tabasco hot sauce
- 1⁄4 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 8 slices cooked bacon, cut into 1/4" strips
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1⁄4 tsp. paprika
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Instructions
Step 1
Heat oven to 450°. Put potatoes on a baking sheet and bake, turning occasionally, until tender, about 1 hour. Transfer to a rack and let cool slightly.
Step 2
Halve potatoes lengthwise and scoop out insides with a spoon into a medium bowl, leaving 1⁄4" of the outer layer of flesh and skin behind; transfer empty potato halves to a baking sheet. Combine scooped potato insides, 1⁄2 cup each cheddar and Gruyere, and sour cream, butter, chives, parsley, Tabasco, Worcestershire, and bacon and season with salt and pepper. Spoon mixture into potato halves and sprinkle with remaining cheese and paprika.
Step 3
Bake until cheese is browned and bubbly, about 10 minutes.
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