When it’s chilly or you want a hearty dinner without pulling out three pots, these jacket potatoes are exactly the right move. It’s the classic baked potato, but simplified, with turkey ham and raclette cheese that melts without argument.
Ingredients :
- Potatoes — They are the structure of the dish: the skin should become crispy while the flesh stays tender. Choose large potatoes of similar size, floury-fleshed, and avoid small new potatoes which lack volume for stuffing.
- Turkey ham — It brings the salty side and transforms the potato into a real meal. Cut it into small pieces so it spreads into the warm flesh instead of staying in dry clumps.
- Raclette cheese — Its role is clear: melt quickly, flow into the openings, and add character. Take slices that aren’t too thick, or cut them into strips for better browning on the second pass in the oven.
- Salt and pepper — They wake up the potato, which can be bland if forgotten. Lightly salt the skin before baking to enhance crispness, then adjust only at the end as the cheese is already quite salty.
