Salt-baked potatoes
Give jacket potatoes a new lease of life with this simple side dish, great with a summer roast
Difficulty and servings
Serves 8
Easily doubled
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 5 mins
Cook 2 hrs 30 mins
Vegetarian
- Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Put the egg whites and salt in 2 shallow bowls. Dip each potato into the egg white to completely cover, then dab into the salt to cover in patches. Carefully put the potatoes onto a baking sheet, pressing on any remaining salt, then bake for 1½ hrs.
- Bake them for a further 1 hr at 200C/180C fan/ gas 6. Scrape off as little or as much of the salt as you like before eating.
Per serving
153 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 34g, fat 0 g, saturated fat 0g, fibre 3g, sugar 1g, salt 3.82 g
Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2010.
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Ingredients
- 2 egg whites , lightly beaten with a fork
- 4 tbsp sea salt
- 8 large baking potatoes , each pricked 2-3 times with a fork
- butter , to serve, if you like
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Difficulty and servings
Serves 8
Easily doubled
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 5 mins
Cook 2 hrs 30 mins
Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 2 egg whites , lightly beaten with a fork
- 4 tbsp sea salt
- 8 large baking potatoes , each pricked 2-3 times with a fork
- butter , to serve, if you like
Per serving
153 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 34g, fat 0 g, saturated fat 0g, fibre 3g, sugar 1g, salt 3.82 g
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