Jacket Potato with Blue Cheese, Bacon and Chives

Ingredients

• 4 baking potatoes
• 150 g smoked streaky bacon
• 120 g Stilton or Gorgonzola
• 100 ml soured cream
• 20 g fresh chives
• 30 g butter

Method

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 200°C. Prick, oil and salt the potatoes and bake for 50–55 minutes.

2. 2

   Grill or dry-fry the streaky bacon until very crispy, then chop into small pieces. Snip the chives.

3. 3

   Crumble the blue cheese into a bowl and mix with the soured cream to make a loose, creamy sauce.

4. 4

   Split the baked potatoes, add butter, then spoon over the blue cheese cream. Scatter with crispy bacon pieces and snipped chives.