Kumpri is a traditional Turkish stuffed baked potato loaded with butter, mozzarella, and your toppings of choice. It’s a delicious comfort food that many people will recognise in slightly different forms and a versatile weeknight meal!
Servings 3Potatoes
Course Potatoes
Cuisine Turkish
Ingredients
3large baking potatoes
3tablespoonbutter
50gshredded mozzarella
Topping suggestions:
3tablespooncrispy onions
100gvegetarian bacon lardons or sausage
100gcooked sweetcorn
3tablespoonchopped green olives
3tablespoonsour cream
Fresh chives or parsley
6tablespoonpickled red cabbage
Method
Wash your potato and pierce it a few times with a fork. Rub the potatoes with a little olive oil, salt, and pepper.
3 large baking potatoes
If using an air fryer, wrap your potato in foil and place it in the air fryer at 200C for 60 minutes. If using an oven, wrap the potato in foil and bake it in a preheated oven at 200C | 395F for 1.5 hours or until a knife pierces the potatoes easily.
Place the baked potato in a bowl and cut it lengthways, almost but not quite in half.
Add the butter and mozzarella to the flesh of the potatoes, and use a fork to mash the potato filling until the mozzarella has melted and the potato filling is completely creamy, taking care not to break apart the potato skin.
3 tablespoon butter, 50 g shredded mozzarella
Add your toppings of choice and dive in!
3 tablespoon crispy onions, 100 g vegetarian bacon lardons or sausage, 100 g cooked sweetcorn, 3 tablespoon chopped green olives, 3 tablespoon sour cream, Fresh chives or parsley, 6 tablespoon pickled red cabbage
You'll want large baking potatoes for this recipe - it's easy to get the right consistency for loaded potatoes, and gives you more room for the toppings!Check if your potatoes are cooked properly by insertng a knife into the potato. If it slides in easily, your potato is ready.