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Kumpir
Turkey
Sold exclusively from stalls along the Bosphorus in Ortaköy, Istanbul. Queues form from lunchtime.
Ortaköy stuffed baked potato — an enormous potato baked until fluffy, mashed with butter and cheese inside the skin, then piled high with every topping imaginable.
Prep
10 mins
Cook
60 mins
Difficulty
Easy
Calories
475 kcal
Serves
2
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
2very large baking potatoes
100gbutter
100gkaşar or Cheddar cheese, grated
toppings: sauerkraut, sweetcorn, olives, pickles, Russian salad, sausageas desired
Method
1
Bake potatoes at 200°C for 60 minutes until very soft inside.
2
Split. Mash butter and cheese into the flesh inside the skin.
3
Pile toppings generously.
Chef's Tip
The topping bar should be absurdly abundant — restraint is not the point of kumpir.
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