Potato Recipes
There are many different ways how you can use potatoes in your food. For starters there are lots of different ways to cook, bake or otherwise prepare potatoes themselves. And then if you also use other ingredients the possibilities are countless. So it is understandable that potatoes are one a staple in many cuisines.
So how can you prepare potatoes at home? There are quite a few different ways. You can fry them, you can bake them you can simply cook them and then mash them, you can prepare them in a stew or you can make chipped potatoes. Depending on the preparation it is wise to choose the right sort of potatoes for each preparation process. For instance russet potato is great for baking, frying, mashing and roasting.
A simple recipe for instance is recipe for whipped potatoes. You will need around 8 potatoes, some milk (around 1/3 cup), some butter ( cup) and some salt and pepper to taste.
The preparation is quite simple. First you need to peel the potatoes, cut them into a few big pieces and put them into a saucepan. Add water and bring them to a boil. Then turn the heat down a bit and cook for about 15 to 20 minutes. How do you know if potatoes are done? Try and pierce them with a knife of fork. It should go in very easily and you must feel that the potato is really soft. If it’s not you need to cook it some more. Then drain the water and melt the butter in another saucepan, mix it with milk and beat the potatoes. Then add milk and butter and use mixer on hight speed to mix the potatoes so they become fluffy.
The there is a recipe that is known worldwide – a recipe for French fries. Take a few baking potatoes, that we mentioned before. For 4 people you will need 6 big potatoes. Then you also need frying oil and salt. First you need to peel the potatoes and then cut them in strips that are somewhere up to 1/2 inch wide. You know how French fries look like. now comes a nice trick. to get the starch out and make fries more crunchy soak them in ice cold water for at least one hour. Then heat the oil (375 degrees) and drain the potatoes. Put the potatoes in frying basket and fry until they are golden brown. Add some alt and you are done.
There are general tips while cooking potatoes that will help you come up with those great recipes. For example, for a crispier skin on your baked potatoes, rub some little oil, bacon drippings or butter on potatoes before baking. If you want to have mashed potatoes that have extra richness, cook them in milk. The milk should be evaporated skim milk as a replacement for whole milk.
A great thing about potatoes is that almost everyone likes them. There are not many people that do not eat potatoes so if you make a meal out of potatoes you can not go wrong.
Ben likes his potatoes to be mashed. So if you need some delicious mashed potatoes recipes visit his website that is full of different recipes. He specially recommends his healthy mashed potatoes recipe
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