A quick recipe for delicious country-style potatoes with salt and spices will allow you to cook an appetizing dish for lunch or dinner without long fuss in the kitchen and extra costs. It is easy to make such a hearty delicacy, you don't even need to peel potatoes, just washing under the tap and then drying on a towel. Of the products, only three ingredients are needed, not counting the tubers, and the cooking time will take only 20 minutes.
Those who like to order sliced rustic potatoes in a restaurant or fast food outlets will definitely like this simple dish. The pieces will turn out to be fried, moderately salty and spicy, but not as harmful as in McDonald's or KFC. Juicy potatoes will be more useful and cooked at home, with love and care for loved ones.
Ingredients
To cook delicious potatoes in a country style with slices in a peel, you need only 4 ingredients:
- 1 kg of potatoes (this is 6-7 medium-sized tubers);
- 5 tablespoons of refined vegetable oil;
- 1, 5 teaspoon of salt;
- 0.5 teaspoon of ground pepper and any seasonings to taste.
Step by step cooking
Cooking delicious country-style potatoes at home does not require any special skills from the chef. The main thing is to prepare the tubers, after washing and drying them. You also need to have an oven with a baking sheet at home, a large bowl for mixing slices with spices.
Tips for preparing potatoes:
- tubers should be smooth, even, without signs of rot and damage;
- rinse the potatoes with running water under the tap, while using a stiff brush - it will help remove all the dirt from the peel;
- young potatoes will turn out to be tastier than old ones - their peel is thinner and softer;
- all slices should be cut to the same size, so they will cook more evenly.
Stages of cooking delicious country-style potatoes:
1) Rinse the tubers, dry on a napkin or towel so that they are completely dry.
2) Cut each potato into 6-8 slices without peeling off the skin.
3) Gently rinse all slices again with water, dry to get rid of excess starch. This will help to get a crispier crust when browning. Young potatoes do not need to be washed after cutting; they contain little starch.
4) Preheat the oven to 150 degrees.
5) Pour all the slices into a deep bowl, mix with salt and seasoning by hand.
6) Pour the salted and peppered wedges with vegetable oil, mix again.
7) Transfer the pieces to a baking sheet lined with foil or parchment paper.
8) Set the temperature in the oven to 220 degrees, bake the dish for 15-20 minutes.
9) Transfer from a baking sheet to plates, serve hot with spicy or sweet tomato ketchup, your favorite sauce.
Tips for hostesses
When cooking potatoes in a rustic way, the following simple tricks should be taken into account:
- in order for the slices to turn out to be crispy, golden, evenly fried inside, it is necessary to choose for the recipe only high-pea white potatoes, which quickly boil;
- if only hard yellow potatoes are left at home, when baking, you will have to pour a little water into a baking sheet, increase the frying time by 5 minutes;
- in order for the slices to bake a delicious crispy crust, you need to choose oval tubers for cutting, divide them into 6 parts;
- if there is no oven at home, you can make a hearty dish in a frying pan, drying the sliced slices in a colander for about 7 minutes so that the water is glass, frying for about 10 minutes.
Following all the tips, in just 20 minutes you can make an appetizing dish from ordinary potatoes that can even decorate a festive table. It is also allowed to sprinkle slices with fresh herbs when serving, combine the treat with any sweet and sour or spicy sauces.
