Perfectly Crispy Hasselback Potatoes: How to Make the a next level Potato Side Dish!

These Easy Hasselback Potatoes are crisp and flavourful, with a lovely fluffy tender interior.

They're roasted in the oven (no need to par-boil) with butter, garlic and thyme and they taste AMAZING!

They soak up any sauce beautifully, and they re-heat well too, so they're great for making ahead!

Ingredients:
8 small floury potatoes - approx. 100g/3.5oz each
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp unsalted butter - melted
2 cloves garlic - peeled and minced
½ tsp dried thyme
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp paprika

To Serve
Fresh thyme leaves
Maldon salt

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Preheat the oven to 200c/400F (fan)

2. Place one of the potatoes on a chopping board. Place a wooden spoon or chopstick on each side of the potato and make slits in the potato, about 2mm apart. The wooden spoons/chopsticks will help to prevent you cutting all the way through the potatoes (it’s a good idea to use old spoons/chopsticks as you may scratch them with the knife).

3. Repeat with the remaining potatoes and place into a shallow, cast iron pan, or a shallow roasting tray.

4. Mix together the oil, butter, garlic, thyme, salt, black pepper and paprika.

5. Drizzle the mixture over the potatoes.

6. Place the potatoes in the oven and bake for 60-70 minutes, until tender. Baste the potatoes 2-3 times during cooking.

7. Serve topped with a sprinkle of fresh thyme leaves and a little Maldon salt, if you like.

NOTES:
Making ahead
Make the potatoes, then cool, cover with foil (still in the pan/tray) and refrigerate for up to a day.
Reheat in the oven at 180C/350F (fan), with the pan covered in foil for 20-25 minutes, until piping hot.

Scaling the recipe up or down
You can scale halve or double this recipe, sticking to the same ingredient ratios.
If you're doubling the recipe, ensure the roasting tin or pan is big enough so that there's at least an inch of space around each potato.

If you need to use two pans/trays to fit them all in, add 5-10 minutes to the overall cooking time. Place one of the trays in the top half of the oven and one of the trays in the bottom half of the oven and swap the trays around when you baste the potatoes, so they're all evenly cooked.

Won't the garlic burn?
If you baste the potatoes 2-3 times during cooking, ideally trying to get the bits of garlic on top and inside the slices of potato, it shouldn't burn.I've found even the garlic that's left at the bottom of the pan will brown, but shouldn't go black or bitter tasting, so long as you're using the correct amount of oil and butter.

If you are worried about this, you can replace the minced garlic with ½ teaspoon of garlic powder (or ½ tsp garlic salt, if you're using garlic salt, you can reduce the regular salt to just a pinch).
Oh no! I sliced through the potato!

Don't worry if you accidentally slice completely through a potato, or if a slice of the potato comes out when you're cutting. Just push the potato back together or place the piece of potato back in.
These 'mistakes' actually help to give the potatoes a few more gaps, so the slits separate nicely in the oven when baking.

Want to cook them in the Airfryer?
Replace the minced garlic with ½ tsp garlic powder (as fresh garlic will burn easier in the hotter, drier air of the air fryer). Drizzle the potatoes with half the oil/butter/seasoning mixture, then place in the air fryer at 200C for 15 minutes. Drizzle with the remaining oil/butter/seasoning mixture and air fry for a further 10 minutes, until the potatoes are crisp on the outside and tender in the middle.

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[jeffsj...]

I have watched 10 Hasselback Potatoe recipes this morning for over an hour and a half so I get the idea. YOUR VIDEO: Good voice, made look to be a simple recipe without talking about useless tricks, your knife, family or your dog... well described IN ONLY 3.25 minutes WITHOUT useless babble... I can make this with confidence... Liked and Subscribed!

[rutheglinton]

Just a little tip, if you use chop sticks (the cheap ones with one square end) instead of wooden spoons they don't roll as much and you don't damage your spoons ;)

[carolhanna]

Made these today following the air fryer instructions and they worked perfectly, a great new potato recipe for me as I hate plain boiled

[Emma-plgt]

Mmmmm, I had these for the first time at my sister-in-laws, at Christmas. I'm making these tonight, following your method! Great, clear, no faff, video. Thank you 🥔 🌟

[emmahiggins]

I use a small cheap IKEA wooden picture frame with the glass and back removed, I sit each potato in it and cut down. The frame stops the knife going all the way through

[WeberEnthusiast]

These made my mouth water, you are such a inspiration to us smaller cooking channels . Thanks for sharing 👌👌

[knaya]

Also what about a crockpot / slow cooker recipe series? I don’t have much time to cook during the week and these would be very helpful to me.

[alastairmurray]

Putting on weight just drooling over your recipe's Nicki! Sadly here in the Antipode's, we can only buy 2 maybe 3 potato varieties, I have counted as many as 20 or more at Tesco's and Sainsbury's every time I come home. Working on this recipe right now, but your curries are next stop!! Shalom from Toowoomba, Queensland Australia.

[DownButNotOutYet]

Afternoon Nicki, potatoes are just amazing, they are welcome in just about any method. These hasselback's really look scrumptious! As you say they work well with almost any dish. When baked with such love how can they not turn out so lovely. A short recipe but worth million dollars. We are always learning on the cooking programme. Thanks for sharing, enjoy and take care. Kind regards 🌟🎀🎄

[Mike_]

Delicious and they even work with mini baby potatoes (or spuds as they are called in the NW)

[jucunliffe]

Going to try these with a slow cooked skirt beef stew for tea tomorrow 😁

[LogansInnerChef]

Nice one! Didn't see your end card for people to click on for your recommended recipe. Cheers!

[rebeccamartin]

trying tonight. i used a set of open tongs, worked great .

[janbrian]

Wishing you and your family a very merry Christmas and a prosperous new year xx

[fasttastyrecipes]

Looks delicious! Thanks for recipe! ❤️

[zbbdskc]

After you Slice..Fill with Onions..Butter Chunks or across the whole potato..Wrap in foil ..Toss on a grill..Ohhh Myyy ❤❤ Hot..Dark Skins..Grill or Bake up so good...

[villehytonen]

I will be doing this for Christmas dinner. Hope I succeed.

[belenlacroze]

Thanks for the video! Very clear. What’s the oven temperature? Thanks!

[brianburke]

Happy Christmas nicki to you and yours and a bright and healthy New year.

[jawadhindi]

Thank you so much for sharing. Looks delicious ❤