What is a Jacket Potato?
A jacket potato is a potato that has been baked with crispy skin but is still moist and fluffy inside. Any baked potato can have that moist fluffy interior but it takes a few tricks to obtain that crisp skin. But by adding a few steps, you too can produce the best jacket potato.
How do bake a Jacket Potato:
We do love a great baked potato, I mean not a throw it in the microwave baked potato. But a come out of the oven with seasoned skin and fluffy on the inside baked potato. But if you really wish to have a delicious seasoned baked potato, the oven has to come into play. We set our oven temperature at 425 degrees F and bake our jacket potatoes for about 60 minutes checking the last 10 minutes or so.
What are some Jacket Potato Toppings:
Jacket potato toppings can be just plain salt, pepper and butter or be more adventurous. Explore Jacket Potato Toppings such as bacon, broccoli, and cheddar, shredded bbq meat, cream cheese, gorgonzola, chile or any cheese.
How to do make Seasoned Baked Potatoes:
We wish for our seasoned potatoes to have that crisp skin of a jacket potato. So we have to season it without breaking the skin. We do two things, first, we place our potatoes in a brine of salt and water and second we roll them in a mixture of seasonings such as black pepper, seasoned salt, and garlic powder.
This is my all-time very favorite baked potato, in fact, we do not have baked potatoes any other way. It has so much flavor and I even eat the peel, which I never do in restaurants. It just takes a little planning ahead to have the best baked potato or best jacket potato and that’s it. Ok, that’s not it, it involves a simple salted brine and a little patience. But you will be glad you took the time.
How do you bake a potato for the Best Baked Jacket potatoes:
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Start your baked jacket potatoes by choosing two large russet potatoes. Using a potato scrubber or scrub brush, scrub the potatoes under running water until very clean. Place in a large bowl or pot, the container should be deep enough to cover the potatoes with water.
Completely cover the jacket potatoes with water and sprinkle in 1/4 cup of kosher salt. Stir to combine and allow to brine for at least 4 hours.
While potatoes are brinning measure out 1 teaspoon each of garlic powder, seasoned salt, and freshly ground black pepper. Pour into a gallon-size ziplock baggie, seal and shake to mix thoroughly.
Remove the potatoes from the brine and pat dry with paper towels. Do not puncture any holes in the potatoes because we wish to keep all the steam and moisture in these baked jacket potatoes. Rub the potatoes with olive oil and place the potatoes inside the ziplock bag and seal.
Shake the bag making sure the potatoes are completely covered with the seasonings. Place the seasoned potatoes on a baking sheet and bake in preheated 425-degree F. oven for about 60 minutes.
These seasoned baked potatoes are just the best baked jacket potatoes with crispy skin and moist and fluffy inside.
Serve these baked jacket potatoes with plenty of butter and chives or any other toppings you choose.
You might also enjoy these Other Potato Recipes:
- Fried Mashed Potato Patties
- Twice Baked Potato Casserole
- Crockpot Cheesy Potato Soup in a Slow Cooker
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Best Jacket Potatoes
Ingredients
- 2 Baking Potatoes
- 1/4 cup kosher salt
- Olive oil
- 1 tsp Seasoned Salt
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- Butter
- chives
Instructions
- Using a potato scrubber or scrub brush, scrub the potatoes under running water until very clean.
- Place in pot, bowl or whatever you wish that is big enough to hold the potatoes and cover with water and add kosher salt to make a brine.
- Leave the potatoes in the brine for at least 4 hours or more if you can.
- Meanwhile measure seasoned salt, garlic, powder, and black pepper in a large ziplock baggie and mix well
- Remove Potatoes from brine, pat dry with paper towels. Rub the potatoes with olive oil.
- Place the potatoes in the ziplock baggie with the seasonings. Seal and shake well to coat the entire potato with the seasonings.
- Remove the potatoes from the bag and place on baking sheet
- Do NOT puncture any holes in the potatoes. If the steam stays in the potato, it will be moist and delicious.
- Bake in a preheated 420 degree F oven for 1 hour.
- Remove from oven, and the skin should be crisp and very seasoned, and the inside (meat) of the potato is moist and fluffy.
- Split the top of the potato and add toppings such as butter, chives or sour cream
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If there's one thing I ALWAYS mess up it's baked potatoes in the skin! I'll definitely make them your way – thanks
Have a great week, Evelyn
Linda
hmm I bet my hubby would love these, too. Seems my husband would fare well at your house, haha! Seems easy enough & I appreciate the brine trick! Never heard of that before, but I like it!
Thanks!
I never would have thought to brine a potato first….I will definitely have to try this!
I hope you enjoy them as much as I do:) Have a super week!
This is something I just must try – brine the potatoes first and then scrub with olive oil
Thanks!
This does sound wonderful! I've never seen a recipe like this…I'll have to give it a try : )
One of the best recipes for baked potatoes! Totally saving!
Wow I had never heard of doing that. I can't wait to try this. Up to how many hours can you soak them?
I love a good baked potato too. Interesting idea to brine them…I've never heard of that technique used on potatoes. This is on my to do list!
I love baked potatoes. Never thought to brine them first. Interesting.
I love these types of potatoes. Perfect for a summer BBQ side dish.
Yummie! Have to try these! Liz
Great tips, I will have to try that!
Don't puncture … What!?! I never knew that was optional. I'm definitely going to try this –
Very innovative recipe and it was super good! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
I have never thought to brine potatoes – wonder if this would work when you cook them out on the grill, covered in foil…might have to try that!
So smart to brine the potatoes first, I bet that makes them delicious! Thanks so much for sharing
I have never thought to brine a baked potato! It just dawned on me that this would be a great lunch! Going on the menu for lunch next week!
I wanted to let you know I've been eating baked potatoes for lunch like there's no tomorrow! SO good! Thanks for the brining tip 🙂
Hi Evelyn,
This is a really great tip for Baking Potatoes they look so good. Great Recipe!
how yummy! I have never made potatoes in a brine! I can just tell by your picture how good they are. thanks for the new tip..fun!!
Yum!! They totally do look like the best potatoes ever!! I will be trying your recipe!
Thanks for this great recipe
Gonna try it / love potatoes!
Thanks for visiting and oh yes, you would love potatoes this way.
I will definitely give this a try — 420 for an hour just seems very hot but I am trusting you on this! Thanks for sharing
That sure sounds like a neat idea! I just love baked potatoes. Thanks so much!
Blessings,
Susie
The minute you mentioned soaking them in kosher salt I was in. lol! I love anything that is a bit salty. They sound very yummy. I have got to give them a try.
Yum, they sound good! I love potatoes and two is the perfect number for us at this time of our lives 🙂
Oh, these sound delicious. I will have to try NOT poking my potatoes next time.
I have never thought to "brine" a potato but it makes total sense and it was delish!
We love our carbs, this sounds so delish! Thank you for sharing!
I'm so happy that you shared this recipe because it’s so delicious.
We loved baked potatoes in our house – hubs is hooked on them. I make the same way in the oven, no hole poking in this house. But I have never added the garlic, will give it a try!
Thanks for sharing these awesome potatoes.
I always puncture my potatoes, I never realized that it is better not to. I never thought of soaking them in a brine either. Thanks for the tips
Now I know what I know what I've been doing wrong. Thanks for the "no puncture" tip!
Love the way they turn out. Have passed the recipe to my sister who now also only does potatoes like this
Thank you so much for your sweet comment. We love it!