Bacon Baked Potatoes

Ingredients

• Potatoes, medium to small ones work best
• Bacon , one strip per potato
• Sage leaves, finely chopped
• Parsley, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• Grated nutmeg
• Olive oil
• A little pepper

Skewers

• Juice of a lemon

Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 170�C/ 350F.
2. You will need one slice of bacon per potato, so work out your quantities based on how many folks you are feeding.
3. Peel the potatoes and place them in a bowl of water with the juice of a lemon. This stops them oxidising and it helps to reduce the starchiness of the spuds so they will bake up nicely.
4. Once the potatoes are all peeled, dry them well with paper towel. On a baking tray sprinkle in the pepper, sage leaves, crushed garlic and nutmeg. Roll the potatoes in the herbs, then wrap each potato in a rasher of bacon.
5. Thread the potatoes onto a metal skewer, about three per skewer should be enough, otherwise the potatoes may not cook through.
6. Trickle over a little olive oil and some extra herbs and place on a baking tray.
7. Bake in a moderate oven until the potatoes are just golden and the bacon is sizzling and crispy. Do not let the oven get too hot or your bacon will burn, a longer more moderate bake (about 25-35 minutes, but this will vary on the size of your potatoes) is the best way to go.
8. For an extra dose of flavor- add a little trickle of maple syrup and return the potatoes to the oven for about 2 mintutes.... fab.
9. Serve sprinkled with a few fresh herb.