Jacket Potato with Bacon, Mushroom, and Peppercorn Sauce

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: English Pub Fare

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (73)

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COMMENTS & REVIEWS(73)

Cook Time:
1 hr 5 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 5 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 1 hr 5 min
Total:: 1 hr 10 min

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Ingredients

4 medium-sized russet or other baking potatoes, well scrubbed
12 ounces bacon, chopped
8 ounces sliced button mushrooms
1/4 cup brandy
1 tablespoon green peppercorns, drenched in cold water
1 cup cream
Salt and pepper
Butter, for topping

Directions

Potato: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Prick potatoes with a fork and bake until soft, about 1 hour.

Sauce: Saute bacon, add button mushrooms and cook until golden brown. Pour brandy first into a measuring cup (for safety) and then into the pan and carefully ignite with a long match. After the alcohol burns off and the flame has died, stir in the peppercorns. Stir in the cream and heat through, without boiling. Salt and pepper, to taste.

Cut open baked potatoes. Top each with a spoonful of butter, then cover generously with sauce.

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recipe Jacket Potato with Bacon, Mushroom, and Peppercorn Sauce
Coleen Newport News, VA 11-14-2009
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Too die for.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have always heard that English pub food was bland. I am glad that I don't believe everything I hear. This was absolutely... delicious. Words can not describe how delicious this is. I wish now I would have bought smaller potatos and made more of the sauce. I cut the recipe in half because it is only me and my husband. Next time I will make the full recipe, just because I am greedy. One more thought. The recipe doesn't say to remove the pan from the heat when you ignite the brandy, so please do it. Be careful, my brandy went up quick. I should have used a bigger pan so the Brandy wasn't so concentrated.Read more
recipe Jacket Potato with Bacon, Mushroom, and Peppercorn Sauce
Eileen Hill AFB, UT 11-12-2009
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Didn't like it.
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

Didn't like the flavor that the brandy gave it, and I just felt it was way way too heavy with bacon and cream. I drained the... fat off of the bacon and mushrooms before I added the brandy, because that is just insane. Normally I like Paula's recipes but this one didn't do it for me. Read more
recipe Jacket Potato with Bacon, Mushroom, and Peppercorn Sauce
E Hutto, TX 11-05-2009
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Fantastic!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I watched Paula prepare this recipe on the English Pub Fare episode of Paula's Home Cooking. Afterwards, I knew I had to try... these potatoes. On the show, she added chopped green onion to the sauce. However, it is not listed here in the recipe. I forgot about it until my husband and I had sat down for dinner. Also, I didn't have any green peppercorns, so I just left those out as well. Regardless, these were fantastic (even without the green onion and peppercorns)! I cooked my potatoes in the mircrowave, which to me just really cuts down the cooking time. The recipe doesn't mention draining the bacon grease, but I did anyway because that's typical for me. I served them as a side with grilled steaks ... absolutely perfect! My husband and I both thought these potatoes were great!! I know I will be using this recipe for years to come. Thanks, Paula! This Texas gal thinks you're the bomb!Read more
recipe Jacket Potato with Bacon, Mushroom, and Peppercorn Sauce
Susan Petersburg, KY 10-27-2009
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Best Potato Ever
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I wasn't sure about this recipe but the family loves potato and I wanted something different. OMG this is the best potato I... have had in a long time. JUST TRY IT :o)Read more
recipe Jacket Potato with Bacon, Mushroom, and Peppercorn Sauce
Belinda Midland, TX 10-24-2009
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Best Baked potato I've ever had
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have never made anything of Paula's. This was a first. It was the best baked potato I've ever eatedn. Kudos!!
recipe Jacket Potato with Bacon, Mushroom, and Peppercorn Sauce
Dave Grand Rapids, MI 10-24-2009
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As good as the reviews say... or better
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made it exactly to recipe, and my wife and I loved it. Then I started sopping it up with pumpernickel bread... even... better. Than, this morning I used the leftover sauce on fried eggs on pumpernickel toast. This is an amazing and easy recipe.Read more