These easy-to-make salt potatoes are a perfect side dish to compliment any meal, and your family and friends will love them.
Salt potatoes are a regional side dish that originated in Syracuse New York. The potatoes used for salt potatoes are, first harvested small young potatoes.
As the potatoes cook, the salt forms a crust on the outside, while the inside is soft and creamy. I garnished my salt potatoes with fresh parsley and chives and served them with melted butter to pour over the soft creamy inside.
I honestly have never heard of salt potatoes before. I was telling a friend that I was going to smoke a turkey breast over the weekend and he suggested making salt potatoes as the side dish.
We have lived in Western New York for 33 years and I have never seen these in the grocery store until now. Apparently, you can buy salt potatoes in a kit. So, look in your local grocery store to see if you can find Salt Potatoes in a kit.
If you can't find a kit, you can use young small white potatoes and one cup of salt to six cups of water.
How to make Salt Potatoes:
5 lbs. small white potatoes (Washed)
1 cup salt
6 cups water
1/2 cup melted butter
Fresh parsley (Chopped)
Fresh Chives (Chopped)
Directions:
- Bring the water and salt to a boil until all of the salt has dissolved.
- Add the potatoes and boil for 25 to 30 minutes until the potatoes are soft and tender.
- Drain the water, pour over the melted butter and garnish with parsley and chives. Serve with more melted butter.
