Dad's Loaded Baked Potato

Ingredients

• baking potatoes — 2 large
• smoked bacon lardons — 150g
• mature cheddar cheese, grated — 100g
• full fat sour cream — 60g
• spring onion, finely sliced — 2 stalks
• sunflower oil — 1 tbsp
• sea salt — 1 tsp

Method

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas mark 6.

2. 2

   Prick the baking potatoes several times with a fork, rub with sunflower oil and sea salt, and place directly on the oven rack or a baking tray.

3. 3

   Bake the potatoes for 60 minutes or until the skin is crispy and the centre is soft when pierced with a knife.

4. 4

   While the potatoes bake, fry the bacon lardons in a pan over medium heat until golden and crispy; drain on kitchen paper.

5. 5

   Once the potatoes are cooked, slice them open lengthways and fluff the inside with a fork.

6. 6

   Top each potato immediately with the grated cheddar, crispy bacon, a generous dollop of sour cream, and the sliced spring onions.