🍽️ Stuffed Baked Potatoes: A Complete Guide🥔🧀

Well, this time, I'm sharing a super popular Western snack/side dish with everyone: Stuffed Baked Potatoes 🥔🧀 ! Whether you're making this dish at home for dinner or serving it as finger food at a party, it's a crowd-pleaser 👏. Plus, the ingredients are affordable and easy to find, and you can easily make it with simple steps. You can even add toppings to your taste for endless variations!

🛒 Ingredients (Serves 4)

• 4 large potatoes (choose softer varieties, such as American Russet or Yukon Gold, which are softer)
• 40g butter 🧈
• 50ml milk 🥛 (can be replaced with cream for a smoother and more fragrant taste)
• Salt to taste
• Black pepper 🌑 to taste
• 80g shredded cheddar cheese 🧀
• 2 tablespoons chopped green onion 🌱
• 50g bacon cubes 🥓

👩🍳 Detailed cooking process

1. Prepare the potatoes : Wash and prick them with a fork.
2. Initial baking : Bake at 200°C for 50–60 minutes until tender.
3. Remove the potato flesh : Cut in half, remove the potato flesh and keep the skin.
4. Make the mashed potato filling : Crush the potatoes, add butter, milk, salt, black pepper, cheese, bacon, and chopped green onions.
5. Refill potato skins : Return the mashed potatoes to the potato skins and sprinkle with shredded cheese.
6. Second bake : Bake at 200°C for 10–15 minutes, until golden and crispy.
7. Finish serving : Sprinkle with chopped green onions and serve.

💡 Editor's Tips & Variations

• Deluxe version : Sour cream + smoked salmon🐟
• Vegetarian version : bell peppers, corn, mushrooms 🌽🍄
• Hong Kong Fusion : Barbecued Pork + Salted Egg Yolk 🥚
• Kids' favorite : ham + corn + cheese 🧀

🎉 Summary

Baked stuffed potatoes are truly a versatile dish, simple to prepare yet incredibly complex. The crust is baked to a crispy perfection, the filling is fluffy, and the savory flavor of cheese and the savory aroma of bacon are irresistible! Plus, you can customize it to your taste based on what ingredients you have on hand—literally, "one potato, many ways to enjoy it."