Cheese-Stuffed Potatoes With Yogurt-Spice Paste And Sesame Seed Crust
Serves: 4
Hal Herzog
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
52
Spice
54
Sweetness
43
Sourness
41
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Prep time (avg)
5.7
Difficulty
Ingredients:
2 tbsps
Butter (1/4 stick, melted)2 tbsps
Cilantro (chopped fresh)2 tsps
Hot Paprika (sweet or)1 tsp
Salt1 tsp
Ground Coriander1 tsp
Ground Cumin4 tsps
Vegetable Oil2 tsps
Lemon Juice (fresh)Directions:
1
For potatoes and stuffing: Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 400°F
2
Place potatoes directly on oven rack and bake until tender when pierced with fork, about 1 hour 15 minutes
3
Transfer to platter and let stand until cool enough to handle
4
DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead
5
Cover and chill
6
Cut potatoes horizontally in half
7
Using spoon, scoop out pulp, leaving 1/3-inch-thick shell
8
Transfer potato pulp to medium bowl and mash; mix in cheese, melted butter, cilantro, green onion, chile, and sesame seeds
9
Season potato mixture generously with salt and pepper; divide among potato shells
10
DO AHEAD: Can be made 6 hours ahead
11
Cover and chill
12
Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 400°F
13
Place potatoes directly on oven rack and bake until tender when pierced with fork, about 1 hour 15 minutes
14
Transfer to platter and let stand until cool enough to handle
15
DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead
16
Cover and chill
17
Cut potatoes horizontally in half
18
Using spoon, scoop out pulp, leaving 1/3-inch-thick shell
19
Transfer potato pulp to medium bowl and mash; mix in cheese, melted butter, cilantro, green onion, chile, and sesame seeds
20
Season potato mixture generously with salt and pepper; divide among potato shells
21
DO AHEAD: Can be made 6 hours ahead
22
Cover and chill
23
For yogurt-spice paste: Combine first 6 ingredients in processor
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Using on/off turns, blend until mixture is finely chopped
25
Add yogurt, oil, and lemon juice and process until smooth puree forms
26
Transfer to small bowl
27
Season to taste with salt and pepper
28
DO AHEAD: Can be made 6 hours ahead
29
Cover and refrigerate
30
Remove top rack from grill
31
Place disposable aluminum baking pan in center of bottom rack (if using 2-burner gas grill, place pan on 1 side of burner)
32
Add enough water to pan to reach depth of 1 inch
33
Prepare barbecue (medium heat)
34
If using charcoal grill, light briquettes in chimney and pour half onto rack on each side of disposable pan
35
If using 3-burner gas grill, light burners on left and right, leaving center burner off
36
If using 2-burner gas grill, light burner on side opposite disposable pan
37
Return top rack to grill
38
Place sheet of foil on grill rack above unlit burner; brush with vegetable oil
39
Place sesame seeds on small plate
40
Place half of yogurt-spice paste in shallow bowl and reserve
41
Spread remaining yogurt-spice paste over top of potato filling in each potato half
42
Sprinkle with half of sesame seeds
43
Dip bottom of each potato half into reserved spice paste, then dip into remaining sesame seeds
44
Place potatoes atop foil on grill rack above disposable pan
45
Cover barbecue and grill until potatoes are heated through and bubbling in center, 25 to 30 minutes
46
Transfer potatoes to platter and serve
47
A thick yogurt; sold at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores (such as Trader Joe's and Whole Foods markets) and Greek markets
48
If unavailable, place regular yogurt in cheesecloth-lined strainer set over large bowl
49
Cover and chill overnight to drain
50
Combine first 6 ingredients in processor
51
Using on/off turns, blend until mixture is finely chopped
52
Add yogurt, oil, and lemon juice and process until smooth puree forms
53
Transfer to small bowl
54
Season to taste with salt and pepper
55
DO AHEAD: Can be made 6 hours ahead
56
Cover and refrigerate
57
Remove top rack from grill
58
Place disposable aluminum baking pan in center of bottom rack (if using 2-burner gas grill, place pan on 1 side of burner)
59
Add enough water to pan to reach depth of 1 inch
60
Prepare barbecue (medium heat)
61
If using charcoal grill, light briquettes in chimney and pour half onto rack on each side of disposable pan
62
If using 3-burner gas grill, light burners on left and right, leaving center burner off
63
If using 2-burner gas grill, light burner on side opposite disposable pan
64
Return top rack to grill
65
Place sheet of foil on grill rack above unlit burner; brush with vegetable oil
66
Place sesame seeds on small plate
67
Place half of yogurt-spice paste in shallow bowl and reserve
68
Spread remaining yogurt-spice paste over top of potato filling in each potato half
69
Sprinkle with half of sesame seeds
70
Dip bottom of each potato half into reserved spice paste, then dip into remaining sesame seeds
71
Place potatoes atop foil on grill rack above disposable pan
72
Cover barbecue and grill until potatoes are heated through and bubbling in center, 25 to 30 minutes
73
Transfer potatoes to platter and serve
74
A thick yogurt; sold at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores (such as Trader Joe's and Whole Foods markets) and Greek markets
75
If unavailable, place regular yogurt in cheesecloth-lined strainer set over large bowl
76
Cover and chill overnight to drain
77
A thick yogurt; sold at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores (such as Trader Joe's and Whole Foods markets) and Greek markets
78
If unavailable, place regular yogurt in cheesecloth-lined strainer set over large bowl
79
Cover and chill overnight to drain