Salt-baked potatoes
Serves 8
Easy
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Give jacket potatoes a new lease of life with this simple side dish, great with a summer roast
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- 2 egg whiteslightly beaten with a fork
- 4 tbsp sea salt
- 8 large baking potatoeseach pricked 2-3 times with a fork
- butterto serve, if you like
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal153
- fat0g
- saturates0g
- carbs34g
- sugars1g
- fibre3g
- protein5g
- salt3.82g
Method
step 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.
step 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.
