How to Bake Potatoes?

Potato is a very popular food product, which can rightly be called even the main one in Russia, especially in rural areas. The popularity of this root is not least due to the fact that without any harm to the body you can eat for a long time only potatoes, without using other products.

This is explained by the rich content of vitamin C - only two hundred grams of potatoes fully satisfy the daily requirement of man in vitamin C. Potatoes contain potassium and substances that strengthen the blood vessels, which is very useful in cardiovascular diseases. The product also has a diuretic effect, which will favorably affect the overall health of the kidneys.

An interesting fact, confirmed by clinical trials, that potato juice is quite successfully treated ulcer. Only later than October, this method of treatment of ulcers is not good, since solanine, which has a therapeutic anti-inflammatory effect in this case, grows larger in tubers, and this can lead to poisoning.

"Earth apples", as they were called in the time of Tsar Peter, with which, in fact, the history of potatoes in our country begins, have a number of other useful properties that can be used for various purposes, but now it is better to talk about how to cook Potatoes and what recipes exist.
In general, there are many ways to prepare this seemingly simple product. Even at home, you can cook not only boiled, fried and potatoes in uniforms or a well-known mashed potatoes, but also many other dishes, especially if you combine potatoes with any other products. In the end, the potatoes can be eaten even in raw form - and this will be perfectly normal, just a bit unusual for the body.

But now we are talking about how to cook potatoes. There are only two basic methods of preparation. You can boil potatoes and fry. Strictly speaking, it is on cooking or frying that most other methods of cooking are based. Still it is possible to boil potatoes in uniforms which so is called because potatoes at such way do not clean.

But how to cook potatoes in uniforms? For this, small tubers are best suited - larger ones are better still to cook peeled. When cooking potatoes in uniforms, one should choose the same potatoes - otherwise they will not be welded unevenly. Necessarily need to wash the potatoes well, load into the water - no matter in cold or hot - and cook over moderate heat so that the peel does not break. With the same purpose it is necessary to cook in salted water. Well, how much you have to cook potatoes - it depends on the size of the potatoes, and the bigger they are, the longer the cooking time. Potatoes of fresh harvests may also require a slightly longer cooking time, but in general , potatoes are boiled for 20-35 minutes in their uniforms .

And how to cook peeled potatoes? The well-washed potatoes must be peeled and rinsed with cold water. If the peeled potatoes are not kept in water before cooking, it can turn black, which is due to the fact that the starch blackens due to the oxygen of the air, naturally oxidizing.
Peeled potatoes should be cut into slices of the same size, so that they are welded evenly. Peeled potatoes are put in hot water, also better salted. How many it is necessary to cook peeled potatoes is all the same, only potatoes are cooked for ten minutes less.

Boiled potatoes can be eaten by itself, and in combination with other products, for example, with salted mushrooms, fish, pickled cucumbers, sauerkraut and, of course, with boiled sausages, which is just very tasty. You can eat potatoes and with any other products that may seem incongruous at first glance, but it's already someone like ...

The main thing is not to be afraid to experiment.