This Saturday had been crazy! After a mad rush during the day to run our various errands and being stuck in bad traffic, it felt great finally to be home. I bought 2 potatoes from Pharan for our very late lunch. I still had more bacon jam and so it was a great excuse to make sure of it. Not that I need an excuse. It is perfect to eat on its own with a spoon!
Marli potato from Pharan
Ingredients:
- 2 large waxy potatoes
- 4 tbsp of Bacon jam
- 1 tbsp of soft butter
- 1 egg yolk
- 100g of grated cheese of your choice
- Seasoning
- Julienned parsley
- Pinch of paprika
Potato cases
Potato mash mix
Method:
- Use a fork to prick the potato all around. Rub the potato with olive oil and bake it in a preheated oven of 200 for at least 45mins or until soft
- Silt lengthwise and scoop out the potato flesh. Mix in the egg yolk, bacon jam, 1/2 the grated cheese and add seasoning accordingly. Mash and mix till it is nice and smooth
- Scoop the mixture back into the potato casing. Add the rest of the grated cheese and back into the oven for 10mins or till all the cheese has melted
- Sprinkle some paprika and parsley on top and serve.
Grated cheese topped
Double smoked bacon with bacon jam and melted cheese
By the time we had lunch, if you call it lunch, it was almost 5pm. It was nice to finally sit down and dig in. The baked potato had an almost smooth creamy texture that had bits of googey cheese and bacon jam. I love the slight heat from the paprika. I can eat this everyday. And if you like to add more richness to this dish, add cream to the mixture 
What is your favourite topping for baked potato?
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I'm a sucker for the Chilli Con Carne potato at the place on High Street in Westgarth, with coleslaw, chilli butter, cheese and sour cream. Such a ridiculously large serve of starchy goodness!
Awesome toppings for potato! I would love it with bacon jam & cheese!
I'm not really a cheese fan but this potato looks so tempting. My favourite would be just to pour lots of curry over it….mmmm
What a wonderful way to eat a baked potato! If you say “bacon”, I’m there with fork in hand.
My mum used to make a similar dish but with bacon bits instead of jam. This looks great!
I love it! I would have it for lunch too with a side of salad, yummm! I love that you used cheese and that awesome bacon jam
I like the photo! You are so funny adding bacon jam to everything! What next?
That looks heavenly with the bacon jam (super yum; I could almost taste it) and the cheese. I love bacon and cheese as a topping for my baked potato plus some sour cream. But bacon jam, definitely.
I haven't had a baked potato for a couple of years, let alone a twice baked one! Now I think I'll have to make some tonight to go with dinner
This looks yummy! I'm going to have to try out your bacon jam!
@Billy – True that! Im up for that too.
@MaryMoh – Curry will do too…. heheheee
@Mardi – anything with bacon rocks
@Jessie – the naughtier the better!
@Trix – I made a very very big jar… not sure what next. I still like eating from a spoon
@Divina – thanks lovely. i love pig
@Rochelle – double baked. double goodness
@Diana – please do and let me know how you go
@Natasha – can't go wrong with that combination. winner!
@Cookin' Canuk – Same same. Pig lover
Bacon jam is so sinful. The naughty potato is a really fun name. Love it.
Oh yeah, what a great use for bacon jam. Can't go wrong with a baked spud normally, but add some of that to it and you've got dynamite
@CheapAppetite – We all love sinful foods!
@Conor – And my adventure continues with the bacon jam
there could not be a better word than Naughty to describe this sinful dish. Delish! Cheers
looks bloody delicious. I will have to make some of this bacon jam myself!