It is very easy to properly cook potatoes in their skins. This does not require a lot of time and effort. Such potatoes are added to various salads and eaten on their own. Step-by-step recipe with a photo. Video recipe.
Properly cooked potatoes in their uniforms are tasty, and most importantly healthy. Since the peel in the pulp retains more vitamins and minerals. It prevents the healing properties of the root crop from being removed, which makes the dish more useful than just boiled potatoes. Boiled potatoes in a peel improves metabolic processes, protects against infectious diseases and viruses, stabilizes blood sugar levels, and has a positive effect on the functioning of the nervous system. It is put in salads and used as a side dish. It tastes good with ghee, green onions, and especially lightly salted herring. However, no matter how simple this dish may seem, but cooking it correctly so that the peel does not crack, and the potatoes are fully cooked, is not possible with many housewives. If you know the cooking technology and all the secrets, then such a treat can surprise the most pampered gourmets.
- For salads, cook potatoes in uniforms from varieties that contain a minimum of starch, then the pulp will not crumble during cooking. For a regular dish, potatoes with a medium starch content are suitable. it tastes better. It is better not to use too starchy tubers (usually late varieties), since the pulp crumbles during cooking, and the dish looks ugly.
- The size of the tubers for cooking in the peel is suitable for small and medium. Large potatoes take longer to cook and often do not cook well inside.
- Choose all potatoes of the same size and variety. Different tubers must be pulled out of the water at different times so that the small ones are not overcooked.
- Soft, sprouted or green potatoes are not suitable for boiling. these contain a harmful substance - solanine, which accumulates near the peel.
See also how to make airy mashed potatoes with milk and butter.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 78 kcal.
- Servings - 3-5
- Cooking time - 45 minutes
Ingredients:
- Potatoes - 3-5 pcs. medium size
- Bay leaf - 1-2 pcs.
- Salt - 1 tsp
Step-by-step cooking of potatoes in uniforms, recipe with photo:
1. Wash single size potatoes and place in a saucepan. Fill the tubers with water so that it completely covers the potatoes above 3-4 cm. As when boiling, some of the water will evaporate. And during the cooking process, it is impossible for individual parts of the potatoes to be dry, otherwise they will become tasteless.
2. Add salt. It affects the taste and protects the potatoes from cracking and overcooking. Also put a bay leaf, it will add aroma and taste. You can also put any spices and roots that will add additional aroma and taste: cloves, onions, garlic, allspice peas …
3. Bring the potatoes to a boil over high heat, reduce the flame to the lowest setting, cover the pot with a lid and cook the potatoes. The cooking time depends on the size of the tubers: small and young will be ready in 20 minutes, medium and large, 30-45 minutes from the moment of boiling is enough to reach the desired condition. Check the readiness of the vegetable by piercing a wooden stick; it should easily pierce the tuber to the middle. Check readiness as few times as possible. with each new puncture, some of the nutrients are digested. For the same reason, do not use a fork and knife to check readiness, asthey leave more punctures.
When the tubers are cooked, remove the pot from the stove and drain the water. Throw the potatoes in a colander to dry. If you are preparing it for a salad, then immediately fill it with cold water for a few minutes, so it will be easier to remove the peel. If you cook potatoes in their uniforms for a separate dish, then just let them cool.
See also a video recipe on how to cook potatoes in their skins.
