Perfect Jacket Potato

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Ingredients

• 2 large, floury potatoes (Maris Piper, King Edward)
• Olive oil
• Sea salt

For the tuna melt filling

• 1 tin tuna in spring water, drained
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley or chives
• 2 handfuls grated mature cheddar
• 1 tsp hot horseradish sauce or English mustard
• 2 large knobs of butter
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
2. Wash the potatoes well, dry and prick several times with a fork. Pour some olive oil into your hands and rub over the potatoes, then scatter over some sea salt which should stick to the oil.
3. Place directly on the shelf in the oven and bake for 1¼-1½ hours, depending on the size of the potato.
4. Prepare the filling.
5. Put the tuna in a mixing bowl and add the parsley or chives, three-quarters of the cheese, the horseradish or mustard and butter.
6. When the potatoes are cooked, split them in half and scoop out most of the fluffy flesh with a fork into the bowl and mix with the tuna and cheese until just combined.
7. Season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
8. Spoon the mix back into the potato skins, sit on a baking sheet and scatter over the remaining cheese.
9. Grill until the cheese is bubbling and pale golden-brown.
10. Enjoy!

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