Today I'll talk about how I make this simple but delicious food even more tasty. My trick is to use a splash of vinegar. This little secret is well known by chefs and people who are exploring their taste in the kitchen. I understand you might have doubts about it, but vinegar is very much used as a natural flavor enhancer in many dishes. And not just vinegar, but also lemon, lime or wine.
For the oven baked potatoes you can use any vinegar you like- I really like white wine vinegar, apple cider vinegar or rice vinegar with it.
The potatoes won't get sour because we will put it back in the oven for a bit and the sourness will cook out. That's the same way we cook with wine- we have to cook it out of our dish before we add any liquid otherwise our dish will be sour.
I also don't salt the potatoes before I put them in the oven, as I don't want it to dry out.
I add herbs very last usually as I like them to stay fresh, keeping all their favor and medicinal properties. I add some of the spices like sweet red paprika, chiles, garlic or sage 5 minutes before the end of baking.
I never weighed the potatoes before making them so I won't write down the precise measures. In my case it's always a lot- because I love oven baked potatoes.
Ingredients:
- potatoes
- olive oil
- 1-2 tablespoons of vinegar
- salt
- herbs and spices of choice
Preparation:
- Turn on the oven at 190°C.
- Peel and cut the potatoes however you like.
- Wash them until the water gets clear.
- Cover the baking tray with baking paper and place potatoes on it. Splash with some olive oil and put it in a hot oven.
- After about one hour the potatoes should turn golden and crispy on the sides.
Take it out of the oven and use a potato masher and slightly press them down. Don't mash them just penetrate through the skin so the potatoes will get nicely baked all over. - Splash it with 1-2 tablespoons of vinegar, you can also use a spray bottle for that.
- At this point add salt, spices and herbs that you would like to roast a bit. Toss well.
- Put it back in the oven for 10 minutes.
- When done, add some fresh herbs to it and serve with fresh salad and some dip or sauce.