Tell me, what can be more delicious than usual fried potatoes? This is not only an amazing side dish to fish, meat, chicken, but also a delicious independent dish. But sometimes, it can not turn out so crisp, evenly fried, golden, with a tasty, ruddy crust, as you wanted. Let's take a look at some secrets about how to fry potatoes.
A recipe for fried potatoes
Ingredients:
- potatoes - 1 kg;
- vegetable oil - for frying;
- greens, garlic;
- salt to taste.
Preparation
How to cook fried potatoes correctly?
So, first take the potatoes, carefully wash it, peel it and cut it into strips or thin plates. Then again rinse the cut potatoes and pour it with cold water for 1 hour with water. This procedure is necessary in order to get rid of excess starch, which in the future will not allow the potatoes to become truly appetizing and crunchy. At the end of this time, gently drain all the water and dry all the pieces on a paper towel. While our potatoes dries and gets rid of excess moisture, we take a frying pan and pour a little vegetable oil. We put on fire and heat for 5 minutes on high heat. And on what other fire to fry potatoes?
We spread the potatoes gently on the hot frying pan and fry for about 10 minutes on high heat to form a crusty crust. Then mix everything with a spatula, reduce the heat and cook the potatoes until ready, until he has thoroughly browned. Just do not cover the frying pan with a lid or potatoes during cooking, so that it does not turn out soft and stewed. Then remove the frying pan from the fire, sprinkle with finely chopped herbs, squeeze garlic and salt potatoes to taste. We serve a ready dish with fresh tomatoes or pickled cucumbers.
How good to fry potatoes?
Let's consider with you how best to fry potatoes using a microwave oven. Peeled and cut potatoes put in a container and put for 3 minutes in a microwave oven. This procedure is necessary in order to get rid of excess fluid. Then take a warmed dry frying pan, pour in her vegetable oil and lay the cut potatoes in one layer. When the oil starts to boil and bubble a little, then we put the rest of the potatoes and cover the frying pan with a lid - a mesh. How many fry potatoes? After 15 minutes, open the frying pan and gently mix the potatoes with a spatula. Also, we need to thoroughly wipe the mesh from the inside, so that the droplets of evaporated moisture do not get on the roots. When you see that the potatoes are thoroughly dried and browned, and also turns well - you can slightly open the frying pan, and then completely remove the lid.
Do not forget to always cook the dish on enough fire, reducing it only at the very end of cooking, about 5 minutes before full readiness.
And here are some secrets of how to properly cook fried potatoes:
- turn potatoes only after it is slightly fried;
- To salt and pepper the dish is necessary only after its final readiness;
- the approximate cooking time of crispy potatoes is 20 minutes.
If you follow all the rules described above, you will get delicious and mouth-watering slices of potato, according to the degree of crunch, not inferior to real shop chips!
That's all, now you know exactly how to fry potatoes delicious and right! We wish you only success in this very simple matter. Bon Appetit!