Salt-Baked Potatoes

Give jacket potatoes a new lease of life with this simple side dish, great with a summer roast

• Cooking Time Prep 5 mins
  Cook 2 hrs, 30 mins
• Skill Level Easy
• Servings Serves 8

Nutrition per serving

• Kcalories

  153

• Protein

  5g

• Carbs

  34g

• Fat

  0g

• Saturates

  0g

• Fibre

  3g

• Sugar

  1g

• Salt

  3.82g

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

Directions

1. 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.
2. 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.

Categories: Barbecue, Dishes