Salt potatoes

Salt potatoes
Cooking salt potatoes
CourseSide dish
Place of originUnited States
Region or stateNortheast
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredients
  • Bite-size "young" white potatoes
  • Salt
  • Melted butter

Salt potatoes are a regional dish of Syracuse, New York, typically served in the summer when the young potatoes are first harvested. They are a staple food at fairs and barbecues in the Central New York region, where they are most popular. Potatoes specifically intended for salt potatoes can be purchased by the bag along with packages of salt.[1]

As the potatoes cook, the salty water forms a crust on the skin, and the higher boiling temperature allows the starch in the potato to cook more completely, giving a creamier texture.[2]

  1. ^ "Syracuse Salt Potatoes". Just Good Eats, 2004. Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
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