Blood Curdling Potato Skins
These potato skins can be prepared well ahead of the party and
heated up just before you need them, making them ideal party food.
Ingredients:
8 baking potatoes
1 package (16 ounces) shredded (grated) mozzarella or mild cheddar
4 tablespoons mild salsa or taco sauce
Ketchup to decorate
Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 400F (200C, Gas Mark 6), and wash and
prick the baking potatoes. Place the potatoes directly on the rack of the oven
for approximately 1 hour, until done.
Remove the potatoes and cool completely. Slice each potato in
half and then, with a spoon, scoop out most of the soft potato from the inside
and place in a bowl. Leave a little potato on the skin as this will help keep
the shape of the remaining skin and make it easier to fill.
Place the skins on a foil lined cookie sheet.
Add the shredded cheese and salsa or taco sauce to the potato
in the bowl. Mash together well with a fork, then carefully spoon the potato
mixture back into the skins. Add more ketchup to the top of potato to look like
dripping blood.
Place the potatoes back in the oven for 10 minutes to melt the
cheese a little and crisp up the skins.
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