Does it make sense to save potatoes that are frozen on the balcony?

What to do if the potatoes are frozen on the balcony? Every year during severe frosts, this issue becomes especially relevant. So we decided to figure out whether it is possible to eat ice cream potatoes, how to defrost it and what is better to cook from thawed tubers.



How to determine that potatoes are frozen When storing potatoes, it is important to observe the temperature regime. After all, the interval in which the best preservation of the root crop is achieved is very small and lies in the range of 2 to 5 degrees.



If the temperature is higher, the potatoes will sprout. At a temperature of 1 to 0 degrees, it will eventually have a sweetish taste. With prolonged exposure to negative temperatures, the tubers will freeze, and later, with an increase in temperature, they will begin to rot.

How do I know if the potatoes are frozen? Bring it into the room and in 1-2 hours try to cut it. If this was not difficult to do and the color of the vegetable in the middle did not change, then everything is fine. If you cut the tubers with great difficulty, leave them to freeze for another 5-6 hours. Then cut one potato and cook for half an hour. A pronounced sweet taste will indicate that the potato is completely frozen.

I had to hear that it is impossible to eat ice cream potatoes, since it allegedly produces some harmful substances. In fact, exposed to negative temperatures, potatoes are absolutely not dangerous.



Starch in it is partially converted into sugar, which makes the taste of the vegetable unusually sweet. But if this does not bother you, then you can eat frozen potatoes without fear. After all, it is from frozen raw materials that fries are prepared, for example, in McDonalds restaurants.

The answer depends on the conditions under which the potatoes are frozen. If the tubers have been lying at a temperature of about zero for a long time, then they can be brought into the room, lowered in cold water and left for some time. Gradually, the potatoes thaw and then it can be used as normal.



If the potatoes were for a long time in the cold, then after defrosting, it will quickly become sluggish and begin to rot. Therefore, it is necessary to defrost it only as needed and no more than you can eat at a time.

To do this, briefly lower the tubers in hot water (about 50-60 degrees). Once the peel of potatoes has thawed, it will be easy to peel them. Peel the peel and immediately add the potatoes to the dish that is being prepared. If you do everything quickly, the taste of the dish will not change.

One of the best recipes for frozen potatoes will be dranics. Grate the potatoes and onions. Put it in a bowl, add flour and eggs, stir.



Heat the pan well with a lot of oil (the layer of oil in the pan is 5 millimeters). Blind the flat cakes with your hands and put them on the pan. Fry for 5 minutes on each side until the drams are roaring. As an option, you can without defrosting cut tubers into pieces and cook French fries.



Frozen potatoes are quickly boiled, so cook them separately and add to the soups 5 minutes before ready. If the sweetness is too pronounced, add a tablespoon of vinegar to the water when cooking. Sour products generally level the sweet taste of potatoes. Therefore, it is not felt in vinaigrettes, salads with pickles and herring, brine, borschet with tomato paste.

In a word, try to store your potatoes correctly. And the one that is still frozen, do not put in the heat. Then it will scatter and be suitable only for animal feed. Otherwise, ice cream potatoes can still be cooked with many healthy and delicious dishes.