potatoes and dishes from it - frequent guests at each table.Recipes using it a lot.How to cook potatoes, every woman knows.But not everyone knows that properly cooked potato retains more nutrients.Let's talk about the technology of cooking this vegetable, in which the flavor is preserved and the most important vitamins.
cooking potatoes - is simple enough.Clean the potatoes, pour water and put the pot on the fire.So I think almost everyone.But even in this simple case has its own quirks.
For starters let's talk about what we lose when the wrong approach to this process.Potatoes are rich in vitamins B, but in the greatest amount it contains vitamin C. Yet it contains a lot of minerals and other nutrients.To potatoes when cooking has not lost its value is necessary to observe some rules.
How to cook potatoes and other vegetables that they remain useful?Of course, in a double boiler.This treatment helps to save 75% of the nutrients.Yes, and the cooking process is not too difficult.Take the potatoes and clear it from the skin.It should be noted that it is not necessary to cut a thick layer.Under the skin is a big part of the valuable nutrients and vitamins.But if the peel has a greenish tint, it is a sign of the presence of harmful substances solanine.It must necessarily be removed.
treated tubers are placed in a double boiler and, if necessary, sprinkle with seasonings.But if you're really a fan of a healthy diet, it is best not to use salt.Prepared potatoes about 30-40 minutes.Then get it and serve as a side dish.You can sprinkle it any herbs or pour any oil.
cooking potatoes in their skins and allows you to save a large number of substances that are useful to the human body.The peel does not allow them to go into the water.Therefore, this method is more preferable cooking.
But the most common way of cooking potatoes in a pot on the stove.Purified vegetable from contact with oxygen begins to darken.Therefore, immerse it in cold water.But keep it in water for a long time, too, should not, therefore clean the potatoes just before cooking.
If you omit the potatoes in boiling water, then it is saved up to 35% of nutrients, and if cold, then only 7%.
When cooking you need to do moderate fire.Strong fire does not boil evenly vegetable.He burst outside, but inside will remain raw.
In a saucepan pour a little water should be - it should just cover the potatoes, only one centimeter.
If you boil the potatoes in their skins, then at the end of dip them in cold water.In this case, the peel will be cleaned more easily.
If potatoes crumbly, then add the water, salt and a few drops of vinegar.Then it will not crack peel.
advisable to add the water for boiling potatoes tablespoon margarine that he cooked faster.
can also be put in the water in which to boil the tubers, 1-2 cloves of garlic.It will give flavor and unusual taste of boiled potatoes.
To preserve vitamin C, you need to lower the potatoes in boiling salted water and.This reduces the cooking time.
salads potatoes boiled in their skins, and clean only after it has cooled.If
before cooking potatoes, perform all of the above rules, you get a tasty and nutritious meal.
But how to use boiled potatoes, every woman decide.Young boiled potatoes best served with oil (butter) and chopped dill.It can also be boiled in their skins and in this form to eat.Before cooking the potatoes, you need to wash it thoroughly with a brush, without damaging the peel.
