Preheat oven to 400ยบ.
On a piece of foil, place baked potato and pierce several times with a fork to vent steam while cooking. Add olive oil and sea salt to coat each potato. Rub to coat the entire potato. Wrap in foil and bake for 1 hour until fork tender.
Melt 3 tbsp butter in a medium pan with onions and sugar. Saute for 10-12 minutes until carmalized. Add sherry/wine and stir onions while scrapping up loose bits from the bottom of the pan. Cook for about 1-2 minutes until liquid is evaporated.
In a small bowl add bacon, goat cheese, carmalized onions, thyme, salt & pepper. Mix well. Set aside.
Once potatoes are cooked and cooled, cut out the center of each potato. Scoop all of the potato from the center and place in a large bowl.
To the potato pulp, add heavy cream, salt & pepper, parsley and the other 3 tbsp.of butter.Mix well with a mixer to blend until potatoes are creamy and seasonings are well combined.
Fill potato skins up with mashed potatoes just creamed.
Add carmalized onion mixture to the top of potatoes and broil until cheese is melted and topping is golden brown. Enjoy!
