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Hasselback Potatoes

Hasselback potatoes with lemon garlic butter will revolutionize the way you cook potatoes. This easy Swedish technique creates crispy edges and super buttery insides!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 268 kcal
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Scandinavian

Ingredients

  • 8 small Russet potatoes
  • olive oil
  • sea salt
lemon garlic butter
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 Tbsp fresh squeezed lemon juice, use more to taste
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 2 Tbsp fresh parsley, minced

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 425F
  2. Wash and dry your potatoes. You'll need a sharp knife to make thin slices across the whole potato, without cutting all the way through to the other side. (You want the potato to remain whole.) You can use a couple of chopsticks to help with this ~ they prevent your knife from cutting all the way through the potato. See the post for visuals.
  3. Brush the potatoes with olive oil. Fan the potatoes out with your fingers to allow the olive oil to penetrate into the slices. Sprinkle with sea salt and slide into your preheated oven for about an hour or so, until completely crisp on the outside and tender inside.
  4. Baste every 20 minutes or so as the potatoes bake. I start out using olive oil, but switch to my lemon garlic butter for the last 20 minutes. Your slices will have separated during baking so all that luscious butter can go deep.
  5. Once the potatoes are tender (you can check with the tip of a sharp knife) give them a final slathering with lemon garlic butter and serve asap.
make the lemon garlic butter
  1. Melt the butter in a small saucepan and add the garlic, lemon and salt.
  2. Simmer gently for a couple of minutes, then add the parsley and take off the heat. Note: if the butter starts to re-solidfy before you finish using it, just put it back on the heat to warm it.

Nutrition Information

Calories 268kcal (13%) Carbohydrates 31g (10%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 15g (23%) Saturated Fat 8g (40%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 6g Trans Fat 0.5g Cholesterol 31mg (10%) Sodium 246mg (10%) Potassium 721mg (21%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 1g (2%) Vitamin A 441IU (9%) Vitamin C 11mg (12%) Calcium 28mg (3%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 268

% Daily Value*

Calories 268kcal 13%
Carbohydrates 31g 10%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 15g 23%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 6g 30%
Trans Fat 0.5g 25%
Cholesterol 31mg 10%
Sodium 246mg 10%
Potassium 721mg 15%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 1g 2%
Vitamin A 441IU 9%
Vitamin C 11mg 12%
Calcium 28mg 3%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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