My dear friend Colleen taught me how to make her special stuffed accordion potatoes last night. I didn't know that there were so many ways to eat these tasteless spuds! I thought that Claire had done it all! What a treat these ones were! She told me that I could share the wealth on my blog here, and has graciously provided me with this fast and easy recipe.
Stuffed Accordion Potatoes
Ingredients/Materials:
~ 3-4 large washed russet potatoes.
~ 1 large white onion, cut into rings.
~ 1/4 pound of bacon - cooked and finely chopped
~ 8 teaspoons crushed garlic
~ 4 tablespoons butter or margarine
~ Tin foil
~ Barbecue
Method:
1. Set your barbecue on medium to high heat.
2. Using a sharp knife, cut several evenly spaced notches into each of the potatoes (each notch should be wide enough to accommodate the width of your largest onion ring). The notches should go deep into the potato - stopping approx 7mm from the opposite side.
3. Gently pry open the notches and stuff in pieces of your onion rings (generally a whole ring won't fit so you can break them apart accordingly), bacon and garlic.
4. Place the stuffed potato on a sheet of tin-foil (like you would for a baked potato) and add a tablespoon of butter or margarine to the top of each potato. If you have any remaining onions, garlic or bacon that didn't fit into the potato, you can include this in your tinfoil.
5. Tightly wrap the tinfoil around your potato so that there are no openings and using a fork, pierce the top of your potatoes a few times.
6. Reduce the heat on the barbecue to medium and place the potatoes face up onto the grill.
7. Cook for approximately 45 minutes or until potato feels fully cooked.
8. Open the tin-foil, top with your favorite topping and enjoy!
You are not limited to these ingredients... you can also try adding mushrooms, cooked ground beef, tomatoes, chives, hot peppers, etc.... for a different taste every time!
