Crunchy, Crispy Air Fryer Baked Potato
Cook delicious Crunchy and Crispy Baked Potato in your Air Fryer. Serves 1.
The Perfect Baked Potato is light and chewy on the inside and has a crunchy flavor on the outside. It should also be superheated in the center to meet all your favorite ingredients and create something worthy of being the main attraction.
This is one of those recipes that is so simple that it is not a recipe. Could you cook a potato in the air fryer? The answer turned out to be yes, and it was amazing.
Here’s the recipe in case you want to know how to make perfectly crispy and chewy baked potatoes in less time than in the oven.
Know your ingredients:
Before learning the process of the recipe, be informed about ingredients first.
● Russet Potatoes:
The russet potatoes are long and tall with thick, coarse skin. Potatoes with a high starch content, snow-white, and very dry flesh are the typical roast potatoes. They also make the best-mashed potatoes – soft and light and capable of absorbing large amounts of liquids or other fortified substances. And while Russettes makes a delicious puree soup, it’s not a good idea to use it in most potato salads. They must be cooked, and for most soup, you want to keep the potato in small bites.
– Are russet potatoes good for baking?
As they have a light and mealy texture and high starch, therefore, they are considered best for baking.
● Olive oil:
Olive oil adds flavor to recipes. It gives you a comfortable feeling in your mouth. Olive oil can be used in several ways:
- As a salad dressing.
- In sauces for meat, fish, poultry, and vegetables.
- By pouring the toast.
Pure olive oil has several benefits. In this recipe, it will be sprinkled on potato skin.
● Kosher salt:
Kosher salt is table salt, but it differs slightly from regular salt. Kosher salt does not contain iodine, which is found in table salt. Both have something in common, that is, they are the same size. The kosher salt has slightly larger crystals, which gives it a more realistic texture and is easier to adjust.
– Substitution:
Table salt and Morten Kosher salt can be used in place of kosher salt, but you need to be careful with the amount added.
- 1 teaspoon table salt (ground salt) = 1 1/2 teaspoons Morton’s kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon table salt (ground salt) = 2 teaspoons Diamond Crystal Kosher salt
Kosher salt is often used to flavor food, but in this recipe, it will be sprinkled on the potatoes.
● Pepper:
Peppers are used almost in every dish, especially every savory dish. It gives a sharp and pungent flavor. Many different peppers provide different heat. Their heat is measured in SHU (Scoville heat units). The lowest is 0, and the highest or the hottest is 100,000. Let’s discuss the SHU of different peppers:
- Bell pepper (0)
- Jalapeno (3500-10,000)
- Cayenne (30,000-50,000)
- Habanero(100,000-300,000)
Jalapeños are used in this recipe for the topping.
● Garlic Powder:
Garlic powder is used as a spice. One teaspoon of garlic powder is usually used in a variety of dishes. Garlic powder is a popular ingredient in spice mixes. It is used to flavor vegetables and meat and is accepted in snack foods such as popcorn and roasted beans. Garlic powder can even be used to create a lighter flavor in low-sodium foods.
– How to make garlic powder at home
Peel the garlic and chop finely. Place the garlic cloves in the sun or a dehydrator without overlapping them. After the garlic is completely dry, put the garlic in a blender and grind it until it becomes a fine powder.
● Parsley:
Herbs are an important part of every recipe. And also, chopped parsley falls in the same category.
– How do you chop parsley?
First, make sure you use a sharp knife, as this makes it much easier. Take a small part of the parsley you have bought and remove the thick parts from it. If you want, you can pluck those thick parts. Now start chopping, including the part where the stems are attached to the leaves. Do not use the leafless bottom part of the parsley.
If you chop, keep the tip of the knife attached to the chopping board by pressing it down with your other hand. Now use an up and down motion to chop the parsley, and move the knife from left to right to chop it all, still keeping the tip of the knife attached to the board. Gather the parsley together, so the leaves are chopped evenly.
Parsley is used for garnishing purposes in this recipe.
● Sour Cream:
Sour cream is very versatile, adding a creamy richness to any dish while providing the highlighting properties of buttermilk and yogurt from baked goods. The rich, tangy taste of sour cream pairs well with a multitude of sweet and salty dishes.
– What is the recipe for sour cream?
Sour cream is easy to make at home.
- Simply add fresh cream in a glass jar.
- Add buttermilk (If you don’t have readymade, make it by adding lemon juice in a glass of milk and setting it aside for 5 minutes).
- Vinegar can also be added to milk instead of lemon juice.
- Mix them well.
- Put it for 24 hours at room temperature and 6 hrs. in the refrigerator.
How to make it instantly?
If you want to make it instantly, you need to take whipping cream and lemon and mix them until it thickens.
– Substitute for sour cream:
A lot of dairy products like buttermilk, cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, and crème fraîche can replace sour cream.
