Delicious crispy crust, tender pulp, wonderful aroma of garlic - these are baked potatoes with garlic in the oven. The dish awakens an unprecedented appetite … Moreover, it is prepared very simply and very quickly!
Recipe content:
- Ingredients
- Step by step cooking
- Video recipe
Oven baked potatoes are a classic of Russian cuisine. There are so many variations of this dish that, having conceived to cook it, you get lost in countless recipes. In this review, I will tell you a simple, quick and delicious way to make baked garlic potatoes in the oven.
In baked potatoes, significantly more nutrients are stored than in boiled ones. And it turns out to be less high-calorie compared to fried variations. At the same time, it is incredibly tasty. That is why doctors and nutritionists recommend that lovers of this root vegetable bake it, and not boil or fry it.
The easiest and at the same time delicious way to bake potatoes is to cut the tubers into wedges, sprinkled with oil, garlic and spices. You can also add more spices and herbs to taste, but in principle, salt and garlic will already be enough. And in the summer season, when there are young potatoes, they can be baked in this way without peeling at all, just rinse them well. It will be both tasty and healthy, because There are many vitamins in the potato skins of young potatoes.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 137 kcal.
- Servings - 1
- Cooking time - 40 minutes
Ingredients:
- Potatoes - 2-3 tubers depending on size
- Salt - 0.5 tsp or to taste
- Garlic - 2 cloves
- Butter - 20 g
- Refined vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons (can be replaced with olive)
- Ground black pepper - a pinch
Cooking baked garlic potatoes in the oven:
1. Peel and wash potatoes. Dry with a paper towel and cut into medium-sized wedges. Do not crumble it very finely, otherwise it will quickly dry out and fry. Although it will be delicious too, somewhat similar to French fries.
2. Place the butter in a small deep bowl and melt in the microwave or water bath. Pour vegetable oil into the butter and pass the peeled garlic cloves through a press.
3. Also put salt, a pinch of pepper and any spices in the butter mass. I added ground sweet paprika and nutmeg. Stir the sauce well.
4. Place the chopped potatoes on a baking sheet and pour over the sauce.
5. Stir until each wedge is evenly coated on all sides with spices and sauce.
6. Heat the oven to 180 degrees and send the tubers to bake for half an hour. Try the readiness of the meal with a wooden toothpick - it should easily fit into the potatoes. If you try to cook with a fork or knife, the potatoes may fall apart.
Serve warm immediately after cooking. Such a dish does not require anything for a side dish, it is quite independent and tasty. Unless you can cut a fresh vegetable salad.
See also a video recipe on how to cook potatoes in the oven with garlic in a village style.
