Perfect Fingerling Potatoes

salt

water

small fingerling potatoes, cleaned

butter, optional

black pepper, optional

chives,

In a large pot, combine the salt, water, and potatoes and bring to a boil. Cook until the potatoes are fork-tender, approximately 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from the pot to a cooling rack and let stand for 5 to 7 minutes. Serve as is or with butter, pepper, or chives.

This is a family favorite that everyone gets excited about when it's on the menu. Don't let the simplicity scare you. Nice presentation. FYI...don't let your dinner guests see how much salt you add to the water; they'll think you're crazy!

Love love love!  Speaking to the other reviewers:  I second and third their feedback.  Do this recipe exactly. When AB says "salt, kosher", he means it!  Not table salt, not sea salt.  Kosher Salt!!!  

Love this recipe.  I've been using this recipe for a few years, but never reviewed it.  Well, I lost the recipe and tried to do it from memory but it did not come out right.  No salt crust.  Now I know that I used too much water.  This recipe is also good with baby golden and red potatoes.  My family loves them with a dollop of sour cream.  Thanks Alton, for this recipe and the perfect baked potato recipe that I can make blindfolded.<br />

Perfect in it's simplicity, made it exactly as it appears and used these as a side to Emeril's Steak Au Poivre.  Wonderful!!

This recipe was pretty tasteless.  I've eaten boiled potatoes and that is exactly what it tasted like.

Amazing, creamy like other reviewers said, simple and delicious. Was expecting the skins to crisp up a little more and they didn't but the salt had given them a nice salty coating. The insides were perfect!

Yummo.<br /><br />Read the reviews, and felt safe using that amount of KOSHER (only...not table) salt.  These are amazing, sweet/salty wonders that served only 3 people since they were inhaling them!  Used the butter and chopped dill since I had no chives.  Delicious, and will use this recipe over and over!  Thanks, Alton.  :)

You HAVE to trust Alton.  Follow the recipe EXACTLY.  Water, kosher salt, exact amount of potatoes, leave whole.  stir salt till dissolved in cold water, then add potatoes, bring to a boil &amp; simmer for 15 minutes till fork tender.  put on rack to dry a bit, then add UNSALTED butter if you want.  My family &amp; I loved them.

perfect fingerling potatoes

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total: 40 minutes

Servings: 7

Cost: $3.14 /serving

Author : Alton Brown

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