Simple tips on how to fry potatoes
Potato has long been considered almosta national Russian dish. And it is true that at least several times a week, on almost every Russian table, one or another dish appears, which includes this amazing vegetable. Despite all the seeming simplicity of preparation, not all young housewives know how to fry potatoes, so that it turns crispy and appetizing.
To begin with, potatoes must be washed, cleanedand cut. Young tubers do not need to be cleaned, just brush them lightly with a brush, however, it's better to take the potatoes of the old harvest for frying. There are several ways of cutting, among which the most optimal are small oblong brusochki or round slices, while their size depends, first of all, on how to fry potatoes and from the used dishes.
For these purposes, you can use pansdifferent depths and with different thickness of the bottom. However, it is worth remembering that the thicker the bottom of the dishes, the less likely the appearance of a crisp crust. Favorite ingredient of fried potatoes is onions. It gives the flavor and a specific taste to the dish, so do not forget about it. Cut into rings or small cubes, it can be added during the frying process, and can be done after cooking, in the second case, more vitamins will remain in onions, and this option is suitable for those who do not like fried onions.
The next stage of how to fry potatoesis the preparation of oil. For these purposes, you can choose olive, cream, corn or sunflower oil. The most common, after all, is the last option. To add flavor to the dish, you can add a little garlic to the preheated oil, lightly fry it and take it away, after which you put the potatoes yourself. By the end of cooking will remain a delicate, mouth-watering fragrance.
So, after the necessary preparations, you canproceed to the very process of frying, as here, too, there are several tricks. Potatoes are added to the preheated oil and prepared for the first time on high heat. Thus, a crusty crust appears on it, after which the fire is made smaller. Cover the dishes with potatoes, at first it is not necessary, because in this case the resulting dish can be called stewed, not fried, it is better to do this in the last few minutes of frying. It is also not recommended to salt food in advance, since salt can prevent the formation of crust. Before frying potatoes, it is necessary to determine their taste preferences. To get potatoes with a crust, it is worth cutting into thin straws and frying it in a lot of oil on high heat. If you need another option, the potatoes sliced with large slices are fried over low heat, in a bowl closed with a lid.
If we talk about how to fry potatoes withmushrooms, then there are a lot of recipes, but there are also small tricks. It is better to pre-fry the mushrooms or boil, then add to the potatoes. Improve the taste of the dish will help spices, which you can choose to taste. A little mayonnaise or sour cream, added during cooking, will make potatoes with mushrooms more saturated and fragrant.
Before frying french fries, you need totake care of the purchase of special dishes called fryers. It will greatly simplify the process and allow you to get your favorite dish while preserving all its taste qualities. However, it must be remembered that the potato cooked in this way contains a rather large amount of carcinogens and is very high in calories, so it is not worth getting too involved.
Dishes from potatoes are tasty and nutritious, and, importantly, do not get bored, and therefore will always please your guests and loved ones.
