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Jacket potatoes, boiled potatoes or fried potatoes – the tubers are popular in Germany.
Three tips for making potatoes even better.
Germans consumed 54.1 kilograms of potatoes per capita in the 2022/23 financial year.
This emerges from a balance sheet from the
Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
.
No wonder, potatoes have so many uses.
For example, prepare low-calorie fries yourself.
However, potatoes are an indispensable classic casserole. Try the hearty Brussels sprouts and potato casserole.
Grandma's classic potatoes with salt and butter are also delicious and, above all, economical.
All potato dishes have one thing in common - in most cases the tuber has to be peeled and cooked.
Three tips will make your time in the kitchen easier.
Cooking potatoes: with a few tips it's easier
Potatoes are one of the most popular foods among Germans.
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Potatoes contain starch and depending on the variety, a different proportion of starch is contained.
Therefore, some types of potatoes are more suitable for certain dishes.
Waxy potatoes:
You can use them for fries, fried potatoes or salad, for example.
Their structure makes them easy to cut.
Floury varieties:
These varieties contain the highest starch content.
You can use these potatoes to make potato pancakes, gnocchi or puree.
Mainly waxy potatoes:
basically the middle ground.
You can cook almost any dish with potatoes.
These are particularly popular for boiled or boiled potatoes.
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Three tips about potatoes
Should potatoes be added to boiling water or boiled in water?
It is better if the potatoes are heated evenly and boiled in the water, so that the heat slowly penetrates to the potato core.
If you put the potatoes in
boiling water, the outer layer can quickly become mushy, informs
wmn.de.
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If you don't feel like breaking out a pot: cook potatoes in the microwave.
To do this, place dripping wet potatoes in a microwave-safe container.
This is then covered and placed in the microwave at 700 watts for ten minutes.
Then do a cooking test and continue cooking if necessary.
Jacket potato trick: You can make the painful work easier for yourself.
To do this, take the uncooked potato and lightly cut it all around the middle with a knife.
Prepare the potatoes as normal and then let them cool in a cold water bath.
Then you can simply peel off the shell.
Lower calorie enjoyment: Allow cooked potatoes to cool.
“If heated starchy foods such as potatoes, pasta or rice cool down, some of the starch becomes indigestible.
As a result, it is no longer available to the body,” says Sabine Hülsmann, nutrition expert at the
Bavarian Consumer Center
.
How long do I have to cook potatoes?
Potatoes usually take around 20 minutes.
To test whether the potatoes are done, you can try to split the potato or piece of potato with a fork.
Floury potatoes can be ready quicker, while waxy and waxy potatoes tend to take a little longer.
However, the size of the potatoes also matters.
Therefore, it makes sense that the potatoes or pieces are of a similar size so that they all cook at about the same time.