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rock salt potatoes

(1 rating)
Recipe by
SK H
Salt Life, FL

We got this recipe from a friend and used it when we went camping once...Now we do it all the time. The potatoes are so fluffy like baked potatoes in a resturant. Same salt you use to make ice cream.

(1 rating)
yield serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 45 Min

Ingredients For rock salt potatoes

  • potatoes
  • rock salt to put on the bottom and around the potatoes

How To Make rock salt potatoes

  • 1
    Scrub the potatoes; do not peel. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
  • 2
    Using a fork, prick the potatoes several times so the steam can escape and they don't explode.
  • 3
    Brush the outside of the potatoes lightly with olive oil
  • 4
    Pour rock salt into roasting pan in a 1-inch layer. Place the potatoes on top of the layer of rock salt. Add more rock salt to pack potatoes in place
  • 5
    Put in oven and bake for 1 hour. Serve with what ever you choose to put on them. You can reuse the rock salt after it cools just put it in a bag.

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