Crispy Hasselback Potatoes Recipe

Name: Crispy Hasselback Potatoes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 6 Yukon gold potatoes, about 6 ounces each; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, plus more for garnish; Flaky sea salt, to taste

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When is a baked potato not a baked potato? When it’s a hasselback potato!

These crispy, crunchy, buttery potatoes with their accordion-like appearance take only a little more effort than a baked potato and are a knockout when served alongside a special dinner. Think holiday roast, date night steak, or Easter ham.

Video: How to Make Hasselback Potatoes

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Crispy Hasselback Potatoes

Where Do Hasselback Potatoes Come From?

A Swedish chef at a restaurant called Hasselbacken in Stockholm back in the 1950s purportedly invented these potatoes. Rest his soul and bless him to the nines.

How to Cut Hasselback Potatoes

Here’s how it works: Slice the potatoes thinly, accordion style, but stop short of cutting all the way through so the slices remain attached at the bottom. Leave them unpeeled!

Here's a trick! To help guide your slices, place a chopsticks on either side of the potato while you cut — this will help to keep you from accidentally slicing through.

Drizzle the potatoes with plenty of butter and olive oil, and sprinkled with salt. Give them an extra-long roast in the oven so that the insides have time to become creamy and the outsides turn golden and crisp.

What Kind of Potatoes Work Best for Hasselback?

You can use just about any potato with this method, but I like Yukon Golds for their creamy texture and because the fist-sized potatoes are usually just the right size for one person. But don’t rule out larger Russets and sweet potatoes, or even small red potatoes. These also make good hasselback potatoes; just keep an eye on the portion sizes.

How to Season Hasselback Potatoes

We have dressed these potatoes simply with salt, pepper, melted butter, and olive oil. Other herbs such as thyme or rosemary in combination with the parsley would do nicely here, as would using all butter or all olive oil. You also could gussy up your potatoes with garlic, breadcrumbs, chopped nuts, Parmesan or other cheese.

But really, why would you? These frilled potatoes are decidedly scrumptious all on their own, and deserve their place in spud heaven as is.

How to Reheat Hasselback Potatoes

To reheat, place on a baking sheet or baking dish and bake at 350°F for 10 to 15 minutes, or until hot all the way through.

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Crispy Hasselback Potatoes

Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 75 mins

Total Time 90 mins

Servings 6 servings

6 Yukon Gold potatoes, about 6 ounces each
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, plus more for garnish
Flaky sea salt, to taste

Preheat the oven to 425ºF
Slice the potatoes:

Set a potato on a cutting board and place a chopstick on either side of the potato. With a sharp, thin knife, make deep vertical cuts 1/8-inch apart, but without cutting all the way through the potato. The chopsticks should keep you from accidentally cutting too deeply or going all the way through.

Place the potatoes with the cut side up in the baking dish, spaced a little apart so each one has some room. Fan the potatoes open slightly.

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Season the potatoes:

In a small bowl, combine the melted butter, oil, and parsley. Drizzle this over the potatoes and then use a pastry brush to spread the butter and oil mixture evenly and in between the slices of each potato. Sprinkle with salt.

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Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes:

Or until golden and crispy. The potatoes will fan out more during cooking and take on their accordion-like appearance. Serve hot.

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Links:

Sweet Potato and Yukon Gold Bake here on Simply Recipes

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
287	Calories
15g	Fat
36g	Carbs
4g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 6
Amount per serving
Calories	287
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15g	19%
Saturated Fat 6g	29%
Cholesterol 20mg	7%
Sodium 116mg	5%
Total Carbohydrate 36g	13%
Dietary Fiber 4g	14%
Total Sugars 2g
Protein 4g
Vitamin C 20mg	98%
Calcium 31mg	2%
Iron 2mg	11%
Potassium 926mg	20%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. In cases where multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.