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Crispy Sea Salt and Vinegar Roasted Potatoes

June 30, 2014 by Morgan 22 Comments

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Ever since making the Crispy-Outside Creamy-Inside Garlic Herb Potatoes, I have been totally and utterly obsessed with making the perfect potato side dishes. ย When done properly, potatoes can actually be the stars of your meal, and they fly off the plate like nothing you’ve ever seen before. ย Especially if that plate happens to be placed conveniently in front of this spud-loving lady right here.

Crispy Sea Salt and Vinegar Roasted Potatoes. These are so crisp and flavorful, you'll want to eat them as a side dish for every meal! | hostthetoast.com

It’s no secret that I love all things potato-y. ย Mashed, fried, roasted, sauteed, boiled, steamed, or baked, I’ll take ’em. ย But one of my favorite ways to enjoy potatoes has always been in the form of salt and vinegar chips.

There are two sorts of people in this world. ย Both of these types tryย their first salt and vinegar chip and scrunch their face up at the shockingly intense vinegar flavor. ย However, the first bunch thinks, “These are terrible, I don’t want any more!” ย while the second thinks, “I am not going to be able to tear myself away from this bag.” ย I am in the second group, and if you are too, you’re in the right place.

Crispy Sea Salt and Vinegar Roasted Potatoes. These are so crisp and flavorful, you'll want to eat them as a side dish for every meal! | hostthetoast.com

Salt and vinegar chips aren’t really considered a good side dish, but what if you make salt and vinegar potatoes? ย Specifically, Crispy Sea Salt and Vinegar Roasted Potatoes? ย That’s a side dish that I could eat every day.

I tweakedย a Martha Stewart recipe a few times to get these to be as crisp as possible while maintaining a creamy inside, and tried to get a bit more vinegar flavor as hers were pretty weak. ย These still are much less vinegary than the chips, but the classic flavor combo is definitely there! ย Enjoy these year-round, whether they’re a side dish for a summer barbecue or winter feast, and watch your guests go crazy for them!

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Crispy Sea Salt and Vinegar Roasted Potatoes


  • Author: Morgan
  • Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
  • Yield: 4 1x
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Ingredients

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  • 1 1/2 lbs fingerling potatoes, cut in half
  • 4 cups water
  • 2 cups white vinegar, plus more for drizzling
  • Sea salt, to taste
  • 2 tablespoons oil, divided
  • 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
  • Rosemary, to taste (optional)

Instructions

  1. Bring the water to a boil in a large pot. One it reaches boiling point, remove it from the heat and add in the vinegar and a tablespoon of sea salt. Stir until the salt dissolves and then place the potatoes in the pot. Let the potatoes soak in the vinegar mixture for an hour.
  2. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Drain the potatoes and pat them dry with a kitchen towel. Toss the potatoes with a tablespoon of the oil, the cornstarch, and a teaspoon of salt. Toss well, and then drizzle the remaining tablespoon of oil on a walled baking sheet. Put the baking sheet (without the potatoes on it!) in the oven to heat up the oil for 3 minutes.
  3. Spread the potatoes on the baking sheet, sprinkle with a bit of rosemary, and place back in the oven for 35-40 minutes, flipping the potatoes and rotating the baking sheet half-way through.
  4. Once the potatoes are crisp, remove them from the oven, sprinkle with additional sea salt, and drizzle with a bit more vinegar. Garnish with fresh rosemary and serve warm.
  • Prep Time: 1 hour
  • Cook Time: 40 mins

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Comments

  1. upsidedownpear says

    July 2, 2014 at 12:52 pm

    These sounds like the perfect side! Potatoes are great, and vinegar plus potatoes is an awesome flavor combination. I’m going to have to make these to go with my next grilling adventure!

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  2. Georgia Allison says

    September 20, 2014 at 9:57 am

    My potatoes did not turn out anywhere as good as this picture looks. MIne did not brown nor did they become crisp or tender on the inside. Infact, most of mine were still rather firm. I baked these for 55 minutes, also.

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    • Morgan says

      September 22, 2014 at 9:38 am

      I’m sorry to hear that, Georgia. Did you use fingerling potatoes or did you perhaps make any adjustments or substitutions in the process? I’d like to try to figure out together what the issue was so we can prevent it from happening again! The only thing I can really imagine is that the water wasn’t hot enough before adding the potatoes and letting them sit, or perhaps if the potatoes were larger or a different sort, they might have required a tweaked cooking time or temp. Hopefully we can get to the bottom of this!

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    • Renee Beckman says

      January 12, 2017 at 8:50 am

      Mine did not turn out well either. I used fingerling and followed the recipe ~ the cornstarch stayed white and laid on top of the potatoes. They were too greasy as well.

      Reply
  3. Melissa says

    October 4, 2014 at 8:15 pm

    These were a major fail for me as well. I wasted two hours. After letting them sit in HOT water for an hour they were not fork tender. So I googled and found Maratha Stewart’s recipe. You have to boil the potatoes first then let them sit in the vinegar and water as they did not soften.

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    • Morgan says

      October 4, 2014 at 9:05 pm

      Melissa, I’m sorry to hear that they didn’t turn out for you! The potatoes should not be completely tender after an hour– they bake for an additional 35 to 40 minutes in the oven so your potato halves do not need to be completely soft before they go into the oven, but they should be decently softened as long as they’re cut into halves before they’re put in the hot water. I’ll make these again soon and see if there’s anything I can spot that might be causing difficulty. So sorry again about them not turning out for you!

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  4. Manita Prins says

    October 20, 2014 at 11:49 am

    I just tried these, still eating them, because I’m alone today. But these are great! I love them, I also put some balsamico vinegar in it, because of my personal taste. But everything worked for me, and I didn’t even use the right potatoes and oven temperature, I come from the Netherlands where we don’t have that much potato variety. But I used Small red (rouge) potatoes. And I didn’t peel them. Absolutely delicious! Thanks Morgan! xx

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    • Morgan says

      October 20, 2014 at 12:10 pm

      I’m glad they turned out well for you, Manita! And your picture looks awesome =)

      Reply
  5. Dini @ Giramuk's Kitchen says

    November 21, 2014 at 4:19 pm

    I have been craving for Salt and Vinegar potatoes, and seeing this made me so so happy!!! I am making this for Thanksgiving too! ๐Ÿ˜€

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  6. Gail says

    July 1, 2015 at 8:27 pm

    I made these potatoes tonight for the second time. I used red potatoes, not fingerling, and only about half what the recipe called for. I didn’t measure any ingredients, though I probably used more vinegar than called for. I didn’t put a timer on either the potatoes sitting in hot liquid or the oven roasting, but probably went over the times listed. I also didn’t use rosemary, it didn’t appeal to me for these potatoes. Tonight, as the last time, these were wonderful! To me, this is a side dish that I can do while I’m doing lots of other things, as long as I have a couple of hours. Fantastic taste, the vinegar really permeates the potato and gives that true salt-and-vinegar taste I’m looking for. Oh, one more note, I cook these in a skillet, so I can heat the oil in the skillet on the stove top, then toss the potatoes in and throw it in the oven. Easier than pre-heating the pan before putting in the oven ๐Ÿ™‚

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  7. Krisgren says

    July 28, 2015 at 10:15 am

    these turned out fantastic!!! I followed the recipe ((almost)) exactly and not a problem. The only switch I made was I used fresh baby potato from the farmers market. I’m guessing the ones that found they didn’t cook well was cuz they were too big and needed to be cut down a bit. These were gobbled up by kids and adults alike, no leftovers ๐Ÿ™ thanks for the recipe that we will now be making regularly.

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  8. Melanie says

    September 1, 2015 at 10:16 pm

    I made these tonight , the only thing I changed was I used small yelw potatoes and quartered them. They came out perfect!

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  9. Lee says

    January 4, 2016 at 12:12 pm

    I made these and I have to say, it’s a keeper. so good. I used small red and white potatoes and sliced them into thinner wedges. My first attempt was a success!

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  10. Michelle R. says

    February 14, 2017 at 2:24 pm

    I’ve been making these for several years and they come out amazing every time. We can’t get enough of them!

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  11. Rodney says

    April 16, 2017 at 9:12 pm

    We just tried your recipe tonight. The taste was great but it looks like I’ll have to do some tweaking on the recipe to get the potatoes to brown up like yours did. We used wedge sliced russets instead of fingerlings.
    That may have thrown things off a bit.
    Not perfect results but very much worth trying again.
    I might experiment with the pre-soak and make some fries too.
    Thank you,
    Rodney

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  12. Renee says

    August 9, 2017 at 12:39 pm

    I make something very similar but they have LOTS of vinegar flavor. I don’t boil the potatoes in water. I boil them in white vinegar and then leave them to soak in it for 30 min. after cooking. They soak up so much flavor! Then I pat them dry on paper towels, salt and bake until crispy.

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