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Instant Pot Syracuse Salt Potatoes

March 3, 2020 by Sandy 19 Comments

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Instant Pot Syracuse Salt Potatoes are a delicious potato side dish or appetizer. You can make this tasty Instant Pot potato recipe in under 30 minutes. Pressure cooker Syracuse Salt Potatoes are sure to become a family favorite side dish recipe!

Syracuse Salt Potatoes on a green plate in front of a pressure cooker

 

Instant Pot Syracuse Salt Potatoes

This classic Syracuse salt potatoes recipe is super easy to make and is a favorite of more than just New Yorkers!

These baby potatoes are creamy and salty, but not too salty! They are a delicious side dish.

What Are Salt Potatoes?

Basically salt potatoes are whole, small new potatoes or baby potatoes that have been boiled in heavily salted water.

They are most often dipped in butter at the table. Their creamy texture is so enjoyable!

Salt Potatoes in a green bowl

How to Make Instant Pot Syracuse Salt Potatoes

Four images showing the addition of salt, water, and potatoes to make the salt potatoes
The cook time will vary a little based on the size of your potatoes. See recipe card for a guide.

drying Syracuse Salt Potatoes on paper towels
Briefly drain the potatoes on a paper towel after pressure cooking them. They will dry quickly.

You will notice a white dusty appearance that is the dried salt. That's exactly how they should look!

Fork dipping a Syracuse Salt Potatoe in a small bowl of butter all in front of a green plate of several potatoes and a pressure cooker

Serve the salt potatoes hot, with melted butter for dipping. Or you can pour the butter over them before serving, if you'd like.

These Syracuse salt potatoes have a wonderful creamy texture and a delicious flavor!

Where did Salt Potatoes Originate?

Salt potatoes originated in Syracuse, NY with the Irish salt Miners. In the 1800s, Irish salt miners would bring a bag of small, unpeeled, less than perfect potatoes to work each day.

At lunch time, they would boil the potatoes in the salt brine. It eventually caught on, and a local food staple was born!

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If you make this pressure cooker salt potatoes recipe, please leave a comment with a star rating below. I would like to know how you liked it!

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Syracuse Salt Potatoes on a green plate
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Instant Pot Syracuse Salt Potatoes
Prep Time
8 mins
Cook Time
8 mins
Pressure Building and Release
14 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 

Instant Pot Syracuse Salt Potatoes are a delicious potato side dish or appetizer. You can make this tasty Instant Pot potato recipe in under 30 minutes.

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: pressure cooker salt potatoes recipe
Servings: 6
Calories: 198 kcal
Author: Sandy Clifton
Ingredients
  • ¾ cup Salt (regular table salt)
  • 7 cups Water, divided
  • 2½ lbs Small New Potatoes (or Baby Potatoes) whole, unpeeled
  • 4 Tbsp Melted Butter (for dipping)
Instructions
  1. Add the salt to the pressure cooker pot. Then add 2 cups of the water and stir to dissolve the salt.

  2. Add the potatoes.

  3. Pour in the rest of the water.

  4. Close the lid and set the steam release knob to Sealing position.

  5. Press the Pressure Cooker/Manual button, then the +/- button to select 8 minutes for baby potatoes, 9 minutes for small new potatoes, if they are larger than baby potatoes. High Pressure.

  6. When the cook time ends, immediately turn the steam release knob to the Venting position and do a Quick Release of the pressure.

  7. When the pin in the lid drops down, open the lid and remove the potatoes to a paper lined plate to drain and dry.

  8. Melt the butter and serve with the potatoes for dipping. Alternatively, you can pour the butter over the potatoes.

Recipe Notes

You can double the recipe:

5 lbs potatoes, 1 cup salt, 8 to 9 cups water (enough to cover the potatoes by 1-2 inches.
Cook time: 10 minutes, High Pressure, QR

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  1. Susan

    August 10, 2023 at 1:54 pm

    If I make them in advance for a party what is the best way to reheat for serving? Thank you

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    • Sandy

      August 11, 2023 at 7:23 am

      You can air fry them, or use your oven.

      Reply
  2. Kathy M

    January 10, 2023 at 5:30 am

    My husband grew up in Syracuse and brought this tradition to our family. I look forward to trying them in my instant pot.

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  3. Tamara

    December 24, 2021 at 11:15 am

    I make these salt potatoes a lot since finding this recipe!! They are even going to be our Christmas Dinner side dish. Thank you for sharing this recipe for my family to enjoy!!

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  4. Rose

    October 11, 2021 at 7:48 am

    Excellent.

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  5. Missy

    June 12, 2021 at 6:52 pm

    Thank you, thank you. I am from upstate . Love shopping i in Syracuse. And love these potatoes. I never knew how to make them. Thank you, bless you.

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Instant Pot Syracuse Salt Potatoes
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