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Potatoes are among the top food choices of many people across the globe. What is there not to love? Potatoes can be consumed as side dish, but it can stand on its own as a meal. Eating its starchy flesh makes an individual feel full. Apart from that, this vegetable can be prepared in various ways. But, baked potato is commonly preferred.
In other parts of the world, baked potato is fondly called jacket potato, particularly in the United Kingdom. One of the reasons why jacket potatoes are such hit is the fact that you can add varieties of toppings to complement the dish, from salsa, butter, sour cream, ham, cheese, spring onions, and many more, the choices are endless! Further, jacket potatoes are great food for the winter season.
Who could resist the crispy skin of potatoes when baked? There are two ways to come up with crunchy jacked potatoes, one is through microwave, and the other is in the oven. Among these two methods, most people opt for oven baked potatoes because it yields crispier skin. But it takes a bit of time to oven cook them. Unfortunately, not all people have a lot of time in their hands; and that is why the microwave is sometimes more convenient.
How to cook a jacket potato in the microwave is a piece of cake. If you want to cook jacket potatoes in a flash, microwaving is the best way to do it. It considerably lessens cooking time. And when it comes to selecting the best varieties of potatoes, Russets and King Edward potatoes are great for baking because of their consistency and size.
Even though cooking jacket potato in microwave would only take about 11 minutes, and voila, all you need to do is covered it with your favorite toppings. However, you can’t just zap them inside the microwave without cleaning it, the right way.
Follow the step by step instructions below before placing jacket potatoes in the microwave.
Instructions:
1. Select the potatoes you would cook choose those that do not have cuts, bruises, discoloration, or sprouts. Also, pick the same potato sizes, so that, they would cook at the same time and evenly.
2. Clean the potatoes under running water. Use vegetable brush to scrub the skin. Dry with paper towel.
3. Stab the potatoes using fork or with the tip of a knife to allow stem to escape.
4. Put them on microwave safe dish. Set for about 7 minutes for 8 ounce of Idaho potato. For 2 potatoes, 11 minutes are ideal.
5. When the time is up, stick a knife in potato flesh, it should slide in smoothly.
6. Make a cut in the middle of the potato to expose its inner flesh.
7. Garnish with toppings
