Salt-Crusted Potatoes

6 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 cups kosher salt
  • fresh coarse ground black pepper (3 turns)
  • 4 fresh rosemary sprigs, ripped in pieces
  • 4 fresh thyme sprigs, ripped in pieces
  • 12 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 12 small yellow potatoes, rinsed, scrubbed, and patted dry (i.e. fingerling or Yukon)

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine the salt, pepper, and herbs in a large bowl.
  2. 2
    Pour the oil into a large cast iron skillet and set over medium-high flame or charcoal grill.
  3. 3
    When the oil reaches a slight smoke, add the potatoes in a single layer and fry until they get nice and crackled on all sides.
  4. 4
    Cover the potatoes completely with the salt mixture, and cook for about 1 hour until the salt forms a cooked crust and the potatoes are tender.
  5. 5
    Break open the crust to serve.

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