Quick & Easy Tasty Jacket Potatoes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large potato, washed
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
butter
cheese, grated (optional)
sea salt (optional) or rock salt (optional)
black pepper (optional)

Preparation

start by washing & then pricking your potato with a fork or knife.
pat the potato dry with a piece of kitchen towell & then microwave on high heat for 4-5 minutes approx' - depending on the size of the potato & wattage of your microwave.
in the meantime, take a sheet of kitchen foil & place a large knob of butter in the middle.
finely chop the garlic & onion & sprinkle half of each on top of the butter in the middle of the foil.
place the potato on top of the butter, onion & garlic, then repeat on top of the potato - butter, garlic & onion. season if desired then wrap up tightly.
place in a pre-heated oven for 1 hour approx' or until the potato is thoroughly cooked.
when done, slice open, mash more butter into the potato, add the onions onto the potato & grate a generous amount of cheese over the top. season to taste if desired.
serve with whatever takes your fancy at the time -- delicious! -- .