Potatoes are still one of the favorite side dishes. The popular vegetable can be used to make a wide variety of meals. Cooking tips can help improve the flavor and appearance of your dish.
Instructions
Step 1
Do not add cold milk to mashed potatoes. In this case, it will acquire an unattractive grayish tint. Warmed milk works well for mashed potatoes.
Step 2
Do not crush boiled potatoes with a rolling pin. With this method, the potatoes wrinkle poorly, and the rolling pin cracks. You need to knead boiled tubers with a special wooden crush.
Step 3
If you need to rub or mash boiled potatoes, then it is better to do this while it is hot. Cold potatoes are harder to process.
Step 4
You don't need to add too much water to the pot where the potatoes are boiled. It should cover it by no more than 1 cm.
Step 5
To make the potatoes swell evenly, boil them over moderate heat. If the fire is too strong, the vegetables outside will boil up and burst, but the inside will remain soggy.
Step 6
To prevent the potatoes from boiling, you can pour out the water 15 minutes after the start of the boil and steam until cooked.
Step 7
When frying potatoes, it is better to add salt not immediately, but when it is half-cooked.
Step 8
Old potatoes will taste better if you add a little sugar during cooking.
Step 9
When cooking potatoes in their "uniform", it is worth piercing the peel with a fork in several places, then it will not crack.
