Super Skins Recipes

MASHED SUPER SKINS WITH STEAK AND PEPPER HASH

Steps:

• Cut potatoes, skins-on, into small chunks.
• Place potatoes in a pot and cover with cold water.
• Cover the pot and bring up to a boil over high heat. Uncover, add salt to season up the potatoes and cook until tender, about 15 minutes.
• Place a small pot over low heat and add butter, garlic and scallions. Let the mixture melt together and infuse. Cook over low heat, about 5 minutes. Turn off heat and let stand.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over high heat.
• Season up the sliced steak with salt and pepper then add a tablespoon of vegetable oil, one turn of the pan, the oil will smoke; don't freak out, just add the meat and start searing it up.
• Brown the strips on all sides hit it with some Worcestershire sauce then push it off to one side of the pan.
• Add another tablespoon vegetable oil to the pan then the chiles and onions. Season up the veggies with salt and pepper then toss them around, searing up the edges, for another 1 to 2 minutes before combining all the meat and veggies together.
• Add in thyme and cook another 2 to 3 minutes, keeping everything moving around like a stir fry.
• Turn off heat and squeeze the juice of 1 lime over the steak and veggies. Taste for seasoning.
• Drain potatoes then return them to the hot pot to evaporate some of the water content. Add the reserved garlic and scallion mixture to the potatoes along with the sour cream and start smashing away with a masher.
• Add in 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup milk to get potatoes to desired consistency then mash in cheese.
• Season-up the mashed super skins with salt and pepper, to your taste. Pile up the mashed super skins on a platter, top with steak hash. Yum-o!

SERIOUS POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Rub the potatoes lightly with olive oil and bake them on a foil-lined baking sheet until their skins are crisp and a fork easily slides into their flesh, about 1 hour. Transfer the potatoes to a wire rack and let cool for 10 minutes.
• While the potatoes are cooking, assemble the toppings. Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp, then transfer to a small bowl. Reserve the bacon fat. Grate the cheese into a small bowl; you should have about 2 cups. Trim and thinly slice the scallions. (Feeling frisky? Caramelize some onions. Shred some ham or grate some Gruyère.)
• Using an oven mitt or a folded kitchen towel to handle the hot potatoes, cut each into quarters lengthwise to create four wedges. Using a small spoon, scoop the flesh from each wedge, leaving 1/4 inch or more of the flesh. (Save the scooped potatoes for another use, like potato pancakes or soup.)
• Set the oven to broil. Return the wedges to the foil-lined baking sheet. Paint a bit of bacon fat on each, then top with cheese and bacon. Place under the broiler until the cheese is bubbling. Place the skins on a serving plate. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon a teaspoon or so of sour cream on each and scatter the scallions over the plate. Serve with hot sauce.

SUPER EASY POTATOE SKINS

Steps:

• Pre-heat the broiler on your oven.
• Wash the potatoes thoroughly.
• Poke the potato 4-6 times with a fork to let moisture out during "baking".
• OPTIONAL: Rub butter on the out side of the potato and season with garlic, salt, pepper, or what ever seasoning you would like to give it a little extra flavor.
• Put the potatoes on a plate and put cook in the microwave for 10 minutes.
• While the potatoes are baking, cook the bacon. I did it in the broiler to save on an extra pan and keep it easy. Just keep an eye on it so they don't burn. I just laid the bacon out on my broiler pan and put it right under the broiler.
• Once the potatoes are done, take them out and slice them in half.
• Use a spoon to scoop out a little of the inside to form a small shallow "bowl" with the potato.
• Chop the cooked bacon and sprinkle some in each of the potato "bowls" I plan for appx one slice per potato half.
• Next, Sprinkle cheese over the potatoes. I say 1/2 cup for 4 halves just as a general guess. You can go light or go heavy, how ever you prefer.
• Put the potatoes on a broiler pan, if you used one for the bacon, or even just a cookie sheet.
• Put the pan directly under the broiler and cook until the cheese melts and starts to brown.
• Remove from oven.
• Top with desired amount of sour cream and serve.
• Optional: you can sprinkle fresh chives or green onion on top after the sour cream.