Mistakes during the cooking of young potatoes

It turns out not all hostesses know, How to prepare young potatoes. Of course, the result will always be edible, but after all, the art of cooking is precisely in the little things. Why it is better to serve potatoes, what size tubers should be and much more - only true professionals know.



In this article, we will try to shed more light on the preparation of a seemingly simple dish like boiled young potatoes. And at the end of the day, you'll find something useful. video by Olga Matvey. In it, she will personally tell and show how tasty it is to cook young potatoes.

To better understand the topic, let’s start from the beginning. Village young potatoes, which were properly stored at a low, but plus temperature, on its surface has recognizable “curdles” of peeled peel. Such tubers are easy to clean and they are quite useful for the human body.



However, unscrupulous sellers can offer other potato tubers that were kept in the wrong temperature conditions. They are easily distinguished by their smooth surface and pale appearance. They are an order of magnitude less vitamins and there is a substance solanine, which is not useful. And cleaning such potatoes is much more difficult.



In short, it is best to follow the following simple rules when choosing young potatoes:

  1. Do not buy green tubers because of the large number solanine.
  2. Do not buy potatoes with damaged skin and spots.
  3. Tubers in a tray with blackened potatoes should not be bought in any way. Even one thing can indicate the disease of the whole pile of potatoes.
  4. Do not buy potatoes on which a lot of moisture is released when pressed with the nail.


Very young potatoes must be cleaned before cooking. Scratch with a knife or wet abrasive side of the sponge (without chemistry, of course). Cleaned tubers put in a pot of water, so as not to darken. It does not need to be cut because of its small size. For some, such potatoes are considered the most delicious and it is customary to eat only with salt.



Older, but still younger potatoes, can be cooked in the uniform. If there is a desire, before cooking it can also be scraped a little, so, under the mood. Still, after cooking, excess scales will remain at the bottom of the pan. And the ones that don't fall, you can eat like that.



Young potatoes can be cooked with different additives. Let's look at a few of them.

Young potatoes with herring


Preparation
  1. Peeled potatoes put in a pan. Pour water 1-2 fingers above the potato. No more, it may taste too watery.
  2. Put the pot on the fire. After boiling salti and boil for another 15-20 minutes on medium heat. Check it, let it cool. Serve the herring. Keep the fillet separate so that it does not heat up from the finished potato.




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