Nice touch with using duckfat instead of butter which is used in the original recipe. In sweden, where this recipe is from, we normally use smaller potatoes with low starch content. The potatoskin isn't removed and the cuts are thinner (about half the size of chef Johns cuts). It will feel more like eating chips and the texture won't be as starchy. Also we don't boil the potatoes, they only get smothered with a lot of butter, topped with breadcrumbs and straight in the oven at around 220c/440f for 45minutes. To get them really crispy the potatoes should be basted with butter half way through and then again when they're almost done. Garlic and herbs elevates the taste of the potatoes by a lot, although not used in the original recipe.

@hottuna2006

Жыл бұрын

Keeping the skins on is right.

@Jerry-yd8pj

Жыл бұрын

Hmm. I think I'll try your recipe first because it sounds less intensive.

@LauraCourtneyette

Жыл бұрын

Sounds great!

@HeidiJohnson01

Жыл бұрын

Where do you get your duck fat?

@FindecanorNotGmail

Жыл бұрын

I've always had them without skin. (I'm also from Sweden BTW) I'm used to using smaller potatoes, and the trick for cutting each was to place it in a large wooden spoon.

Chef John, don't forget what you taught us: "Never let the food win"

@CFinch360

Жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking!

@kulled

Жыл бұрын

and if failure is certain then take the food down with you. no compromise, no surrender.

@lindainparis7349

Жыл бұрын

But remember, dont throw good money on bad. We've all done it. Ya add ya add ya add. It doesn't get better, ya throw. Sometimes letting the food win and throwing it before adding is victory !!!

@mylesbishop1240

Жыл бұрын

HASSLEBACK TATERS.

@mylesbishop1240

Жыл бұрын

Why does his voice go from high to low thats annoying as all get up

To any of the 4.31 million subscribers here, absolutely make the Cheeseburger Wellington. Made mine with beef stock and garlic gravy (it's all I had). Best creation of food since the CD was invented. Thank You Chef John.

@tuppybrill4915

Жыл бұрын

CDs , the poor man's cheese cracker

@angelalane1307

Жыл бұрын

I actually thought about it, now I will!!! Thanks to you!!! Update later!

@dbone3356

Жыл бұрын

You're eating CD's?

@angelalane1307

Жыл бұрын

@@dbone3356 😂🤣😂

@angelalane1307

Жыл бұрын

@@check4v 😂🤣😂

Chef John, you’re a mad genius to experiment like that so we don’t have to. I respect that. 👍

@mylesbishop1240

Жыл бұрын

This boy doesnt leave his skin on!! This boy talks from high to low. Chef johnny wack

Chef John. The browning happens to potatoes if they’ve been in cold storage sans oxygen long term, which is common this time of the year. It doesn’t alter the flavor. Soak potatoes in cold water with a teaspoon of citric acid to avoid oxidation, and rinse before use.

@jonathangoldsmith7832

Жыл бұрын

What do you mean without oxygen?

@georgH

Жыл бұрын

Are potatoes stored without oxygen? I guess nitrogen is used instead, in sealed chambers?

@chrisschmitt3860

Жыл бұрын

Yes. Certain veggies are stored in low oxygen environments. Some environments are replaced with nitrogen , or co2/Argon mix, some are subjected to, believe it or not, limited exposure to carbon monoxide. You can research this and you will be amazed at the great lengths the cold storage industry employs chemical science, and precise temperature control to extend the shelf life for later distribution. The process to control bannannas

@Morgannin

Жыл бұрын

Lots of vegetables are stored in cold, low-oxygen environments to keep them fresh a lot longer than you'll get in your pantry or fridge. This is why any vegetable you find in your supermarket is typically available well out of season.

@dalaweez

Жыл бұрын

Chris is exactly right, and I have seen this for myself when I worked with growers here in Minnesota, think about it, we have to ship these things sometimes thousands of miles and especially during the winter when growing seasons are changed quite drastically?

6:16 And just FYI, Restaurant Hasselbacken still exists, on the island Djurgården, east of the city centre, and where the famous Vasa museum is. “Hasselbacken” literally means ”the hazel hill”. And the Swedish spelling of the potatoes is “Hasselbackspotatis”; there’s a ligand “-s-“ (it is not a possessive) in compound words where the first part of the compound itself is a compound. In case you needed more trivia. 😁

I use a compound butter and baste as they open so the seasoned butter gets down between slices. Yum!

I love hasselback potatoes for that mashed potato like texture with the ultra crispy "spine." I love that you got it crispy all around.

Can't believe this is your first Hasselback recipe! Such an amazing way to cook potatoes.

I love that you just kept right on eating through your concluding diatribe. Thanks, Chef John! Happy and safe holidays to you and yours!

Awesome recipe!! I used butter and put thinly sliced onions and garlic in between the slices and WOW 🤩… thanks for sharing Chef John 👍

@bradstanley1493

Жыл бұрын

Awesome 👏

@georgejones5019

Жыл бұрын

@@bradstanley1493 It's a scam.

@bradstanley1493

Жыл бұрын

@@georgejones5019 I kinda figured that but was just going along to see the supposed outcome 🤣 Thanks for letting me know though 👍 and Merry Christmas to you and yours 👍

I made these tonight, crispy outside, creamy inside. They were soooo good!

The piece cut off of the potato to create a flat side should be roasted along with the rest, with same seasoning, to become an appetizer while waiting for the rest to cook. Delicious!

@awhite3747

Жыл бұрын

Appetizer? No way, José. They be Chef's perks. No sharing the crunchy, salty offcuts! 🤣

@NBA-LejonBrames

Жыл бұрын

A White yea chefs treat

@jopflah416

Жыл бұрын

@@awhite3747 Semantics! I’ve eaten them myself and if anyone’s around I’ve shared them. Didn’t mean a formal appetizer.

@gyrene_asea4133

Жыл бұрын

well, yeah a motivator for Chef and Chef's friend. Happy kitchen.

I sometimes soak in a light brine rather than simply water. Which is how I season the potato throughout ( I think I got that from another KZread recipe but can't remember who). This may also help reduce oxidation. I understand the brining also removes surface starch... Which helps give a crispy result without twice cooking. I get nice crispy results And yes as a previous commenter mentions... The scraps from the bottom cut can be eaten as ' test " appetizers by the cook or added a bit later in the cooking ( I put them in the 2nd or third basting)

I have been through a culinary program, quite a while ago, and yet I never heard of Hasselback potatoes until I learned the process from my father and two brothers-in-law, about 8 years ago. The way I learned to make them was essentially like this, using the Chopsticks to prevent the knife from going all the way through. But mine are done a little differently. First of all, I don't peel the potato. I also don't soak them in cold water either. I preheat my oven to 450°, and line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. I rub the outsides of the potatoes with a little bit of vegetable oil, and then sprinkle generously with coarse flaky salt. Then the potatoes go into the oven to bake for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, I finally meant about eight cloves of garlic, or thereabouts, and gently cook it over low heat in about a stick and a half of butter. Sometimes I put some fresh herbs in the butter, sometimes I just do the garlic and the butter. Rosemary is my favorite, but sage and time also work well. When the 30 minutes are up, I based the potatoes with the garlic butter mixture every 10 minutes, doing this for a total of about four times. As far as your potatoes turning brown, I don't really think it is any sort of major concern. What matters is the end result. Your end result here in this video yielded exactly the product I would have wanted. So it doesn't matter, to me, if they turn brown during the preparation or not.

I can never get this right 👌 Thank you Chef for showing me how 🙏

My Mum used to make hasselback potatoes when she made roast dinners. They were always so crispy and delicious! You've inspired me to roast some potatoes for lunch! Along with some ham steaks!

@mychellevanschaick4321

Жыл бұрын

Dude that sounds good... nom nom nom

In making potato chips one day, I let them (not intentionally) oxidize. I cooked them anyway and you would have never known (because I didn't take pictures like you did). We COULD call it "oxidental" 😂😂😯

@martinnyberg9295

Жыл бұрын

Yes, at least if your kitchen is in the western hemisphere. 😏🤷

You're an inspiration to homecooks all over the world!

I like how you shared your do and dont’s here! These look incredible!

Yes Chef John if was def the potatoes! Great recipe, I'll have to try it and let you know how it turned out.

Thanks Chef John. I'm going to try this with rutabaga since I am diabetic and am trying to avoid potatos. But they look so darned good and yummy!

@danbev8542

Жыл бұрын

Try sweet potatoes! Higher in fiber & good for diabetics. Rose Red Homestead has a recipe.

@Rohekivi

Жыл бұрын

Hasselback rutabaga! You mad genius. I am definitely going to try that.

@rebelks88

Жыл бұрын

I like cooking radish the same way but unless you find the long ones I don’t think the cutting would work out lol

@0839westy

Жыл бұрын

Try jicama 😋

@kenteaff1340

Жыл бұрын

I agree with Kristi Herod-Painter to try jicama instead of rutabaga, but just be aware that it's much much much more dense than potato, so it will take a lot longer to cook, and it will never turn out flaky and soft on the inside. Same thing with rutabaga.

Learned to cut the potatoes while the lay in a wooden spoon a looong time ago, works well.

Love it, thanks! Adding this to my Christmas dinner plans

@kalo924

Жыл бұрын

Me too!

I'm definitely making these. Thank you Chef John!

Thank you for providing another tool for the arsenal!

Its OK Mr. John, they look fabulous! Imma make them this weekend. I'm gonna caramelize some garlic beforehand for sure. We love you, ENJOY!

You are wonderful, and these potatoes look absolutely delicious!

Great video! Am cooking these tonight. The way you talk is mildly hypnotic... Might listen before bedtime to get sleepy.

my crispy tip is after you cut the east/west cuts, rotate the potato 180° and cut north/south using the chopsticks of course. the potato opens up nicely during cooking. great for air fryering.

@hxhdfjifzirstc894

Жыл бұрын

Yep, this technique leaves plenty of room for creative personalization. I think bias cuts are my style.

They look beautiful and delicious!!!

thanks chef John, looks awesome

Thank-you I enjoy your comments and your food

The crispy chunks from the bottom of the potatoes where they sat against the pan are my favourite part of those babies. A touch of extra butter and salt and MMMM good.

Love your videos!! Potato heaven ❤

I love how mellow your voice is.

Pristine potatoes or slightly flawed..., those are positively drool - worthy!!! Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

Great video, thank you!

I just seen it done in a wooden spoon and my works perfectly i couldn't be any happier for most sizes🤩

"If times are really tough, you can go out into the woods and grab a couple sticks". 🤣

❤ nice tips! Thank you ❤

Looks delicious!

i saw the thumbnail and for some reason thought they were isopods. thanks, internet.

@wolfyngrey1313

Жыл бұрын

Very much so. I clicked so fast 😂🤣

@GasPipeJimmy

Жыл бұрын

You haven’t lived until you have had Gigantic Isopods au Gratin. Mmmmm…

@NateCummings

Жыл бұрын

Bug-tatos

@kimberlyrobinson3992

Жыл бұрын

I would rather eat the potatoes.

@daniel.lopresti

Жыл бұрын

I was quite sure I knew what you were talking about. I wish I didn't just google it and have it confirmed.

Thank You Very Much For Sharing 👍💗

I just made this and I used bacon fat. And wow this is going ro become a holiday tradition. Thank you for making our food so tasty and easy for anybody to make. No more bachelorchow for us lol.

So good I want to go to the store for potatoes. Thanks

This video made my mouth water. Yummy.

I rarely peel potatoes for any recipe. Never disappointed.

@jong2359

Жыл бұрын

I have had a few potato skins that were insufferably "dirt" tasting. Only time I peel a potato.

@BatCaveOz

Жыл бұрын

💯

Looks sO delicious!

Coming to a table near me SOON... thank you chef.

My mother cooks these for every gathering... But instead of cutting them first, she boils the potatoes till almost completely cooked, refrigerates them, and THEN cuts them using the chopstick method. She makes some kind of garlic butter and just kind of pours it over them before going into the oven... And just before they are completely done, she adds a small amount of chicken broth. That generally keeps them from glueing themselves to the roasting pan... Which in her case, is a short squatty cast iron dutch oven. It's like a garlicy baked potato/french fry/hash brown combo... There's never any left.

@hxhdfjifzirstc894

Жыл бұрын

oMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@kalo924

Жыл бұрын

Wow. That sounds good! 😋

Always finish cooking the potatoes! They are never as bad as you think... as long as they aren't green ,)

Thanks! Love the videos. How about a curried egg salad recipe?

I've never peeled my hassleback potatoes ; I've always made them with the skin on. . I'll def give this a try for my New Years meal.

That looks like a very nice Paella pan. (always love "multi purpose" materials) .

Chef John, I never dreamed the day would come when I would teach you something! You need to parboil your potatoes next time. This will eliminate the chance your potatoes oxidize and turn brown.🥔🥔🥔

@kalo924

Жыл бұрын

Parboil then slice?

@SuzanneBaruch

Жыл бұрын

@@kalo924 slice first, drop the potatoes gently into barely simmering, salted water using a Chinese spider. When they're par-cooked, fish them out using the spider also.

@AndDiracisHisProphet

Жыл бұрын

@@SuzanneBaruch isn't this what he basically did?

@SuzanneBaruch

Жыл бұрын

@@AndDiracisHisProphet no. Steaming is not the same as parboiling. Steaming exposes the food to more oxygen, which is what triggers oxidation.

@AndDiracisHisProphet

Жыл бұрын

@@SuzanneBaruch but it was almost completely covered in water

These are going on my xmas list :)

These potatoes. Came out very nice. And tasty looking. And william shatner. Would be absolutely impressed. Maybe jealous. Of the cadence. By which you narrate.

That was absolutely brilliant to use the chopsticks. Thanks for the tip! ^_^

If you use take-out chop sticks, they are usually straight up to the tips, but it you use store-bought chop sticks, they usually taper from butt to point. I always turn one chop stick in the opposite direction, so the cuts don't get closer and closer to the board as you go down the potato. Yes, I have OCD, but my potatoes are bomb.

I LOVE YOU CHEF JOHN

Delicious 😋

more like chef Johnius. Someone give this man a nobel

So good

you nailed it buddy

I already know this technique, but I'm still going to watch this video. Because, Chef John.

Glad to see you didn't let the food win

i am lucky to live within one hour of the Lodge main factory in Pittsburg, Tennessee.......I try to go once or twice a year to check out the factory outlet store......they have a great "seconds" rack where you can pick up good deals on new "seconds" cast iron.......i like the "camp" style ovens that you pile charcoal on top of and my dream is to find a reasonably priced "spider" style frying pan (spider means it has three legs to raise it off the surface and put charcoal underneath)......don't think they will be making these any time soon so I would have to get a used one.

I have a small wooden cutting board specifically made for cutting hasselback potatoes. It has a concave dip in the middle of the board that fits a potato and you just cut down until you hit it and you get the correct depth. I believe I bought it in ikea many many years ago and it works wonderfully and make it a lot quicker to cut the potatoes (and other things you want to cut in a similar fashion)

@thebookwasbetter3650

Жыл бұрын

Holy crap! Mine does too. That's what that's for? It's two sided and I've never used the other side! I've had it for 20 years and have always had that side turned down.

"trust your motor skills and let it happen" - I think I gained enlightenment from Chef John cutting potatoes

Mouthwatering

Quick suggestion for folk who want an easier to cut hasselback: Cut it in half first, then you can get the edges all the way down to the thing ya put to block the knife... And bonus pts: You get a crispier bottom that covers every bit of the potato, or other hasselbacked veggie. I love hasselbacked onions alongside my hasselbacked potatoes; i cut them against the grain tho if ya dont mind them fallin apart a bit, with the grain gives you several long slices instd of wedge slices They also cook up faster too, which is always a bonus in my book. I almost always cut my potatoes in half for baked tatoes, so when i hasselbacked it just made sense to try halved for that as well They just taste sm better when ya can get more surface area touchin the pan to crisp up even more

Hi, swedish chef here. Must say it was intresting switching out the butter to duck fat but you forgot to sprinkle breadcrumbs before roasting the potatoes. And the original recepie also say you can put cheese on it to but it is optional. Also we usualy just send the potatoes (wich are in a smaller size) straight in the oven after cuting them (in even thinner slices) and smothering them in butter and a sprinkle of crumbs and salt. But the preboiling technique is an alternativ way to. Nice work though.👍

@willowm94

Жыл бұрын

You do you. Let John do John.

@kityhawk2000

Жыл бұрын

@@willowm94 no need to get hostile he was just pointing out the original recipe

@michaelhammar2778

Жыл бұрын

@zubairuahmadmanga you are a bad ,shut up

@michaelhammar2778

Жыл бұрын

@@willowm94 shut up

oh stop! man that looks amazing and pretty damn easy!

"I am a man of science!.,................and also a man who doesn't want to go out and buy more potatoes". I think nothing has summarized my process making decisions more than that :P. Glad to see I am in good company Chef. Necessity (or I ain't got time for that) is the mother of all invention!

Very well presented chef. I love them 🗼🗼🍾🍾👍👍👄👄🏆🏆Top recipe

looking good

Chef John.. You are hilarious!!

Wonderful looking potatoes! Great technique too^_^

8:09 Yes John, you used the “wrong” kind of potato. Russets are too mealy. Use a kind with a meat that won’t fall apart. And here in Sweden, we generally don’t get our spuds to grow that huge so we use potatoes about half that size, and make the cuts about half the width of yours to get them even crispier. Also, putting the butter on in chunks and watching it melt in the oven is part of the fun. 😁

@kalo924

Жыл бұрын

So maybe a Yukon gold potato?

@martinnyberg9295

Жыл бұрын

@@kalo924 I don’t know american potato varieties well enough; it’s been a quarter of a century since I lived there. Our varieties have completely different names, like King Edward and Bintje. The grocery stores usually sell them in bags marked as “mealy” for mashing or “firm” for boiling and specify the particular variety on a label. Potatoes the size John used here are usually sold for a higher price as “baking potatoes“, and around midsummer new potatoes, usually the size of small eggs, are popular. 😊

This is so much more complicated than what we do. First of all, we have a "tool" for the cutting. It's just a small wooden board with a rounded indentation in the middle for the potato to rest in as you cut it. It means both that you won't cut all the way through and that you don't have to cut a slice off each potato. Secondly, after cutting them we just whack them in a roasting pan, baste them with a bit of liquid margarine and a bit of salt and put them in the oven for an hour. Always come out great. Then we usually drown them in béarnaise sauce when we eat them. Now that I think about it, we're actually making them tomorrow for New Year's Eve, along with some fresh green beans and a whole slow-roasted tenderloin.

Are the temperatures you quote for a conventional oven or a fan forced one? Thanks - love all your recipes!

@hxhdfjifzirstc894

Жыл бұрын

Yep! For conventional or fan forced... Enjoy!

Another thing. Pre-cooked and cooled potatoes have, when cooked the second time, allegedly lower glycemic index. This might not mean much to most people but for us who are both potato lover and Type II diabetics, it's a very good thing. Must put russets on my shopping list.

I had a ton of those potatoes. They look beautiful in this video! -However, to me, eating them dry like that looks strange because what I love most about these potatoes is how much gravy they can absorb!

Looked great. I'm amazed you didn't need more salt.

GO CHEF JOHN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How about using paint stirring paddles to set the depth of the cut, just as you can use them (stacked, if necessary) to gauge the right thickness of rolled cookie dough?

I use small wooden breakfast cutting boards on a big kitchen cutting board. More area for the blade to rest on, and less prone to breakouts from the knife edge.

Hasselback is so easy, yet so tasty.

My old boss used a product called "potato starch" -- which is an ironic name, because it contains neither potato nor starch -- to keep potatoes and also salad from browning. It can leave a slight aftertaste but I think most feel that the aftertaste is more fresh and pleasant than anything else. Also, I make these all the time with the skin on. Start w/ a heavy coverage of olive oil and salt to start and then basted with your favorite compound butter while they cook. The crispy, salty skin combined with creamy middle is money! But, I'll give this method a try too. Finally, they also sell a Hasselback potato stand to make the cutting uniform, thin and most importantly not all the way through. You can still have the problem of the ends falling off though since mother nature has not yet produced for us the joy of a potato shaped like a shoe box! But, the thinness of the slices makes it worth the investment ;)

@martinnyberg9295

Жыл бұрын

That could be confusing, since actual potato starch IS potato starch. We use it, here in Sweden where hasselbackspotatis were invented, like they use corn starch in the Americas. 😏

@frederickphelan4810

Жыл бұрын

@@martinnyberg9295 OK, I misspoke. It is not potato starch but a potato whitener I was thinking of. Sorry for the confusion! Back in the day it had a certain commercial name that I can't remember but it was kind of a similar two word combo like potato white. I just did a quick search and the old product that we used probably contained sulfites and is off the market. It looks like it has been replaced by a similar type powder containing citric acid and sodium bisulphate which purportedly is just as good. If you just search potato whitener you come up with all sorts of products and some interesting history 😉

@martinnyberg9295

Жыл бұрын

@@frederickphelan4810 Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) should work too. I use that to keep my apples from darkening when I peel them for applesauce. 😊

@frederickphelan4810

Жыл бұрын

@Tele.gram.me.at.The_FoodWishes Hi, I am thrilled to have been selected! Love your channels here and on Allrecipes! Plus, I have your book!

@ThePapaja1996

7 ай бұрын

@@martinnyberg9295 Corn startch exist to in sweden only that is named maziena over here.

I always wondered why my hassleback potatoes never got as dark & crispy as professional chefs- the issue is I didn't pre cook mine 😅. Plus I tend to keep the skin on as its more nutritional & saves time. I'll be trying the pre cook & chill method next time I make these

Steaming the potatoes is clever in any case. On the one hand, I can control the degree of cooking much better, as if I put it raw in the oven. (I finish the potatoes in the oven, but the idea with the pan is acuh pretty) On the other hand, you can finish it very crispy. The principle of "steaming and then grilling" also works great with duck, goose, roast pork.

Fork sure as heck don't lie, those are crispy!

Thanks

Do you think a brush of lemon would have prevented the browning marks? Or, a squeeze of lemon in the steamed water?

Chef john sounding more and more like an asmr guy as the years go by

I skipped the excuse to order take out & just made myself a set of sticks out of some scrap walnut. I made one edge the thickness of chopsticks & another twice as thick for a recipe I saw involving pork chops. I also made a few pieces that hold the sticks from moving.

@paulwestlake4278

Жыл бұрын

A true engineers solution. Don’t ask why I know.

@alphafert608

Жыл бұрын

@@paulwestlake4278 I appreciate the sentiment but I identify as a craftsman.

@paulwestlake4278

Жыл бұрын

@@alphafert608 ah, I see, non parallel sticks. 😁

@alphafert608

Жыл бұрын

@@paulwestlake4278 lol, no. Just not an over complicated solution.

YUM!!

My motto is: If you can't tell after its cooked, it's probably fine.

I'm really happy to see you peeled the potato. I think this is the first Hasselback Potatoes recipe where I've seen a peeled potato. I personally hate potato skins!

@Khunark

Жыл бұрын

doesnt take much, then