[Top Chef Fakku February] Sausage and Cheese Potato Boats

Ingredients:

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A bunch of potatoes (I used about 8 small ones since that's all we had, but bigger ones would work better)
Stuffing ingredients:
3-4 breakfast sausages
a couple of baby carrots
1 tbsp tomato sauce (not shown)
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
2 tbsp Cheez Whiz
1/2 cup grated cheddar

Sauce ingredients:
2 tbsp mayo
1.5 tbsp Dijon
squeeze of lemon
pepper to taste

Directions:
1) Stab the potatoes all over with a fork. Be careful not to stab yourself with the fork, like me. Microwave the potatoes for 8-10mins, until they are soft. While that is going on, chop up the sausage and carrots, and mix them with the rest of the stuffing ingredients.

2) When the potatoes are done, cut off a part of the top to make it flat, then scoop out the centre with a melon baller or teaspoon to make a trench for the stuffing. Add the potato bits you removed to the stuffing mix, then mash it all together with a fork. Stuff the potatoes, and be generous with the stuffing!

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3) Place the stuffed potatoes in a pan, and drizzle them with olive oil. Bake for about 20mins, then take them out and put some of the sauce on top. Bake for another 5-10mins.

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Ingredients:
1/2 stick salted butter
1.5 cups grated cheddar cheese
3/4 cups flour, plus more for dusting
1-2 tsp red pepper flakes, depending on how spicy you want it
2-3 tbsp cream

Directions:
1) Combine the butter, cheese, flour, and red pepper flakes in a food processor, and pulse until it is crumbly. Toss the crumbs onto a floured works surface, and while kneading add 2-3 tbsp of cream slowly...you want just enough to make it a doughy consistency, not more. Give the rest of the cream to your cat.

2) Knead the dough, then roll it out to about .5cm thick. Cut the dough into sticks, or whatever shape you want, really. I was lazy so I mostly made sticks, but I did make 2 cheese men.

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3) Bake for around 15mins, or whenever the edges start to brown.