potatoes
Potatoes are considered one of the vegetables that we buy from the market and use a lot in cooking. Potatoes have three ways to cook them: they are fried, grilled, and boiled in water. This is perhaps the most useful method that preserves the nutritional components that potatoes contain that are beneficial to the human body, as potatoes are considered a major source of starches. But are there methods that we follow in boiling potatoes correctly other than what is common among most housewives?
Boil potatoes directly
- We prepare the potatoes, wash them well from the dust, put them on the fire in a pot of water, and leave them to boil with the water.
- We take into account that the potatoes are small in size to reduce the time in the boiling process, as larger potatoes require more time in the boiling process.
Boil chopped potatoes
- We prepare the potatoes according to the quantity to be boiled and wash them well in water.
- We peel the potatoes and cut them according to the shape we want for the cooking process.
- We wash the potatoes well, prepare a pot of water and put it on the gas to boil, then put the cut potatoes in the water to boil well.
- The time required to cook potatoes is only twenty minutes, which is a short time compared to boiling unpeeled potatoes. Potatoes can also be boiled after peeling them and placing them as they are in water without cutting them. This is another easy way to boil potatoes.
Boil potatoes in the microwave
- We prepare potatoes, cut them - as desired - and peel them.
- Get a Pyrex dish with a lid, put the potatoes in it with a cup of water, then cover the dish and put it in the microwave.
- We turn on the microwave for ten minutes, then take the dish out of the microwave and wait a minute to remove the lid.
Boil potatoes in roasting bags
- We put the potatoes in the bag and it makes no difference whether they are cut and peeled or unpeeled and cut.
- We put it in the bag with a little water, amounting to a quarter cup of water. In this case, we rely on the resulting steam that will be in the bag after placing it in the microwave or in the oven for ten minutes, to obtain ripe boiled potatoes in a short time.
Tips
- If we want to boil sweet potatoes, we can boil them with the same steps and stages above, but in the case of sweet potatoes, it is preferable to roast them in the oven to release their sweet-tasting juices.
- The degree of boiling depends on one recipe to another, as it is not preferable for potatoes to be boiled too often when we use them in salads. Because this will lead to its disintegration, and also when we want to prepare potato kofta, potato kibbeh, or pastries using potatoes, they must be boiled to the maximum degree.
- You can add flavors to the potatoes while boiling them, such as: a sprig of rosemary, two cloves of garlic, or a few thyme leaves, as this will give you a delicious flavor to the boiled potatoes.
