Name: Deep-Fried Potato Skins
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 4 large baking potatoes -; 2 cups sour cream -; 1 envelope onion soup mix -; 1 tablespoon finely chopped onion -; 5 garlic cloves, minced -; Dash hot pepper sauce -; Oil for deep-fat frying -; 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese -; 1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese -; 6 to 8 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled -; 4 teaspoons minced chives or green onion -

Recipe information

Cooking:

1 hour 15 min.

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Ingredients for - Deep-Fried Potato Skins

1. 4 large baking potatoes -

2. 2 cups sour cream -

3. 1 envelope onion soup mix -

4. 1 tablespoon finely chopped onion -

5. 5 garlic cloves, minced -

6. Dash hot pepper sauce -

7. Oil for deep-fat frying -

8. 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese -

9. 1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese -

10. 6 to 8 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled -

11. 4 teaspoons minced chives or green onion -

How to cook deliciously - Deep-Fried Potato Skins

1. Stage

Bake potatoes at 400° for 1 hour or until tender.

2. Stage

Meanwhile, for dip, combine the sour cream, soup mix, onion, garlic and hot pepper sauce in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate until serving.

3. Stage

When potatoes are cool enough to handle, cut in half lengthwise. Scoop out pulp, leaving a 1/4-in. shell (save pulp for another use). With a scissors, cut each potato half into three lengthwise strips.

4. Stage

In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°. Fry skins in oil for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown and crisp.

5. Stage

Place potato skins in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Combine the cheeses and bacon; sprinkle over potatoes. Broil 4 in. from the heat for 1-2 minutes or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with chives. Serve with the dip.