Creole-Style Stuffed Potatoes
Servings: 6
IngredientsPreparation
  • 6 baking potatoes
  • 1/3 cup [75 g] butter or margarine
  • 1 medium-size sweet green pepper, diced
  • 3 tablespoons [45 mL] onion flakes
  • 1 medium-size tomato, diced
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons [15 to 30 mL] milk
  • 2 teaspoons [10 mL] salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon [1 mL] white pepper
  • 1 teaspoon [5 mL] paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon [1 mL] freshly crumbled rosemary leaf
  • Paprika [to garnish]
  • Preheat oven to 450°F [230°C].
  • Rinse, then dry unpeeled potatoes.
  • Bake potatoes into preheated oven for 1 hour, until done.
  • Meanwhile, soften sweet green pepper dices into 3 tablespoons [45 g] of the butter or margarine, melted.
  • Stir in onion flakes and tomato dices; cook for 1 minute more then set aside.
  • Remove done potatoes from oven; lower oven temperature to 400°F [200°C].
  • Half potatoes lengthwise and delicately remove potato meat, being careful not to pierce skins; reserve.
  • Crush potato meat.
  • Stir in milk, salt, white pepper, paprika and crumbled rosemary, into a smooth puree.
  • Really delicately stir in reserved green pepper dices, onion flakes and tomato dices.
  • Stuff potato skins with mixture; dot with remaining butter or margarine.
  • Bake stuffed potatoes into hot oven, for 20 minutes.
  • Serve immediately, sprinkled with paprika.