Accordion Potatoes with Rosemary and Garlic

Potatoes are an absolute must when planning for Friendsgiving (or Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner or whatever you celebrate). Not only are potatoes filling and delicious, but they are also naturally gluten free. I'm not (yet) very experienced with gluten free baking/cooking, but I did want to include a starchy alternative to the rolls I was also serving. I love these accordion potatoes (also called hasselback)! They are a more crispy version of a baked potato. Plus they are super pretty. I baked mine along with a few lemons to add aroma and a pretty garnish.Accordion Potatoes with Rosemary and Garlic

Needed: potatoes (I made 10 total and used a smaller size variety. You can use any variety you like, but this will affect your baking time.), 1/2 cup (1 stick) of butter, 1 tablespoon oil, 2 teaspoons minced rosemary leaves and 1 tablespoon minced garlic.

First wash and dry your potatoes, removing any dirt. Slice 3/4 through in an accordion style. I thought this was harder than it looked. If you find yourself accidentally slicing all the way through your potatoes try placing wooden skewers or chopsticks on each side to create a guide for your knife to stop at. Place the potatoes on a cooking sheet. In a microwave safe bowl combine the butter, oil, rosemary and garlic. Cook just until melted. Use a kitchen brush to coat each potato, taking time to make sure the butter gets between each slice. Bake at 375°F for 38-40 minutes (again, this will vary based on the size of your potatoes. The goal is to make sure they are done on the inside and crispy on the edges.) Then brush with another layer of the butter mixture and serve. I served mine with sides of sour cream, chopped green onions and shredded cheddar cheese. xo. Emma

Comments

[Caitlin T.]

I was just thinking tonight about how I should prepare the potatoes for our Thanksgiving dinner, and this will be perfect. Thanks for the recipe!

[Ariel]

Planning to host Thanksgiving for the first time! Thankyou for this!

[Kara]

I've yet to try making these, but apparently one of the tricks to cutting them is to balance the potato in a wooden spoon. It's supposed to help keep you from cutting all the way through!

[Leah]

I've made similar ones before but I never thought to melt the butter and brush it on! great idea!!!!

[Sarah S.]

Yay!! Thank You so much for posting this. Can't wait to try.

[jin]

whoa, I can't wait to give this recipe a try. I love roasted potatoes!

[Melody Rich]

YUMMY! I've always wanted to try making these. I've got a lot of homegrown sweet potatoes and bet they'd be great!

[Savage Seeds]

Delish! I will be making these. Thanks so much!

[sarah]

These look good! I love making smashed potatos, as well!

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[Irene]

it looks delicious!

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[Liana]

I love hasselback potatoes! Even easier than the chopstick method? Put your potato into the "bowl" of a wooden spoon. Chopsticks slide sometimes, but the spoon has always worked for me!

[Claire]

My Mama used to make these for us kids...she called them hedgehog potatoes! YUM! Im gunna have to make these again soon.

[Anna]

Hey, this is nice!
I thought you might like to see where they "come from", as you mention the name (in Swedish it's Hasselbackspotatis), so here you are: http://www.restauranghasselbacken.com/
It's a famous restaurant in Stockholm, and according to the legend, a young cook apprentice from Värmland, an area close to Norway, "invented" them.
The easiest way to cut them perfectly is to hold them in a wooden spoon -- makes sense, doesn't it?

[Adinda]

yummy!

[Linn]

This post got me thinking about the background of the accordion potato, or hasselback as we've always called it. According to my sources, this is the restaurant http://www.scandichotels.com/Hotels/Countries/Sweden/Stockholm/Hotels/Scandic-Hasselbacken/ (today also a hotel) where this dish was invented in 1953.

Nice to see it with rosemary, I've always just had them with butter and salt.

[Luba]

WOW this looks so yummy ! thanks for sharing !

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[Mari ❤ SaimaaLife]

I`m a huge fan of garlic so this is definitely a good potato tip for me :) I`ve used thyme often with potatoes but I can believe that rosemary is also good. Thanks !

[Margherita]

Amazing, they're very dramatic!

[Pauline]

I'll try to remember this - it looks yummy and is such a simple way to add something good to simple potatoes!

[Sonja]

Oh my godness, it's nine a.m., I just ate my breakfast, but - this looks so yummy! Great idea to cut the potatoes like accordion! I'm hungry now and I know what to cook tomorrow ;)