How to Make Jacket Potato With Beans

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How to Make Jacket Potato With Beans

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Step 1 of 11
A Humble Potato

A Humble Potato

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Stab it all over with a fork.

Stab it all over with a fork.

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Wash it

Wash it

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Sprinkle some salt and pepper (It will make skin crispy)

Sprinkle some salt and pepper (It will make skin crispy)

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Get the oven nice and hot - 220 C is about as hot as mine will go.

Get the oven nice and hot - 220 C is about as hot as mine will go.

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Place the potato on a baking tray, and bake for ~1 hour, turning over half way through.

Place the potato on a baking tray, and bake for ~1 hour, turning over half way through.

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Remove from the oven.

Remove from the oven.

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Hold the potato in a clean tea towel, and give it a good, firm whack on the work top. This breaks up the skin a bit, and somehow makes it go all fluffy and light inside.

Hold the potato in a clean tea towel, and give it a good, firm whack on the work top. This breaks up the skin a bit, and somehow makes it go all fluffy and light inside.

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Split the potato - split it along the top, then press from either end of the split to spread it out and up.

Split the potato - split it along the top, then press from either end of the split to spread it out and up.

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Add a generous knob of butter.

Add a generous knob of butter.

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And finish with your favourite topping! Here is the classic beans and cheese. Yum!

And finish with your favourite topping! Here is the classic beans and cheese. Yum!

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