These potatoes are smoked until soft then scooped out, mixed with other things then stuffed back into the potato topped with cheese. After baking/smoking a second time to melt the cheese, they are about the best thing you'll ever eat!
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 3 hourshours
Total Time 3 hourshours30 minutesminutes
Servings 6
Author Jeff Phillips
Ingredients
6baking potatoes
1-½cupsgrated Cheddar or Cheddar/Monterey Jack mix
4jalapeñoscleaned, deseeded and diced
4ozcream cheesesoftened
½stick(1/8 lb) real butter, softened
¼cupJeff's original rub
8slicesbaconfried and crumbled
½cupheavy whipping creammilk will also work but I like the richer flavor of the cream
Instructions
Wash the potatoes then dry with a paper towel.
Rub olive oil all over the potatoes then sprinkle coarse kosher salt on all sides.
Set up your smoker for cooking at 240°F (116°C) using indirect heat. If your smoker uses a water pan, fill it up.
Once the smoker is ready, place the potatoes on the smoker grate and close the lid.
Let the potatoes cook for approximately 3 hours or until they are soft and tender.
Once they are finished cooking, cut them in half.
Scoop the potato out of the halves and place into a medium sized bowl.
Mix the cream cheese, butter, bacon, jalapeño, 2 TBS of Jeff's original rub , 1 cup of the grated cheese, whipping cream and whatever else you might like to add into the potato that you scooped out.
Stuff the mixture back into the potato skins all heaped up. Sprinkle more Jeff's original rub and plenty of grated cheese on top of the potatoes.
Place them back into the smoker at 240°F (116°C) for about 30 minutes or if you want them faster, into a preheated 325°F (163°C) oven for about 15-20 minutes or until the cheese is nice and melty.